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April 20, 2009
Agreement Could Backfire on Immigration Reform Organized labor's recent announcement of a unified front in support of comprehensive immigration reform (including amnesty to the estimated 12 million immigrants in this country illegally) could disrupt what's left of the delicate bipartisan balance on one of the most politically charged issues in Congress. Read the analysis by Jared Allen in The Hill. Georgia Gets Tough on Illegal Immigration A measure recently approved by the State of Georgia General Assembly will require jailers to alert federal agents when they encounter an illegal immigrant charged with misdemeanors of a "high and aggravated nature." The only thing missing to put this measure into law is Gov. Perdue's signature. Read the whole story from this weekend's Atlanta Journal Constitution. Jobless Rates Pose Threat to Immigration Reform There is a great deal of pressure on the Obama administration from mass amnesty advocacy groups to address illegal immigration this year. Under the current economic condition, this could be a very risky endeavor for the White House reports Roll Call in this article. In New Jersey, Bills Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants Face a Fight A blue-ribbon panel convened by Gov. Jon S. Corzine to study immigration matters unanimously supported a proposal to offer in-state tuition benefits to illegal immigrants in a report issued last month, and the governor has also endorsed the idea. However, the New York Times reports that even the most hopeful immigrant advocates in New Jersey concede that these developments may not be enough to push the proposal. |