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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano recently issued a press release highlighting the accomplishments of the department for 2009. The accomplishments concerning immigration included: DHS has implemented a “new, comprehensive strategy to reduce the demand for illegal employment,” including a new worksite enforcement policy that has led to 1,897 cases and 2,069 Form I-9 inspections … Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Coming Soon? Last night I attended a panel discussion about comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). The panelists discussed the need for immigration reform, their desires for what would be included in immigration reform, what will likely be included in immigration reform, and the big question of when comprehensive immigration reform might happen. The … Continue reading “Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Coming Soon?” Today, the New York Times offered an editorial suggesting that the United States Government should end the barring of certain foreign national intellectuals due to their political positions. One wonders if the Govenrment will listen. A Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law study found a “widespread pattern of misconduct by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement” after reviewing 700 arrest reports from predawn raids of homes in New York and New Jersey. Among other things, the study found that the ICE agents failed to obtain proper consent to enter the … Continue reading “Study Finds Troubling Statistics in New York State Immigration Raids” Last Tuesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a worksite raid at Yamato Engine Specialists in Bellingham, Washington. The raid resulted in the arrest of 29 foreign nationals accused of being in the United States without valid immigraiton status. Although worksite raids became common place during the Bush Administration, this raid was … Today, I continue to examine the speech that Secretary Napolitano made last April at Santa Clara University (Available as a free podcast on iTunes). Today, I am going to focus on her thoughts about reforming immigration policy. Secretary Napolitano started her discussion about immigration reform by clearly stating that America is not allowing enough … Yesterday, Janet Napolitano was confirmed as the new Secretary of Homeland Security by the Senate. As Secretary Napolitano takes office it is prudent to examine her thoughts about immigration and the current national debate surrounding immigration. Luckily, we have access to a speech that then Governor Napolitano gave at Santa Clara University entitled “Immigration: … It is Martin Luther King Day and this will be a short post. Last Thursday, Janet Napolitano had her Senate confirmation hearing. As reported by the Washington Post, Governor Napolitano made one point unambiguously clear – the Department of Homeland Security will shift its focus from prosecuting unauthorized workers to prosecuting employers that are … Continue reading “Department Of Homeland Security Will Shift Focus on Employers” |
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