To continue with the saga of contradictory messages on the issue of immigration, it turns out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wants to better its image among the immigrant population of Chicago, Illinois, while in nearby Detroit, Michigan, ICE appears to be focused on intimidating families in the vicinity of a school, going against its own guidelines not to conduct immigration operatives near schools or houses of worship. more>
Last week at a public forum sponsored by Univision, Karen Maldonado, a student, with a deportation order in her hand, asked Obama if it was true they were not deporting students, because she and other students keep on getting letters with the bad news. more>
This past Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Immigration conducted a hearing on the E-Verify program that determines the immigration eligibility of newly hired workers. According to the new Republican leadership, the program will free up jobs for citizens. However, this premise ignores that real choices for the 11.1 million undocumented immigrants who live among us remain unsolved. more>