http://immigration.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-13T11:12:17Z Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/20/florida-republicans-vote-down-states-version-of-dream-act.htm <p>The prospects for a Florida version of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu= http://immigration.about.com/od/immigrationlawandpolicy/f/DREAM_Defined.htm">the federal DREAM Act</a> died quietly in the state legislature last week as a Senate panel killed SB 106 with a 4-3 vote along party lines.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/20/florida-republicans-vote-down-states-version-of-dream-act.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/20/florida-republicans-vote-down-states-version-of-dream-act.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:49:08 +0000 2012-02-20T09:49:08Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/13/deportation-orders-show-historic-decline-in-recent-months.htm <p>An analysis of the federal government's new review policy for deportations suggests that more undocumented immigrants are being allowed to stay in the country while their cases are being resolved.</p> <p>During the last three months of 2011, deportation orders fell to an historic low, according to the Transactional Records Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University. Roughly 51% of the cases before the nation's Immigration Courts ended with individuals ordered removed, down from 56% the previous quarter.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/13/deportation-orders-show-historic-decline-in-recent-months.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/13/deportation-orders-show-historic-decline-in-recent-months.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:12:17 +0000 2012-02-13T11:12:17Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/11/obama-administration-names-public-advocate-to-explain-policies.htm <p>The Obama administration has announced major changes in its approach to deportations this year, and this week it also announced the appointment of a public advocate to help explain how the changes will work.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/11/obama-administration-names-public-advocate-to-explain-policies.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/11/obama-administration-names-public-advocate-to-explain-policies.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:13:17 +0000 2012-02-11T17:13:17Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/01/2011-will-go-down-as-great-year-for-immigration-embarrassments.htm <p>I like to call them "immbarrassments." You know, immigration embarrassments.</p> <p>Those ridiculous things that people say and do as they try to wrestle with this complicated and politically charged issue.</p> <p>And <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu= http://immigration.about.com/od/usimmigrationhistory/tp/Immigration-Embarrassments-In-2011.htm">2011 was memorable for immbarrassments.</a> Herman Cain told a joke that fell flat during his short-lived presidential run.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/01/2011-will-go-down-as-great-year-for-immigration-embarrassments.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/02/01/2011-will-go-down-as-great-year-for-immigration-embarrassments.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:20:47 +0000 2012-02-01T13:20:47Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/21/obama-wants-to-boost-tourism-increase-travel-visas.htm <p>The Obama administration believes it can create 1 million new jobs by promoting international tourism, boosting nonimmigrant visa processing capacity and expanding <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu= http://immigration.about.com/od/usvisas/a/How-To-Visit-The-U-S-Without-A-Visa.htm">the Visa Waiver Program.</a></p> <p>The White House initiative is aimed at drawing more tourists from China and Brazil. The government plans to increase <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu= http://immigration.about.com/od/usvisas/f/VisaTypeFAQ.htm">visa processing</a> capacity in those fast-growing countries by 40% this year.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/21/obama-wants-to-boost-tourism-increase-travel-visas.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/21/obama-wants-to-boost-tourism-increase-travel-visas.htm Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:12:27 +0000 2012-01-21T11:12:27Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/18/did-romney-endorsement-hand-election-to-obama.htm <p>Mitt Romney, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, welcomed an endorsement this week from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu= http://immigration.about.com/od/immigrationlawandpolicy/p/Kansas-Kobach-Wrote-Arizona-Immigration-Law.htm">immigration activist Kris Kobach.</a></p> <p>Is this the best thing that could have happened to President Obama?</p> <p>Kobach is a lawyer and radio talk show host who is affiliated with the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a group favored by the Tea Party and the ultra-conservative wing of the party.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/18/did-romney-endorsement-hand-election-to-obama.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/18/did-romney-endorsement-hand-election-to-obama.htm Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:43:11 +0000 2012-01-18T16:43:11Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/17/romney-reaffirms-hardline-positions-on-immigration-policy.htm <p>Mitt Romney dug his hardline positions in deeper on immigration during Monday's Republican presidential debate in South Carolina.</p> <p>The GOP frontrunner rejected any solution for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the country that allows them to remain here. Romney said they must return to their homelands.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/17/romney-reaffirms-hardline-positions-on-immigration-policy.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/17/romney-reaffirms-hardline-positions-on-immigration-policy.htm Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:56:06 +0000 2012-01-17T07:56:06Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/13/obama-promotes-hispanic-to-lead-domestic-policy-council.htm <p>President Obama this week promoted Cecilia Munoz, currently the director of intergovernmental affairs, to director of the Domestic Policy Council.</p> <p>Munoz, 49, has been <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu= http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/cecilia-munoz-to-head-obamas-domestic-policy-council/2012/01/10/gIQAO2SioP_blog.html">the White House's leader in reaching out to Hispanic groups.</a> Before joining the administration, she was a senior vice president of the National Council of La Raza, the country's largest Hispanic civil rights group.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/13/obama-promotes-hispanic-to-lead-domestic-policy-council.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/13/obama-promotes-hispanic-to-lead-domestic-policy-council.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:20:22 +0000 2012-01-13T16:20:22Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/11/immigration-issues-loom-for-romney-in-s-carolina-florida.htm <p>Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, but immigration issues could be formidable obstacles to his progress as his campaign moves on to South Carolina and Florida.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/11/immigration-issues-loom-for-romney-in-s-carolina-florida.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/11/immigration-issues-loom-for-romney-in-s-carolina-florida.htm Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:07:32 +0000 2012-01-11T08:07:32Z http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/09/congress-members-want-more-visas-to-help-haitian-victims.htm <p>Thursday is the two-year anniversary of the massive earthquake in Haiti that killed nearly 300,000 people, and members of Congress want the United States to speed up the visa process to help more Haitians work and live here.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/09/congress-members-want-more-visas-to-help-haitian-victims.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://immigration.about.com/b/2012/01/09/congress-members-want-more-visas-to-help-haitian-victims.htm Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:53:51 +0000 2012-01-09T07:53:51Z