May 2013 – National Immigration Law Center

Court Urged to Strike Down Anti-Immigrant Law

monica — Tue, 28 May 2013 02:04:17 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2013 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, NILC, 213-674-2832, [email protected] Dana Vickers Shelley, SPLC, 334-956-8417, [email protected] Isabel Alegria, ACLU, 415-343-0785, [email protected] Marjorie Esman, ACLU-LA, 504-522-0617, [email protected] NEW ORLEANS — Today the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)…

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S.744: Committee Markup Completed

monica — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:05:07 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2013 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, 213-400-7822, [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to allow S. 744, the bipartisan immigration reform bill, to be considered on the Senate floor. The committee considered hundreds of amendments to the legislation, many of which, if passed, would have killed the bill. Below is a statement from…

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S. 744 Markup

monica — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:06:59 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2013 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, 213-400-7822, [email protected] WASHINGTON — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will enter the final phase of markup for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. This week, senators will vote on amendments that would affect legalization, detention…

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S. 744 Markup: Monday, May 20

monica — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:05:59 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2013 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, 213-400-7822, [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee entered its final week of markup on S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. Today the committee discussed and voted on amendments to Title III , which would affect immigration enforcement and labor…

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Immigration Reform: E-Verify Amendments

monica — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:08:43 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2013 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, 213.400.7822, [email protected] WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today began marking up Title III of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 744). The senators’ discussion focused on E-Verify, an online employment eligibility verification system that the bill would require…

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Driver’s Licenses & DACA in Arizona

monica — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:07:51 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2013 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, NILC, 213-400-7822, [email protected] Isabel Alegria, ACLU National, 415-343-0785 or 646-438-4146, [email protected] Alessandra Soler, ACLU of Arizona, 602-773-6006 or 602-301-3705, [email protected] Larry Gonzalez, MALDEF, 202 466-0879, [email protected] PHOENIX, AZ — A federal district court today stopped short of…

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Immigration Reform: Poison-Pill Amendment Rejected

monica — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:09:39 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2013 CONTACT: Adela de la Torre, 213-400-7822, [email protected], or Gebe Martinez, 703-731-9505, [email protected] WASHINGTON — An amendment offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) that would have capped the number of visas available for workers was solidly rejected Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. By a 17-1 vote, the committee turned aside…

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NILC Statement on Markup of Senate Bill

monica — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:10:29 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2013 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, 213-400-7822, [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on the first of several proposed amendments to S. 744, the bipartisan immigration reform bill introduced two weeks ago. Amendments to the “triggers” and components of Title I (also known as the border component of the bill), as well as a vote on the…

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