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May 20, 2009 Immigration Meeting Set for June 8 President Barack Obama is inviting members of Congress to the White House for a June 8 meeting to highlight immigration reform. A White House official commented "The meeting will be an opportunity to launch a policy conversation that we hope will be able to start a debate that will take place in Congress later in the year." However, the forum was billed solely as a meeting with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle - not an official forum or summit as was the case with healthcare. See the latest news on Politico.com.
Sessions Puts the Breaks on Schumer's Amnesty Runaway Train Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced an agenda of hearings for the coming months and said he is "cautiously optimistic that we can pass strong, fair, practical and effective immigration reform this year." Not so fast, countered Senate Judiciary ranking member Jeff Sessions. As the newly minted top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Sessions sounded much more cautious saying, "We are not there yet." Read all the great details in this afternoon's update from Congress Daily.
DHS to Push Use of E-Verify Speaking to reporters at a breakfast sponsored on May 19 by The Christian Science Monitor, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the department, which encompasses the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement service, or ICE, will focus more on targeting employers than workers as it tackles illegal immigration. Napolitano said the agency will step up employment verification efforts using the controversial E-Verify system, the federal program designed to allow employers to check that employees and new hires are providing accurate Social Security numbers and other documents. Read the whole story from Business Week here.
Fla. Gov. Crist Talks Stimulus Bill and Immigration Florida Gov. Charlie Crist eased his way into the upcoming race to replace retiring U.S. Senator Mel Martinez during a luncheon with the Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Volusia County Tiger Bay Club. The governor reiterated his support for the controversial $787 billion Stimulus Bill and even touched on the immigration issue saying that it is very important to secure our borders and stop illegal immigration. However, while addressing immigration he mentioned that he would support an immigration bill similar to the failed 2007 legislation that many Republicans opposed because it provided a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Today's Miami Herald covered the event and you can read about here.
Wash. State Using Deportation to Fix Budget Issues In order to fix a $9 billion budget shortfall, Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire is moving forward with clearing Washington prisons of illegal immigrants - a move aimed to save the state $8 million. However, the move may be at a slower rate than originally planned after lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would have hastened the process. Read the whole story in today's SeattlePI.com.
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