The New York Times reported today that the House of Representatives passed the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 also known as the DREAM Act late last night by a vote of 216 to 198. This is great news for undocumented immigrant students that have been brought to the U.S. as children because [...]
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09 Dec 2010 / Announcements, Immigration Reform, News, The DREAM Act
Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensive immigration reform, DREAM Act, immigrant students, Immigration Reform, undocumented students
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01 Dec 2010 / Announcements, Green Cards, Immigration Reform, News
The New York Times reported yesterday that immigrant advocate groups across the United States have come together to call on members of Congress to pass a bill that would legalize undocumented illegal immigrant students. This is an effort to have the legislation pass before Congress adjourns for the year and, while Democrats still have control in both chambers of Congress. [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensive immigration reform, DREAM Act, immigrant students, Immigration Reform, undocumented students
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18 Nov 2010 / Announcements, Green Cards, Immigration Reform, News
The New York Times reported yesterday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, would introduce a bill in the upcoming Congressional lame duck session to legalize certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, otherwise known as the DREAM Act. The Senator tried to introduce the DREAM Act as part of a larger military appropriations bill prior to the midterm elections. However, the [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensive immigration reform, DREAM Act, immigrant students, Immigration Reform, undocumented students
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25 Oct 2010 / Announcements, Deportation, Green Cards, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Reform, News
The Los Angeles Times reported today that in an interview last week in Los Angeles, the President put fault on Republicans in Congress for their unwillingness to come together and work with him to to reform our country’s immigration laws that would legalize approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants. During the interview, he mentioned that when immigration reform was being debated in Congress back in 2006, 11 Republican [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., comprehensive immigration reform, illegal immigrants, Immigration Reform, undocumented aliens
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21 Apr 2010 / Immigration Reform
The Los Angeles Times reported today that the chances of having an immigration reform bill in Congress before mid-term elections scheduled for November of this year is rapidly decreasing. The President and his administration are unable to decide the best way to address this politically delicate issue that the President himself promised to tackle during his first year in office. The problem the President is having [...]
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12 Apr 2010 / Announcements, Immigration Reform
The New York Times reported this past weekend that Senate majority leader, Harry Reid told demonstrators at an immigration reform rally in Las Vegas that he will take the immigration reform fight to Congress when they return this week from a recess. The rally in Las Vegas was among the largest of the demonstrations that took place this past Saturday. Rallies also took place [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensive immigration reform, Immigration Reform, senator reid
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05 Apr 2010 / Immigration Reform
The Washington Times reported today that while the President and Senators Schumer and Graham push to have an immigration reform bill passed this year, they claim that an important component to pass the bill is missing, that is another Republican to co-sponsor the bill. Congressional insiders known to key Senators Like Jon Kyl, and Harry Reid agree that this time around, [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensive immigration reform, illegal aliens, Immigration Reform, undocumented immigrants
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29 Mar 2010 / Immigration Reform, Legislative Watch
The Washington Times reported today that the President made history last week by reforming our nation’s health care laws. He also resolved the issue of how students can pay for college and, entered into an agreement with Russia to reduce the stockpile of nuclear weapons arsenals. In light of the President’s victory last week, the question to ask is, “Can [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensive immigration reform, Immigration Reform
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23 Mar 2010 / Announcements, Immigration Reform
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that after 14 months of struggling with lawmakers to pass legislation to reform our nation’s health care laws, he will sign the legislation into law tonight. White house insiders have said that the President won’t spend very much time celebrating because other issues that have been postponed because of the health care reform efforts, are now ready to be [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensive immigration reform, Immigration Reform
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22 Mar 2010 / Announcements, Immigration Reform
The Orlando Sentinel reported this past weekend that the immigration reform rally organized by leaders of Reform Immigration for America, held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. yesterday called on lawmakers to pass immigration reform this year. Marchers and their supporters at the rally commented that because a vote on health care reform was recently made, immigration reform should now [...]
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Tags: C.I.R., C.I.R. A.S.A.P., comprehensie immigration reform, Immigration Reform, immigration reform rally