Today, the Gang of 8 United States Senators will introduce the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, aimed to address most of the problems with the current immigration laws. The key components are: regularizing the status of 11 million undocumented people present in the United States that will result in creating a path to Citizenship; enhancing security […]
Paschal Nwokocha was recently interviewed on Sahara TV about the immigration proposal from President Obama. Click here to watch and listen to the interview. We continue to update readers on the development through periodic posting on our blog.
While the members of congress are working on the broad outlines and details of their take on immigration reform, The White House has put together the detailed draft of their legislation. And thanks to AILA, we now have a detailed section by section analysis of the provisions on the CIR. Of interest to undocumented individuals in […]
The Obama Administration’s detailed immigration reform language is out. First leaked by the newspapers, the released document includes the enforcement provisions, provisions for legalization Undocumentated Individuals and employment verification provision.
The Charlotte Post had an interesting article on black voices in the debate on immigration reform. Paschal Nwokocha was quoted.
A day after the bipartisan U.S. senators introduced their immigration reform framework, the president took the stage in Las Vegas, where he laid out “markers” for immigration reform. We link here to the text of the speech. The President’s outlines appear pretty much identical to the immigration outline he discussed during a stop in El Paso,Texas on May […]
On January 28, 2013, a bipartisan group of senators introduced a frame work for comprehensive immigration reform. We link here to the actual text of the proposal.
The USCIS just announced the new rules to facilitate family unity and avoid protracted separation from loved ones. As has been covered elsewhere, the new rule will encourage more people to step out of the shadows and address their immigration status. Under the new rule, an applicant must meet all of these requirements to qualify for the waiver: […]
In this well-articulated article, Chris Farrell lays out the argument on why CIR will be a boost to the economy and reduce crime. “Throughout the country, foreign-born newcomers have revived beaten-down neighborhoods as immigrant entrepreneurs have opened small businesses and immigrant families have put down stakes. Immigrant workers have played a vital role keeping a […]
Great NPR news story on Immigration Reform: It gotta happen..”