by Jeremy Jennings | May 18, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
May 18, 2006 The Senate has been debating amendments to the immigration reform bill this week. Some of the results of these votes are as follows: Authorizing more than 350 miles of fencing and vehicle barriers along the U.S. – Mexico border. Adopting a...
by Jeremy Jennings | May 17, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
May 17, 2006 This week the Senate is considering approximately 40 amendments to the underlying immigration bill, S.2611–the Hagel-Martinez Compromise Bill. The Hagel-Martinez bill basically tracks the 5-point plan laid out by the President in Monday’s...
by Jeremy Jennings | May 15, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
May 15, 2006 President Bush has announced plans to send up to 6,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to support border enforcement efforts. The move is undoubtedly an effort to appease enforcement-only advocates in order to secure passage of some form...
by Jeremy Jennings | May 15, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
May 15, 2006 Tonight in a prime-time televised speech, President Bush laid out his 5 point plan for immigration reform: 1. Secure the borders: deploying 6,000 National Guard to support Border Patrol efforts; employing new technology to monitor the borders: training...
