Category: Immigration Reform

Week One of Trump drama features Mexico

The first week of Donald Trump’s presidency promised Canada two bridges, one oil pipeline and a set of locks. America’s two neighbours had vastly different experiences in Week 1 of the reality-TV-star’s presidency – Canada away from the spotlight, quietly hoping for the best, while Mexico featured in tension-filled plot twists.

Trump could revive Missouri proposal on deported immigrants

As President Donald Trump rolls out plans to build a wall on the Mexican border and considers blocking refugees, Missouri lawmakers are trying again to pass a bill aimed at cracking down on deported immigrants who come back and commit crimes. Under the proposal pitched Thursday by Republican Sen. Mike Cunningham, immigrants who are deported but come back and commit any assault or felony offense would face up to 10 years in prison for “illegal re-entry.”

Border Patrol chief out day after Trump border fence decree

The Border Patrol chief is leaving the agency on the heels of President Donald Trump’s announcement of an ambitious plan to build a massive wall at the Mexican border and hire 5,000 Border Patrol agents. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday that Morgan’s last official day in office will be Tuesday.

Trump’s immigration actions mark sharp shift in US policy

President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging executive actions tightening border security- and the prospect of additional measures restricting refugee flows – mark a sharp shift away from Washington’s elusive efforts to forge comprehensive immigration legislation. “We do not need new laws,” Trump said Wednesday during remarks at the Department of Homeland Security.

Advocate of ending U.S. birthright citizenship may be joining Trump administration

President Trump is joined by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security on January 25. A prominent advocate of ending U.S. birthright citizenship is in line to join the Trump administration in an immigration-related position at the Department of Homeland Security, according to two former U.S. officials informed of transition changes by department personnel. Jon D. Feere has been a legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative group that calls for added immigration restrictions.

Trump’s immigration actions mark sharp shift in US policy

President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging executive actions tightening border security- and the prospect of additional measures restricting refugee flows – mark a sharp shift away from Washington’s elusive efforts to forge comprehensive immigration legislation. “We do not need new laws,” Trump said Wednesday during remarks at the Department of Homeland Security.

Doing the wave: A primer on immigration in America

Immigration to the United States has come in swells and dips over the past two-plus centuries, driven by shifts in U.S. policy, the mood in the country and world events. “Here we are, the United States, a nation of nations, with the iconic symbol of the Statue of Liberty, and yet we are still arguing about the peopling of America,” says American University historian Alan Kraut.

Trumpa s immigration actions mark sharp shift in US policy

President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging executive actions tightening border security- and the prospect of additional measures restricting refugee flows – mark a sharp shift away from Washington’s elusive efforts to forge comprehensive immigration legislation. “We do not need new laws,” Trump said Wednesday during remarks at the Department of Homeland Security.

Executive orders met with fear,a

Executive orders from President Trump prompted fear and uncertainty for some immigrant families and the organizations that support them in St. Louis. On Wednesday, Trump signed an order directing funding to start building a border wall with Mexico.

Amid Trumpa s funding threats to a sanctuarya cities, police, county sheriffs perform balancing act

In the face of President Donald Trump’s order to pull federal dollars from so-called “sanctuary cities,” Southern California law enforcement officials from L.A. to the Inland Empire Wednesday stuck to walking a fine line with hands-off approaches in their treatment of undocumented immigrants. Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said his department will follow its decades-old policy of keeping officers focused on local crimes, leaving federal violations such as entering the country illegally in the hands of immigration officials.

.com | Mexico: We will not pay for any wall

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered work to begin on building a wall across the Mexican border, angering his southern neighbour with his hardline stance on immigration. The US leader instructed officials to begin to “plan, design and construct a physical wall along the southern border” and – perhaps more problematically – see how it could be funded.

Dow 20,000: What does it mean and where does it go?

A horse named Valentine who was left behind in the Wyoming wilderness by an excursion company and survived for six weeks has raised debate and prompted a criminal investigation Authorities identified two people found dead Tuesday at a home near Shelton, Washington, and said the suspect in the case shot and killed himself Wednesday in Pendleton, Oregon, after a standoff Police in Northern California have arrested a suspect in connection with the slaying of a Vacaville teenager after she attended a neighbor’s party 34 years ago Along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security and immigration seem more like a symbolic gesture of a new relationship between the two countries than a real deterrent for… Along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security and immigration seem more like a symbolic gesture of a new … (more)

Trump: Dead Voters Stole My Popular Win

President Donald Trump Wednesday again tried to justify his 2.9 million popular vote loss in November by claiming that 3 to 5 million illegal votes were cast, without providing a single piece of evidence or data to support that claim . “You have people that are registered that are dead, who are illegals, who are in two states.

Two Breitbart Staffers Join Trump Administration

In his first days as president, Donald Trump has added two Breitbart staffers to his administration, highlighting his bond with the populist right-wing news outfit formerly run by his chief strategist Steve Bannon. Julia Hahn, who covered immigration issues for Breitbart through an aggressively anti-immigration lens, has been named special assistant to the president, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNNMoney.

Supporters Pleased with President Trump’s Swift Action

Members of the Denton County Republican Party said they were a little surprised by the multiple executive actions the president signed in his first five days, but the swift action was one of the reasons they voted for him. After only five days in office President Donald Trump has already signed executive orders to get the ball rolling on topics like immigration, abortion rights and health care, and his North Texas supporters say that’s exactly why they voted for him.

Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act , the Secure Fence Act of 2006 , and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 , and in order to ensure the safety and territorial integrity of the United States as well as to ensure that the Nation’s immigration laws are faithfully executed, I hereby order as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Border security is critically important to the national security of the United States.

3 proposed bills may affect estate planning in Texas

Budget: With a revenue shortfall predicted to top $4 billion, the new state budget will have to go on a diet, even as Abbott and legislative leaders hope that President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to bolster federal border-security initiatives and curb skyrocketing health care costs could save the state billions. Less money will affect passage of proposals with big price tags, including franchise tax reductions and tuition reforms, they agree.

Shares of materials companies up on Trump wall, pipeline plans

File Photo: A general view shows a newly built section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9, 2016. Shares of U.S. companies seen benefiting from U.S. President Trump’s plans to push ahead with a border wall with Mexico and his approval of key energy pipeline expansion projects surged higher on Wednesday.

Fear and Fight in the Final Days of Deferred Action

As undocumented young people await news, every day many of them must decide whether to ask the Trump administration for renewal of their status. Immigrant rights advocates hold rally against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, January 14, 2017.

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President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.

Trump Expected To Sign Order Enabling Mexican Border Wall

President Donald Trump is planning to sign executive orders on Wednesday enabling construction of his proposed border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and targeting cities where local leaders refuse to hand over illegal immigrants for deportation, part of a multiday rollout of his long-promised crackdown on illegal immigration, officials familiar with the decision said Tuesday. The moves represent Trump’s first effort to deliver on perhaps the signature issue that drove his presidential campaign: his belief that illegal immigration is out of control and threatening the country’s safety and security.

Donald Trump to address plans for Mexican border wall, other security issues Wednesday

President Donald Trump shows off a signed executive order to reinstitute a policy barring any recipient of U.S. assistance from performing or promoting abortions abroad with money they receive from non-U.S. sources, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. ORG XMIT: DCEV111 President Donald Trump shows off a signed executive order to reinstitute a policy barring any recipient of U.S. assistance from performing or promoting abortions abroad with money they receive from non-U.S. sources, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

Anti-immigration groups are troubled that Trump backed off pledge to deport Dreamers

Immigration hawks are pressuring President Donald Trump to stick by his pledge to end legal protections for some 750,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children, while the immigrants themselves are cautiously relieved that he appears to be backing off. Trump promised on the campaign trail to “terminate immediately” a program started by President Barack Obama to temporarily protect these young people from deportation and offer them two-year renewable work permits.

Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of border wall and targeting sanctuary cities

Donald Trump signs one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the oval office of the White House Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Donald Trump signs one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the oval office of the White House Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump plans to sign executive orders Wednesday enabling construction of his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and targeting cities where local leaders refuse to hand over illegal immigrants for deportation, according to White House officials familiar with the decisions.

Gacad: Miss U

MISS Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. Along with its rival contests, Miss World and Miss Earth, this pageant is one of the most important and publicized beauty pageants in the world.

White House English-only website nixing Spanish content

‘A No, no puede!’: New White House begins with English-only website as Team Trump breaks with Obama by nixing all Spanish-language content President Trump made a point during his campaign of urging Spanish-speaking immigrants to ‘assimilate’ by learning to speak English Chairman & CEO of advocacy group ‘U.S. English’ says there are 323 languages spoken in the U.S. and Spanish shouldn’t get special treatment The newly minted president made a point during the Republican primary season of his preference for immigrants to learn English, mocking former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for speaking Spanish on the campaign trail.

Nation-Now 15 mins ago 7:19 p.m.Trump prepares for busy Monday,…

President Trump, having declared post-inaugural Monday the true opening day of his new administration, spent Sunday pondering a string of executive orders on topics ranging from immigration to Israel to the economy, including what he called a re-working of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Supervising the swearing-in of 30 new White House staff members, Trump said he will soon meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto to discuss changes to NAFTA, the trade deal he claims has shipped U.S. jobs to those other countries.

Billion-$ US visa spend

Jamaicans paid over $5 billion in non-immigrant visa fees to the United States Government last year, based upon a calculation of data provided by the US Embassy here. This comes at a time when newly sworn-in US President Donald J Trump has said that he will review immigration laws in that North American country with a view to clamping down on illegal immigrants, many of whom gain entry by using non-immigrant visas and then overstay their time.

Large crowds turn out for women’s marches across Illinois

CHICAGO – Dorothy DeCarlo burned her bra during college 50 years ago to fight for women’s rights. As she stood among a sea of people gathered for a women’s rally and march in downtown Chicago on Saturday, she carried a sign that stated: “I can’t believe I still have to protest this [expletive].” “I thought we took the bruises.