At this point Immigration Reform is still at least a Congressional summer vacation away from being passed. Most people “in the know” will tell you that the Senate Bill (BSEOIMA, S.744) will never have a vote in the House of Representatives. That may or may not be true. What is clear is that the House of Representatives is feeling a …
Immigration Reform — What Words Means, Makes All the Difference
One of the striking things about reading hundreds of newspaper articles about “immigration reform” with thousands of quotes from politicians is the amazing misuse of words and phrases that form an essential part of the debate. To aid you in your understanding of the immigration reform debate, here are definitions of the key words and phrases, as used by the …
Why The “Gang of 8” Immigration Proposal is Not Immigration Reform
There has been much made of the Immigration Reform Proposal put forward by the “Gang of 8,” a bi-partisan group of Senators seeking to “solve” the immigration problem in which we find ourselves. President Obama says he support most of these principles. But the solution proposed by these well-meaning Senators will not really fix our Immigration System, and this …