Homeland Security Today – preparedness and security news – Congressional Reactions to 287(g) Revisions House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson declared that the original program had dangerously morphed “beyond its original boundaries and led to a lack of accountability.” “I am gratified that this committee’s oversight led the Department to revamp the 287(g) program,” […]
By Jena Baker McNeill
The report recently issued by the Independent Task Force on U.S. Immigration Policy, an immigration reform effort sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, is not the first to tout legalization, and it probably won’t be the last. And while its ‘bi-partisan’ nature is certainly attractive, it doesn’t make legalization anymore than a costly amnesty.
New Curbs Set on Arrests of Illegal Immigrants – WSJ.com The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it was revising a program that authorized local police to enforce federal immigration law — a controversial aspect of U.S. border policy. Opponents said the program, known as 287g, was intended to identify criminal aliens but instead has […]
By Jena Baker McNeil
Sen. Sessions’ amendment to make E-Verify permanent and mandatory is a good step forward in terms of maintaining immigration enforcement efforts.
Immigration is once again creeping to the forefront of the national agenda. Decisions yesterday by DHS to implement E-Verify for federal contractors, on the one hand, while killing the Social Security “no match” letters to businesses on the other has sparked renewed and vigorous debate on worksite enforcement issues. What does this all mean for the business community?
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its most Orwellian pronouncement yet. They plan to rollback responsible, reasonable workplace verification rules and replace them with unworkable, intrusive, expensive and likely no more effective verification rules.
Administration backs E-Verify, drops no-match | The Packer The Department of Homeland Security is backing the E-Verify system, in which employers must use the Internet to check on Social Security Administration Numbers of employees to see if they’re documented. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on July 8 also said the department is dropping […]
Looking tough on immigration law isn’t the same as being tough and Obama has yet to clearly layout an immigration plan. The right approach to immigration is one that enforces the law, protects Americans, brings in new legal immigrants, and keeps everyone safer. Obama’s strategy should include all of the above.
By Jena Baker McNeill
Yesterday, the Obama Administration hosted a closed-door conference on immigration reform. All too often “comprehensive immigration reform” has been another name for amnesty. A more appropriate agenda would focus on efforts to stop illegal immigration and secure the border, reform the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and open up more legal avenues by which to allow individuals to come into the United States.
In order to help the US travel industry promote American travel, should we use the federal government to tax Europeans traveling to America? Does it matter if in doing so we will create a sore point with our trans-Atlantic partners? Does it matter if in doing so the end result will be that Americans traveling to Europe will have to go to the time and inconvenience of getting a European visa?
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