Monthly Archives: July 2017

Two House bills to protect Dreamers joined the new Senate Dream Act this week, all awaiting committee and floor action. In addition, 42 Senators signed a letter to the president, urging him to protect and keep DACA. in force. That’s … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s news included the health care circus in the Senate – and the communications director saying he wants to “kill leakers” — which was the least objectionable part of his rant. These headlines pushed immigration off the front pages today, … Continue reading →

The Department of Justice announced new sanctions on sanctuary cities, but the scope of the DOJ action is very limited. Cities will be penalized if they do not comply with three conditions: give Department of Homeland Security agents access to … Continue reading →

Twin Cities Business just published two long-form articles analyzing “the real immigration crisis”  – Minnesota and U.S. economic need for immigration, and how our current, broken immigration system fails to meet that need. Immigration is essential to continuing economic growth. … Continue reading →

ICE is targeting undocumented teens in at least two separate initiatives, according to internal memos first reported by Reuters and a separate report from a disillusioned ICE agent. The Reuters report describes a four-day push that began on Sunday, focusing … Continue reading →

The Dream Act, reintroduced in a 2017 version by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), faces an uphill battle, but it maybe the only positive immigration legislation with any chance of passing in this Republican-controlled, basically anti-immigrant Congress. … Continue reading →

They grew up here, went to school here, work here, pay taxes here, raise their own children here – let them become citizens. That’s the gist of the latest Dream Act, unveiled Tuesday (July 20) by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and … Continue reading →

Two more twists in immigration policy came on Tuesday: The Supreme Court said yes to extended family ties exemptions from the travel ban and no to extended refugee exemptions. The court also set the travel ban case for oral arguments … Continue reading →

Arrests of undocumented immigrants are up – especially arrests of undocumented immigrants with no criminal records. Apprehensions at the border dropped after Trump’s inauguration, but are once again increasing. Deportations, however, are down. And immigration court backlogs are climbing. The … Continue reading →

Dreamers hear only waffling from Trump as Republican attorneys general threaten to sue to end DACA. At the same time, Trump has – belatedly – increased the number of H-2B temporary worker visas to allow more immigrant workers for seasonal … Continue reading →