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January 27, 2010 Immigration and State of the Union Byron York with the Examiner says that the big question for the State of the Union address is how hard President Obama will push for amnesty. "Can he keep a campaign promise that is dear to an important constituency but unpopular with the public as a whole at a time when Democrats are terrified of further alienating voters already turned off by the Democratic agenda so far? Chances are, Obama will mention immigration in the State of the Union speech, just so he can say it's one of his priorities, and then sit back as Congress runs away from it."
German Homeschool Family Gets Asylum "A German couple who fled to Tennessee so they could homeschool their children was granted political asylum Tuesday by a U.S. immigration judge, according to the legal group that represented them," the Washington Post reported. "Romeike says his family was persecuted for their evangelical Christian beliefs and for homeschooling their children in Germany, where school attendance is compulsory."
"Undocumented Is Not Part Of Our Vocabulary" "Are they illegal aliens or undocumented workers? Illegal immigrants or unauthorized entrants? In the raging debate over illegal immigration, words carry loaded meanings," the Press Telegram says. "[Ira] Mehlman said [FAIR] uses the term alien because it's the legal definition of someone who is not considered a citizen under the law. 'Undocumented is not part of our vocabulary,' he said. 'An undocumented worker is a guy who left his wallet at home.'"
Haitians Continue to Apply for TPS "Local nonprofits and Haitian organizations in Palm Beach County are quickly preparing for the expected flood of phone calls and visits from Haitians wanting protected status. The leaders of these groups also are scrambling for answers from the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services on how to speed up the process," the Palm Beach Post says. "Once TPS is instituted, people forget about the part which stands for temporary," fair spokesman Ira Mehlman said. "I guarantee you at the end of that 18 months, advocates will say let's do it again. What we need to do is encourage people to go back over time and rebuild Haiti."
ICE Says Detainee Care Will Improve The Arizona Republic has the latest about new detention standards for immigrants. "The head of U.S. immigration enforcement on Monday announced plans for an overhaul of the government's controversial detention system for people who face deportation." The paper notes that, "In Arizona, an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 adult immigrants are in detention. About 1,500 of them are housed at the federal detention center in Eloy, and a total of about 1,200 more are housed in three facilities in Florence, including the Pinal County jail. Juveniles are held at a center in Phoenix."
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