Immigration Blog

No Hispandering in Public!

By Mark Krikorian, October 17, 2008

Bob Schieffer asked the only immigration question in the final 2004 debate, which both candidates dodged — but this time, not even that. As usual, Mickey Kaus is on the case: Read more...

Morning News, 10/17/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 17, 2008

1. Candidates walk line on issue
2. Candidates use Spanish ads
3. Protestant Latinos prefer Obama
4. NE Senate candidates spar
5. Immigration driving PA debate
6. Microsoft launches aid program
7. Activists want end to raids
8. MS pastor manages fallout
9. TN company faces suit Read more...

Jobs Americans Used to Do

By Mark Krikorian, October 16, 2008

Shocking news from the job front — immigration enforcement is actually prompting one of D.C.'s biggest construction companies to focus on recruiting and retaining American workers. Or, as the story in today's Post puts it, "With federal immigration authorities stepping up workplace raids across the country, Miller & Long's management is getting nervous about relying heavily on non-citizen workers." The result? A campaign by the firm to "diversify its mostly Latino workforce": Read more...

Morning News, 10/16/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 16, 2008

1. Both candidates promise reform
2. Hispanics may swing NM polls
3. VA candidates talk immigration
4. Las Vegas PD to cooperate
5. Somali influx stirs tension
6. Afghani students in Canada Read more...

A Micro Look at the Current State of Securing Against Terrorist Travel: The Case of Manoj Kargudri

By Janice Kephart, October 15, 2008

On September 9, 2008, Manoj Kargudri, a 36-year-old Indian national, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in San Antonio on charges of visa and immigration fraud. Considered a flight risk, he was held pending trial. Kargudri was not just another run-of-the-mill illegal immigration case. This one had patterns of terrorist travel in it, taking advantage of vulnerabilities in U.S. border systems for the purpose of entering and embedding in the United States. Read more...

Morning News, 10/15/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 15, 2008

1. USBP spurs ire of WA group
2. CA judge tosses ID case
3. AZ co. race highlights issue
4. Matricula distributed in AK
5. OK group sues over law
6. MD man arrested for threat
7. Visiting scholars missing Read more...

Morning News, 10/14/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 14, 2008

1. BP continues recruitment drive
2. Candidates differ little on issue
3. Economy crowds out immigration
4. Latino votes could be key
5. U.S. House candidates spar
6. CO lawmaker calls for audit
7. Samoan ensnared in passport debate
8. TN candidates tackle immigration
9. NC forum to address Hispanic concerns
10. Advocates seek TPS for Haitians
11. Family adjusts following deportation
12. OK company, owner charged Read more...

Morning News, 10/13/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 13, 2008

1. Senators file raids bill
2. Immigration hopes for debate
3. Candidates to affect illegals
4. House candidates debate
5. Lawsuit attacks GA voting law
6. TX lawmakers critical of laws
7. TX officials deny findings
8. FL illegals have less options
9. Woman to be deported
10. Man found dead in truck Read more...

Morning News, 10/10/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 10, 2008

1. CIS exec. speaks to group
2. McCain may to lose Hispanic vote
3. Study suggests non-citizens register
4. Hispanics hesitant to report violations
5. UT refugees struggle to adapt Read more...

Morning News, 10/9/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 9, 2008

1. Visa lottery registration begins
2. Election results to affect illegals
3. Obama's focus on border, amnesty
4. TX requires proof for licenses
5. UT task force meets on policy
6. Cardinal ignores policy effect
7. SC 'community' hit hard Read more...

Morning News, 10/8/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 8, 2008

1. Raid nabs 300 illegals in SC
2. Candidates continue Spanish ads
3. Senate competitors face off
4. Study: 2.7m illegally registered
5. VA co. makes progress with gangs
6. Activists registering immigrants
7. Same-sex couples ineligible
8. Border agent hit by car Read more...

Morning News, 10/7/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 7, 2008

1. TN legislature amongst top ten
2. NE study finds concerns
3. SC county passes regulations
4. Religious leaders back NC group
5. Long Island farmers fret Read more...

Morning News, 10/6/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 6, 2008

1. Illegals 19% of convicts in AZ co.
2. Crisis placing issue in new context
3. Illegal immigration decreasing
4. TN law working with limited success
5. MI economy unfit for Iraqi refugees
6. Critics skeptical about TPS Read more...

Morning News, 10/3/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 3, 2008

1. State-Local pairing needed
2. Study confirms influx slowing
3. 1,200 to naturalize
4. Family to sue after death Read more...

Morning News, 10/2/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 2, 2008

1. State-Local pairing needed against gangs
2. Anti-gang sweep apprehends hundreds
3. McCain revives debate in Spanish
4. MD co. may count students Read more...

Morning News, 10/1/08

By Bryan Griffith, October 1, 2008

1. Gov't cites boosted enforcement
2. DHS contractor hired without check
3. Candidates 'tip-toe' around issue
4. VA counties see population drop
5. kids learn fast as 'guides' Read more...

Morning News, 9/30/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 30, 2008

1. H-2B program debater continuous
2. CA raids nab 1,157 illegals
3. TX city to end defense of policy
4. Formula predicts trends Read more...

Morning News, 9/29/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 29, 2008

1. AZ co. sheriff defends positions
2. VA co. panel stirs controversy
3. Few agencies track immigrant crime
4. NY advocates press for suffrage
5. Muslims seek to forge 'American Islam'
6. Kidnappers target AZ illegals Read more...

Workplace Enforcement Benefiting Teens and Seniors

By Jon Feere, September 26, 2008

ICE’s recent workplace enforcement efforts “have brought seniors and teens back in favor with many employers,” according to the founder of two career-building websites.

“U.S. born seniors and teens are perfect candidates for holiday jobs that need to be filled. Many seniors are just looking for something to do and teens need experience and a little extra money for their necessities,” says Renee Ward, founder of ‘Seniors4Hire.org’ and ‘Teens4Hire.org.’ Read more...

Morning News, 9/26/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 26, 2008

1. CO leaders call for resolution
2. Economy mobilizing Hispanic voters
3. Activists bemoan new L.A. resolution
4. Activists launch registration drive
5. Chicago residents protest Read more...

Morning News, 9/25/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 25, 2008

1. 287(g) gains acceptance
2. Mexican gov't funds education
3. Small towns seek dialogue
4. VA residents fret violence
5. Citizens unable to register Read more...

Morning News, 9/24/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 24, 2008

1. Gov't assuages test fears
2. Ex-Mexican Pres. opposes security
3. CO lawmakers mull audit
4. NE city task force 'on track'
5. Latinos lean towards Obama
6. AZ advocate convicted
7. Ellis Island expands museum
8. 21 arrested in HI raid Read more...

Visa Waivers: Ready or Not, Here They Come

By Jessica Vaughan, September 23, 2008

A new GAO report sharply criticizes the Dept. of Homeland Security for its reckless disregard of legitimate security and law enforcement concerns and standard operating procedures in pressing forward to offer visa waivers to visitors from at least nine new countries, mostly in Eastern Europe. Read more...

Morning News, 9/23/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 23, 2008

1. USCBP retains expanded powers
2. Census Bureau: immigration slowing
3. Court to reconsider asylum case
4. House GOP avoids showdown with McCain
5. Judge halts TX city rental ban Read more...

Morning News, 9/22/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 22, 2008

1. E-verify system facing axe
2. Campaigns talk immigration
3. U.N. delegates to visit
4. CO state troopers use 287(g)
5. Hospitals likely to lose funds
6. Hospitals struggle to gauge impact
7. Illegals, crime link fuzzy Read more...

Morning News, 9/19/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 19, 2008

1. Ireland offered 20,000 visas
2. Tenth of Hispanics questioned
3. GA co. officials find TB link
4. IL co. sheriff blames Chicago Read more...

MS-13 Involved in N.J. Slayings

By Jon Feere, September 18, 2008

Last year, Newark city officials downplayed the immigration and gang connections in the brutal execution-style slayings of three New Jersey students. Terrance Aeriel, 18, Dashon Harvey, 20, and Iofemi Hightower, 20, were lined up against a schoolyard wall and shot in the back of the head. A fourth victim, Natasha Aeriel, survived after being sexually assaulted and shot in the face. Read more...

Morning News, 9/18/08

By Bryan Griffith, September 18, 2008

1. Study blasts resident-alien suffrage
2. Court upholds AZ enforcement law
3. McCain, Obama trade blows in Spanish
4. New ad ties McCain to Limbaugh
5. Crime up as illegals flood Texas
6. KS audit halted for lack of data Read more...