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David Axelrod, a senior advisor to President Obama, is quoted as saying that President Obama might not be able to sign comprehensive immigration reform legislation within his first year in office. Mr. Axelrod’s comments, coupled with comments from numerous others, cast a not-so-rosy picture for immigration reform this year. Advocates from both sides … The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) reports that during the first quarter of this year, state legislators from all 50 states have introduced bills relating to immigrants. NCSL reports that 1040 bills and resolutions were introduced during the first quarter of this year. NCSL also reports that state legislatures have become much more active … Continue reading “States Step in to fill Federal Government’s Shoes” In the latest installment of the New York Times’ series examining immigration in the United States, the newspaper asks, “Do We Need Foreign Technology Workers?” In the piece, the paper asks six “experts” in immigration policy to answer that question. The responses, coupled with the readers’ comments, cover the entire spectrum of possible answers. Although … President Obama has been spending significant political capital attempting to address the economic crisis that has become global. While the President, and the nation, has been fixated on this issue, many participants in the immigration debate have wondered if Comprehensive Immigration Reform will be addressed this year. Yesterday, President Obama finally focused on immigration reform. … Continue reading “President Obama’s Comments on Immigration” Twice this week I have written posts about protectionist provisions that have been written into the stimulus package. In both of the posts I tried to articulate the negative consequences of those provisions. Yesterday, Thomas Friedman did a much better job. His New York Times article addressed the protectionist provisions of the stimulus package and … Continue reading “Thomas Friedman is a Better Writer Than Me” Today the Conference Committee is meeting to consolidate the House of Representatives’ stimulus bill and the Senate’s stimulus bill. The House’s version contains a provision that would require all federal contract recipients of stimulus funding to enroll in the E-verify system. E-verify is an electronic system meant to improve a business’ ability to verify … Continue reading “Mandatory E-Verify Program in the Stimulus Plan?” A funny thing happened on the way to passing a stimulus package. At a time when economists are begging for the immediate passage of a stimulus package, two senators have attached an amendment to the stimulus bill that will bar all TARP fund recipients from hiring H-1B employees for one year. Without debating the consequences … Continue reading “A Funny Thing Happened on the way to a Stimulus Package” Congratulations to the new Senator from the State of New York. As the youngest serving senator, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand now represents one of the most diverse states in the nation. With over 20% of New Yorkers being foreign born, Senator Gillibrand will do well to position herself as a leading proponent of immigration reform in … Continue reading “Congratulations to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand” 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: … |
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