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ABA Immigration Law Committee Midyear Meeting

“Hiring of Foreign Nationals: An Exploration of the Employment & Immigration Issues from the Beginning to the End of the Employment Relationship” May 12, 2006-Washington, DC Meeting Agenda: Click here for the agenda and here for the registration form.

HOUSE ACTIVITY ON DEPRESSION-ERA U.S. CITIZENS UNJUSTLY REMOVED FROM U.S.

HILDA L. SOLIS MICHAEL HONDA JOHN LEWIS sent a message to their colleagues in the House of representatives on a bill:

Support H.R. 5161 — the Commission to Study the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico During 1929-1941 Act

Dear Colleague: We want to bring to your attention the attached article from USA Today entitled “U.S. Urged to Apologize for 1930s Removal.” This article brings to the forefront the forced removal of U.S. citizens of Mexican ancestry to Mexico during the Great Depression. Absent from American textbooks and curricula, as many as 2 million people of Mexican ancestry were forcibly removed from the United States during the Great Depression. They hailed from all areas of the country, including Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, New York, and California and included U.S. military veterans of World War I. There has never been an official inquiry into this mass removal of U.S. citizens. Like the legislation which established a commission to study the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, H.R. 5161 would create a federal body to investigate the mass removals and to report its findings to Congress. This legislation has been endorsed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), National Council of La Raza (NCLR), National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), The Dolores Huerta Foundation, American GI Forum of California, and American GI Forum of New Mexico. We hope you will join us in support of providing closure to the affected families and communities across this country by cosponsoring H.R. 5161. If you would like more information or would like to co-sponsor this bill, please contact Eleonor Velasquez at 5-5464 or Eleonor.velasquez@mail.house.gov

Employers On Boycotts

According to the National Law Journal, “Employment attorneys are getting swamped with calls from businesses that are unclear on how to discipline workers who skip or boycott work to attend immigration rallies popping up across the US.” For the full story, see here.

On Immigration Reform — Deja Vu All Over Again –The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Josie Gonzalez, Esq. “examines the new, hotly debated legislation and compares it against IRCA, which provided legalization for undocumenteds and imposed penalties on employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers.”   Click here to read the article

CRS Report on Immigration Enforcement

The Congressional Research Service issued a report (click here to read it) analyzing immigration enforcement within the US, including: detention and removal, alien smuggling and trafficking, document and benefit fraud, worksite enforcement, inspections at ports of entry, and patrolling the border between ports of entry.

DOJ Immigration Litigation Bulletin: October 2005

The Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation released the October issue of its publication, Immigration Litigation Bulletin.  Read it by clicking here.

More Immigration Raids to Come?

Julie Myers, assistant secretary of the Homeland Security Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s parent agency, wrote today in USA Today (click here to read) on interior enforcement:

Last Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced ICE’s first Interior Enforcement Strategy. . . .  Last week, ICE and the Justice Department announced the largest worksite case ever against a single employer. ICE arrested seven current and former managers on charges of knowingly supporting the hiring of illegal immigrants. In another case this month, we charged three restaurant operators with harboring illegal aliens in substandard residences and businesses. Those employers already have pleaded guilty and agreed to forfeit more than $1 million in illegally derivedassets, including their homes and cars. And to cynics: Expect more. President Bush requested $41.7 million in new funds to strengthen worksite enforcement efforts starting in October. Our new approach, renewed commitment and additional assets provide an effective strategy to reduce abuses. More important, effective worksite enforcement can serve as one part of a comprehensive approach to addressing our nation’s immigration challenges. (emphasis added).

Fact Sheet on Undocumented Immigrants

The Pew Hispanic Center is releasing today a fact sheet (click here to see it) with new estimates of the unauthorized migrant population for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The estimates are based on a well-established methodology applied to data from the March 2005 Current Population Survey (CPS).

KJ