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Category Archives: Immigration
Immigration News
From CIS.org: 1. University of California Gets Bonus from Feds for Selecting Foreign Grad Students (Memorandum) 2. Private Immigration Bills = Congressional Earmarks = Executive Pardons (Blog) 3. Blowing Holes in Latino Vote Mythology (Blog) 4. Comedian Colbert Tips Hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged blowing holes, diversity visa program, immigration bills, immigration enforcement, immigration hearings, refugee program
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Immigration News
From CIS.org: 1. Amnesty Inroads Among Evangelicals (Memorandum) 2. Jon Feere discusses birthright citizenship (Video) 3. Menendez Wants CIR During Lame Duck Session (Blog) 4. A National Immigration Auction, Part III: Predictably Bad Consequences (Blog) 5. Farfetched? Does Illegal Immigration … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged birthright citizenship, immigration reform legislation, james r edwards, morning news program, spanish language tv, sunday morning news
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Immigration News
From CIS.org: 1. Memorandum: The Complete Immigration Story of 9/11 Hijacker Satam al Suqami 2. Transcript and Video: Can Conservatism Survive Mass Immigration? 3. Video: FOX News coverage of ‘Gaming the Border’ 4. Blog: ‘Going Home,’ or How Restrictionists Can … Continue reading
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Tagged immigration issue, immigration story, janice kephart, land ports, mass immigration, national security crisis
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Illegal Immigration
From CIS.org: 1. Backgrounder: Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A Global Comparison 2. Video: Mark Krikorian Discusses Illegal Immigration on FOX News 3. Blog: The Uses and Abuses of the Asylum System 4. Blog: Behind the Pew Study on … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged asylum system, birthright citizenship, fox news, illegal immigration, illegal population, jorge castaneda
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Automatic Citizenship for Children of Illegals?
Jeff emails: “I think all foreign-born nationals should have their citizenship reviewed periodically, and if they aren’t productive it should be revoked, just like conversion. Particular attention should be paid to Australians.” From CIS.org: WASHINGTON (August 31, 2010) – Every … Continue reading
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Tagged automatic citizenship, birthright citizenship, foreign government officials, global findings, immigrants in the united states, political controversy
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Employment Prospects Grim For Least-Educated
David Deutsch emails David Kelsey: “This is pretty insensitive–think of how many American-born bloggers Luke has driven out of business?” From CIS.org: WASHINGTON (August 27, 2010) – Less-educated, younger, and minority American workers face the worst job market in decades, … Continue reading
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Tagged employment prospects, employment situation, high school education, immigration studies, unemployment and underemployment, unemployment rate
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Immigration News
From CIS.org: 1. Video: Steven Camarota Discusses Birthright Citizenship on FOX News 2. Op-ed: What’s Next for Arizona? 3. Op-ed: The G.O.P. and Birthright Citizenship 4. Blog: JPMorgan Sends U.S. Jobs to India, Gets H-1Bs and Millions from USCIS 5. … Continue reading
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Tagged birthright citizenship, children of illegal immigrants, citizenship issues, fox news channel, pew hispanic center, steven camarota
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The Incompetence Of The Federal Bench As Demonstrated By Susan Bolton’s Arizona Ruling
Heather Mac Donald posts: In enjoining Arizona’s landmark immigration law, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton maintains the Obama administration’s carefully cultivated fiction: that what concerns the White House regarding S.B. 1070 is its effect on legal, rather than illegal, aliens. … Continue reading
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Tagged congressional mandates, heather mac donald, immigration inquiries, immigration status, legal aliens, legal immigrants
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Rubashkin Acquitted in Iowa Child Labor Trial
The Des Moines Register reports: Waterloo, Ia. – Former Agriprocessors Inc. executive Sholom Rubashkin was found not guilty Monday of all 67 misdemeanor child labor charges against him… State prosecutors alleged Rubashkin allowed minors to labor up to 90 hours … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors, Immigration, Kashrut, New York Times, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged acquitted, child labor, des moines register, false documents, Guatemalans, Iowa, kosher slaughterhouse, Mexicans, minors, misdemeanor charges, not guilty, Quentin Hart, Sholom Rubashkin, under-age laborers, Waterloo
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Immigration
Charles, an attorney, emails me: You are an immigrant. My grandparents were immigrants. I am Chabad. I once spoke about this to a highly respected Chabad rabbi and I agree with what he told me. This country welcomed my grandparents … Continue reading
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