by Jeremy Jennings | Feb 12, 2014 | Immigration Law Blog
Immigration reform continues to be treated as a political piñata, the prospects seemingly close at hand in one instance and then suddenly being pulled away in the next. Last week served as the latest example. Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH) and his...
by Jeremy Jennings | Nov 14, 2013 | Immigration Law Blog
House Republican leader John Boehner closed the door today on immigration reform in 2013, again rejecting the possibility of a comprehensive immigration reform bill in favor of a “piece-by-piece” immigration debate. Such a debate won’t happen this...
by Jeremy Jennings | Oct 3, 2013 | Immigration Law Blog
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill yesterday in an effort to keep immigration reform alive in 2013. The bill borrows heavily from the bill passed in the Senate earlier this year while incorporating border...
by Jeremy Jennings | Jul 11, 2013 | Immigration Law Blog
In a caucus meeting yesterday House Republicans rejected the principle of comprehensive immigration reform and specifically rejected S.744, the Senate-passed reform bill. Although House Republicans claim they will continue to pass bits of immigration legislation,...
by Jeremy Jennings | Jul 9, 2013 | Immigration Law Blog
Any notion that Republicans learned much, if anything, about immigration from the 2012 elections is being quickly disabused. The National Review, a conservative publication, published an op-ed today titled “Kill the Bill” stating, “House Republicans should...
