A Political Power Play: Are Immigrants Being Taken for a Ride?

George P Mann
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Last November, President Obama began a political firestorm when he announced a new executive order for immigration reform. In many ways this was a follow-up to the two-year-old program known as DACA, which covered young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and grew up in this country. The one unveiled in…
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Immigration Reform Still on Hold in the House

George P Mann
Immigration Updates
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Yesterday, more than one hundred women were arrested near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. while protesting the recent announcement by the House of Representatives that comprehensive immigration reform is not likely to be taken up this fall. After a summer of agitation, protests, public advocacy, and much activism, the picture remains gloomy. Among those arrested…
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Two Dramatic Developments Involving Immigration

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Immigration Updates
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This week saw two developments involving immigration which could potentially mark historical turning points.  First, as a result of this week’s Supreme Court decision in the case of United States v. Windsor, overturning the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal government will henceforth recognize same-sex marriages as valid for immigration purposes.  Justice Anthony M.…
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