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August 10, 2009 Comprehensive Amnesty Pushed Back to 2010? Depending on who you talk to on any given day, you may get a different answer. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said repeatedly that he is drafting a bill, or at least a framework of a bill, for comprehensive amnesty by Labor Day of this year. However, at a Friday afternoon meeting with correspondents from Hispanic media outlets, President Obama said he expects Congress to deal with immigration early next year.
Apprehensions and Deportations Up in Maryland County In 2008, Anne Arundel County initiated a policy which required that jail staff report all foreign-born inmates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials within an hour of their arrest, rather than once a week in a large group. Thanks to the new policy, the Maryland county has seen a three- to four-fold increase in the number of illegal aliens apprehended in the county who are now on the path to deportation. FAIR's Ira Mehlman commented "You have an increasing number of local governments who recognize the impact that mass illegal immigration is having on their communities, whether it's additional crime, whether its additional expenses. And they're looking for some opportunity to deal with it at local level." Read the whole story here.
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