29 Apr 2011

Georgetown Immigration Conference: Utah AG Shurtleff Speaks Out

Georgetown University Law Center held its eighth annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference on April 26th, in cooperation with CLINIC, the Catholic Immigration Network, and the Migration Policy Institute, a non-partisan Washington think tank. This year's conference was notable for its focus on immigration measures...

22 Apr 2011

Promoting Economic Growth Through Tourism

Tourism is a big business in the United States, but one that has taken a beating in the years since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Strict new security rules, along with more intrusive searches and traveler information requirements all contributed to the sense...

21 Apr 2011

Comprehensive Immigration Reform and the Latino Vote

The Latino electorate is increasingly becoming a factor in American politics, as anyone who studied the 2008 presidential election can tell you. Candidate Obama was carried to the White House by a broad coalition, to be sure, but a key part of that coalition was...

17 Apr 2011

Some in Congress Seeking to Abolish Diversity Visa Program

Some of the loudest voices in our national immigration debate say they aren't against immigration, as such, just against illegal immigration - but as the Immigration Policy Center points out, actions speak louder than words, and recent Congressional actions show that even legal immigration is...

16 Apr 2011

Bringing Hi-Tech Entrepreneurs to the U.S.

As we often have noted in this space, immigrant entrepreneurship has been a driving force in technological innovation and job creation in recent years. Immigrant entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley seem to grab most of the headlines, partly because it's home to household names like Google,...

15 Apr 2011

GOP Border-Enforcement Bill Introduced

It's not comprehensive immigration reform, or anything like it, but Republican House members are hoping their latest immigration proposal will choke off illegal immigration and effectively seal the southwestern border of the United States. On March 31, Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-MI) introduced the "Secure Border...

08 Apr 2011

Diane Rehm Show: Debating State Immigration Measures

Congress shows little sign of taking up comprehensive immigration reform any time soon, but illegal immigration remains a hot topic in state legislatures, and the issue shows no sign of going away. According to the Christian Science Monitor, by the end of this year, as...