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ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Fire in the Canyon: Religion, Migration, and the Mexican Dream by Leah M. Sarat
Fire in the Canyon: Religion, Migration, and the Mexican Dream by Leah M. Sarat The canyon in central Mexico was ablaze with torches as hundreds of people filed in. So…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Future Flows and Worker Rights in S. 744: A Guide to How the Senate Immigration Bill Would Modify Current Law
Future Flows and Worker Rights in S. 744A Guide to How the Senate Immigration Bill Would Modify Current Law By Daniel Costa |On June 27, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Corker-Hoeven Part of S.744 Would Exacerbate Gatekeeper Death Traps
If immigration reform does move forward, I believe that the Corker-Hoeven provision in the senate bill, should be dropped. My views are on Huffington Post:On the weekend of a different…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Death on the Border Customs and Border Protection Use of Deadly Force
Investigative Fund reporter John Carlos Frey, is breaking a story in collaboration with Fusion about border security and excessive and deadly use of force by US Border Patrol agents along…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A border surge means… what, exactly? More safety and control, or more human suffering? by Bryce Clayton Newell
Yesterday, President Obama renewed his call for the House to act on immigration reform. Of course, the last few months have seen ups and downs as both sides try to…
Capital Thinking
Impact of Government Shutdown on DHS; DHS Vacancies Discussed; House Subcommittee Postpones Bill Mark Ups
Legislative Activity Impact of Government Shutdown on DHS The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) retained more staff than other agencies because many of its operations cover fields deemed “essential,”…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Guide to H.R. 15: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
Yesterday, the Immigration Policy Center releases A Guide to H.R. 15: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. On October 2, 2013, Democrats in the House of Representatives…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Democrat Coalition’s Immigration Task Force to Introduce New CIR Bill
The New Democrat Coalition's Immigration Task Force announced in a press release issued today that it will be introducing a new comprehensive immigration reform bill today. This bill, according to the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Settlement Reins in Border Patrol Stops on the Olympic Peninsula
Today, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) and the ACLU of Washington announced a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that challenged the Border Patrol’s practice of stopping vehicles and interrogating occupants…
ImmigrationProf Blog
GROWING UP IN NEIGHBORING TOWNS DIVIDED BY A STEEL BORDER FENCE
For the next two weeks, a free online stream is available of the short documentary Frontier Youth. This thought-provoking film explores immigration and border issues on an intimate human scale. Its…