By Charles Foster I learned the hard way that it is difficult to make predictions as to when Congress will finally enact broad- based, comprehensive immigration reform. Having served as a senior immigration policy adviser for President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, I felt confident that, with President […]
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By Lydia Wheeler The Department of Justice lost its last chance Monday to save President’s Obama’s immigration programs. Without any explanation, the Supreme Court decided not to rehear the administration’s appeal of a lower court order blocking the president’s attempt to shield nearly 5 million people from deportation. In June, […]
“Innocent until proven guilty” is a well-known and cherished concept, so we don’t often expect to experience legal consequences until we’ve had our day in court or accepted a plea agreement in connection with alleged illegal activity. Temporary visitors and workers in the United States are not afforded that same […]
By KIRK SEMPLE MEXICO CITY — A sudden shift in American immigration policy has divided scores of Haitian families trying to enter the United States from Mexico, immigrants and advocates say. The policy change, announced last week, has separated wives from husbands and children from their fathers, stranding the men […]