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National Immigration Forum press releases and statements are issued to provide perspective on key policies, legislative actions, reports, and events. View our latest releases below. For prior year releases, use the navigation buttons at the bottom of this page.
Press Releases
“Dangerous and Intrusive” E-Verify Bill Passes House Committee
September 22, 2011
Washington, D.C. On September 21, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Legal Workforce Act, legislation that would force all employers to use the E-Verify electronic employment verification system. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, and was passed amid a growing chorus of opposition from conservative, Tea Party, and libertarian groups. Following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum. “Representative Lamar Smith yesterday...
Washington Leaders Celebrate Citizenship and Immigrant Integration
September 21, 2011
Experts Announce Data on Number of Legal Immigrants Eligible to Become U.S. Citizens. Washington, D.C. — Members of Congress, immigrant legal service providers, new citizens and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas celebrated Citizenship and Constitution Day on Capitol Hill on September 21. Earlier in the day, USCIS announced the award of $9 million in grants to expand citizenship and integration programs. The grants will be awarded to 42...
National Immigration Forum Resigns From Secure Communities Taskforce
September 21, 2011
Brittney Nystrom, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs of the National Immigration Forum resigned on September 14, 2011 from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Task Force on Secure Communities. Throughout July and August, the National Immigration Forum (Forum) participated as a member of the DHS Task Force on Secure Communities. This body was created in response to growing criticism and concern from governors and law enforcement about DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Secure...
National Guard at the Border: There is A Better Way
September 15, 2011
Washington, D.C. - The Obama Administration announced last week that it will again extend the mission of 1,200 National Guard troops that have been deployed on the southwest border since the summer of 2010. Following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum. “The number of illegal crossings at the border has now dropped to the low levels of the Nixon Administration. This decision to extend the mission of the National Guard for an additional...
E-Verify: A Veritable Disaster
September 14, 2011
Washington, D.C. —The House Judiciary Committee tomorrow will consider two bills, the Legal Workforce Act and the American Specialty Agriculture Act, both sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX). The Legal Workforce Act would require all employers to use the controversial E-Verify electronic worker verification system. The American Specialty Agriculture Act would enable agricultural producers to import hundreds of thousands of farmworkers under relaxed worker protection standards. Following is a...
Conservatives and Evangelicals Praise Decision to Prioritize Deportation of Criminals
August 23, 2011
For a copy of the recording please visit: http://tinyurl.com/ConservativesReact Washington, D.C. —The Attorney General of Utah and leaders of the Evangelical community on Tuesday spoke out in favor of the recent announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus its immigration enforcement resources on the removal of individuals who are public safety and national security threats. The new DHS guidelines announced last Thursday in a letter to 22 Senators, establishes a new...
Informacion Sobre Nuevas Directrices Sobre Deportaciones
August 22, 2011
Washington, D.C. —El lunes 22 de agosto activistas pro-inmigrantes y expertos en inmigración realizaron una teleconferencia especial para medios hispanos para informar y aclarar dudas sobre el nuevo anuncio del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional que revisará caso por caso la deportación de 300 mil casos pendientes para enfocarse en inmigrantes con delitos graves y que si son una amenaza a la seguridad pública en los Estados Unidos. A continuación encontrará materiales que podrá utilizar...
New Deportation Priorities Will Bring Temporary Fairness and Balance to Broken Immigration System
August 18, 2011
Washington, D.C. —The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded Thursday to the April 13 letter by 22 Democratic Senators that asked the President to use his executive authority to grant relief from deportation and deferred action to DREAM Act eligible youth. In Thursday’s letter, DHS announced that it will provide field guidance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) and Custom and Border Protection (CBP) personnel on utilizing...
ICE Announces it will Impose Secure Communities on State and Local Governments
August 05, 2011
Washington, D.C. –Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that it will continue to operate the controversial “Secure Communities” program without agreements from the jurisdictions in which it operates. ICE will rescind Memorandums of Agreement with jurisdictions that have signed one, and will continue to operate Secure Communities regardless of the willingness of jurisdictions to participate. The following is a statement from Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National...
Statement on Department of Justice Lawsuit Against Alabama’s H.B. 56
August 02, 2011
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit on August 1, 2011 against the state of Alabama over provisions in H.B. 56 that “conflict with enforcement of federal immigration laws,” and undermine the federal government’s “careful balance of immigration enforcement priorities and objectives.” The suit was filed on behalf of the U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and State, and in consultation with the Department of Education. The following is a statement by Ali...
