By Delisa Bressler – Special to the American-Statesman In February, Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) introduced a bill that would radically change our legal immigration system to one more closely resembling the Canadian system. President Trump’s recent announcement of his support for the bill, now called the […]
Author: Foster
City of Austin employee sentenced to year in prison for sham marriage to gain U.S. citizenship
2 Aug
by Foster, on News
By Katie Hall – American-Statesman Staff A city of Austin employee was sentenced to a year in prison for marrying a man back in 2011 for the sole purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship, federal officials said Monday. Nancy Chan, a 39-year-old British citizen, was convicted in January of conspiracy to […]
Amid calls from attorneys general to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, new analysis shows that the Lone Star state stands to lose about $6 billion annually should DACA disappear. The DACA program grants temporary legal status and a work permit to certain undocumented immigrants who arrived in […]
House Republicans this week are increasing the possibility of a government shutdown in October by moving forward with a $788 billion spending bill that complies with President Donald Trump’s demands to boost the military, reduce clean-energy programs and fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Those priorities, especially $1.6 billion […]