by Jeremy Jennings | May 24, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
May 24, 2006 I just want to remind readers that no new immigration reform laws have been passed into law. The bills and amendments I’ve previously discussed are all important parts of the debate about what an immigration reform law should look like and steps in...
by Jeremy Jennings | May 23, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
May 23, 2006 Senator Feinstein’s (D-CA) “Orange Card” amendment failed by roughly a 2-1 differential today in the Senate. The Orange Card amendment would have eliminated S.2611’s three-tiered approach to immigration reform based on an...
by Jeremy Jennings | May 22, 2006 | Immigration Law Blog
May 22, 2006 With the unyielding rhetoric coming from conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives it is easy to wonder if passage of a Senate immigration bill even matters. After all, even if the Senate bill passes it still has to be reconciled with the...
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...
