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Anti-Immigrant Legislation Largely Fails in TN Legislature
June 1, 2006 The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition ("TIRRC") reports that during the most recent General Assembly session of the Tennessee legislature more than 20 anti-immigrant bills were introduced. The subject matter of these bills ranged from...
The New Immigration Question: Compromise Now or Hold Out For More?
June 1, 2006 With the passage of S.2611, the Hagel-Martinez Immigration Compromise bill, many advocates of immigration reform felt that a great achievement had been accomplished. The feeling was not unanimous, however. The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee...
The Majority of the Majority
May 28, 2006 The majority of the majority. That's the level of support that Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Republican leader of the House, says it will take for him to bring any type of immigration legislation to the House floor for a vote. What does it mean? It means that...
Details of the Final Senate Immigration Bill
May 26, 2006 Yesterday the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The bill does represent progess even though it retains many bad elements. Details of the bill are below, courtesy of AILA. The bill now moves to the joint House-Senate conference to...
Closing Amendments to S.2611 Immigration Compromise Bill
May 25, 2006 Yesterday afternoon the Senate considered several amendments to S.2611, the Hagel-Martinez Immigration Compromise bill. Among the results were: Increasing the amount of fees required by the legalization program by $500.00, raising the total amount of...
Senate Heightens Employer Responsibility–and Fines
May 24, 2006 The Senate yesterday passed the Grassley (R-IA) Amendment by a vote of 58-40 that will require electronic verification of the immigration status of all new hires, beginning 18 months after the program is funded by Congress. Employers who hired...
