US Immigration Reform

Today’s immigrants are writing the latest chapter in a long American story   WASHINGTON, DC — This week, two reports released by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Center for American Progress confirm the historic benefits of immigration to our country, from stronger economic productivity to a strengthened American culture.    Immigration and […]

Immigration Detour: GOP Attacks American Children Instead of Fixing Broken Immigration System Push to Change the Constitution and End Birthright Citizenship is Latest Sideshow from Action on Reform   Washington, D.C. — The latest diversion to genuine efforts to fix our outdated immigration system is the push by Republican Senators to change the 14th Amendmen […]

House Passes Additional Border Enforcement without Action on Real Comprehensive Fix   Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6080, a bill providing for $600 million in supplemental funding for border enforcement.  The House bill was similar to a bill passed on August 5th by the Senate just before Senators left for their August recess.  The bill now […]

                        NEW POLL SHOWS BORDER RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE As Congress Passes more Border Enforcement, Reality of Border is Ignored Audio recording available at: http://bit.ly/AudioNIF      El Paso, TX – The findings of the first independent public opinion poll of residents along in border cities in California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico show that […]

“Lawmakers Know We Must Pass Comprehensive Reform to Achieve True Security”   Washington D.C. - Yesterday, Senate Democrats introduced a last-minute $600 million border enforcement amendment to the House-passed version of the Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Supplemental appropriations bill. This enforcement-only package includes funding for over 1,500 Border Patr […]