Immigration in the News, Etc.
State And Local Enforcement
A Wall Street Journal article reports that federal immigration laws are increasingly becoming enforced at the state and local level as many counties and states are taking on the duty of verifying individuals’ immigration status when they are stopped for traffic infractions and other violations. Requests to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) for training on immigration law enforcement are coming from border states such as Texas and California as well as areas in New England and the Midwest. For the full story, see http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113885229934962999-PZT6sI0KYNBchYYsAMFoO_3Fcdk_20070201.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top
Listen To Lead: Opponents Often Show The Way
Paul Donnelly writes “But there is hope: if immigration advocates were more willing to accept Sensenbrenner’s insistence that legal and illegal reflect our national values, legislation could be written to make real choices.”
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2006,0206-donnelly.shtm
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2006,0206-donnelly.shtm#bio
It Is Time To Tackle Immigration Reform
Stephen W. Yale-Loehr writes “President Bush’s recent statements on immigration reform are a courageous first step toward resolving a complex problem. But do they go far enough?”
http://www.ilw.com/articles/2006,0206-yaleloehr.shtm
CRS Report On L Visas
The Congressional Research Service issued a report including the following factoid: almost two-thirds of the 122,981 L visas were issued to aliens from India in FY2005. Great Britain (including Northern Ireland) and Japan followed with 10.5% and 9.8% respectively of all L visas issued.
http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/2006,0206-crs.pdf
KJ