June 08, 2009
Dan Stein on FoxNews About New Obama Administration Ruling
FAIR's President Dan Stein appeared on Fox News yesterday to debate Glen Wasserstein of the Immigration Law Group about the recent change by the Obama administration making it easier for illegal aliens to endlessly appeal deportation. Watch this YouTube captivating segment about a ruling that is sure to cause a much wider discussion in the coming months.
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Valley Park Ruling Could Have Nationwide Consequences
A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday unanimously affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of the city of Valley Park (MO) upholding a law that bars the hiring of illegal immigrants. Senior counsel Kris Kobach of the Immigration Reform Law Institute, FAIR's legal body, represented the city in this case and said that regardless of whether the city is enforcing the law, publicity about it appears to be deterring businesses from hiring illegal immigrants in Valley Park. Read the whole story at KansasCity.com.
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Immigration to Weigh Heavily in TX Race for Governor
Illegal immigration is a huge issue in Texas and will have a deep effect on the primary race between Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX). One issue that is sure to come up is Bailey Hutchison's support for a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border and subsequent vote to limit funding for that project. As FAIR's Bob Dane put it "I don't know why she wants to gut the fence, because she likes to play both sides of it." Read the article in today's Dallas Morning News.
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Sen. Reid: Immigration Reform This Year "If at All Possible"
Sen. Harry Reid wants a mass amnesty bill passed this year, but Ben Pershing of the Washington Post says that the congressional schedule for the rest of the year may make this a nearly impossible task. Read his assessment in this interesting article.
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