Immigration Blog

I'm Lovin' It

By Mark Krikorian, July 17, 2008

A McDonald's franchisee in Nevada pled guilty and agreed to pay a $1 million fine for its knowing employment of illegal aliens (the two executives involved will be sentenced later). This is indeed "a coup for the government's crackdown on employers of illegal immigrants," as the Wall Street Journal put it, but the fact that it's McDonald's is especially important. Read more...

Obama and McCain at La Raza

By Jon Feere, July 15, 2008

Regardless of which candidate wins in November, be prepared for the National Council of La Raza to announce a victory for mass, illegal alien amnesty. La Raza will likely announce that the outcome (whether it be a President Obama or McCain) “indicates America’s support for comprehensive reform.” Of course, poll after poll after poll indicates quite the opposite.

The following are immigration-related excerpts from the Obama and McCain speeches at La Raza’s annual conference this week. Read more...

Supreme Court OK's Border Fence

By Jon Feere, June 23, 2008

The Supreme Court today rejected a plea by environmental groups to prevent Homeland Security from constructing part of the pending U.S.-Mexico border fence. The White House had made use of a statutory provision in the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (provided via amendment by 2005’s REAL ID Act) which reads, in part: “[n]otwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive all legal requirements such Secretary, in such Secretary’s sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads.” In other words, Congress gave the White House direct authority to waive various laws, such as environmental protection statutes, when securing our borders. Read more...

The Center's Policy Analysts Submit Public Comment on E-Verify Proposal

By Jon Feere, June 18, 2008

Excerpt: "This is an essential first step in requiring all businesses to adhere to basic employment and immigration laws. Starting with federal contractors is a way of phasing in the system and institutionalizing E-Verify as a best practice in more and more sectors of the economy."

Read the entire public comment.

The U.S. government encourages public feedback on this proposed rule and others. In order to comment on this rule, enter "FAR Case 2007-013" in the "Comment or Submission" box at www.regulations.gov.

9th Circuit: Continue Employing Suspected Illegal Aliens

By Jon Feere, June 18, 2008

In their quest to continue the unlawful employment of illegal aliens, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) found support from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals this week. At issue was the firing of 33 individuals with mismatched Social Security numbers who had been employed by Aramark, a large professional services company. Read more...