Category: Immigration Reform

Cook explains to employees why he attended Trump tech summit

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he felt it was necessary to “engage” when President-elect Donald Trump – who has railed against Apple and other tech companies – invited him and 11 other tech executives to attend a summit in New York last week Cook explains to employees why he attended Trump tech summit Apple CEO Tim Cook said he felt it was necessary to “engage” when President-elect Donald Trump – who has railed against Apple and other tech companies – invited him and 11 other tech executives to attend a summit in New York last week Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2i37sM6 Apple CEO Tim Cook listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower.

Immigrant Activists and Pols Tell Donald Trump That They’re ‘Here to Stay’

Public Advocate Letitia James and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito participated in the “March for Immigrant New York” today organized by the New York Immigration Coalition. Immigrants, activists and top New York Democrats marched to Trump Tower on Sunday in a display of defiance against President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals to deport two million or more undocumented individuals living in the United States The 1,000-plus marchers, officially called the “March for Immigrant New York,” traveled from the Dag Hammerskjold Plaza near the United Nations to Trump Tower.

GOP again eyes ban on sanctuary cities due to political tide

Texas Republicans have spent years trying to crack down on illegal immigration across the southern border with Mexico. Emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, however, the time may finally be right for the GOP to mobilize an assault on loosely defined “sanctuary cities,” especially with two large counties eyeing such policies.

College leaders, students voice support for students here illegally

Faced with the prospect that some of their students could lose vital legal protections under the incoming president’s administration, local college presidents are speaking out on behalf of their undocumented immigrant populations. In Worcester, the leaders of Clark University, Holy Cross, Assumption College and other campuses have formally announced their support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and intentions to protect the students it has helped.

Bipartisan Group Of Senators Call For Panel To Investigate Russian Hacking

U.S. Senators Charles Schumer , R, and John McCain speak to the media after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama about immigration reform in Washington July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing A bipartisan group of senators called for the creation of a panel in order to investigate allegations of Russian hacking in U.S. elections, according to a report from Reuters Sunday.

Opinions

As we report in today’s edition, in the wake of the state’s presidential recount, county, city, and town clerks are being inundated with open-records requests related to the election, and some of the requests are quite significant. Friday, December 16, 2016 In his upcoming budget proposal, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to establish a series of sunrise and sunset review commissions that would analyze proposed and existing occupational licenses to see if they are needed, or if they are too restrictive, and we think it is a good proposal that is long overdue.

John Kelly’s Homeland Security Hearing: 3 Questions Congress Must Ask

Marine General John Kelly, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security, has his confirmation hearing with the Senate Homeland Security Committee today. Kelly is a four-star general who served in the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War, worked alongside Defense Secretaries Leon Panetta and Robert Gates, and led US Southern Command, which oversees US military action in South America and Central Asia.