The DREAM Act will be introduced into the Senate this week, as an amendment to the Department of Defence Authorisation bill currently being debated. The move follows the defeat of the efforts for comprehensive immigration reform, and demonstrates how immigrant advocates are shifting their efforts to the passage of legislation that will assist immigrants on a more… Continue reading DREAM Act goes to US Senate
Category: US immigration reform
Irish undocumented speak of frustrated hopes
The Sunday Business Post carries an article on the failure of the US immigration reform efforts. The article, by Susan Mitchell, interviews several undocumented Irish immigrants, who described the pain of being unable to return home for visits. Read the article.
Immigration reform efforts to continue, says ILIR leader
Leading US immigration reform campainger and Irish Voice publisher Niall O’Dowd has urged those fighting for change to continue their efforts. In a statement on the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform website, Mr O’Dowd says that the issue of comprehensive immigration reform is dead until after the November 2008 elections. He has indicated that the… Continue reading Immigration reform efforts to continue, says ILIR leader
Justice for Immigrants urges action following cloture vote
The immigration reform bill which was reintroduced in the US Senate has passed the first of many hurdles; yesterday the first cloture vote to proceed passed by a vote of 64-35. The Justice for Immigrants campaign has issued an alert urging all Americans to call their senators. Here is the text of the alert: TAKE… Continue reading Justice for Immigrants urges action following cloture vote
US immigration bill to be reintroduced
The US immigration bill will be reintroduced, apparently. Geri Garvey of the Irish Apostolate has forwarded this statement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell: “We met this evening with several of the Senators involved in the immigration bill negotiations. Based on that discussion, the immigration bill will return to… Continue reading US immigration bill to be reintroduced
Convicted fraudster scams Irish undocumented
There has been substantial media coverage of the case of Ralph Cucciniello, who scammed millions of dollars from 200 undocumented immigrants. Mr Cucciniello posed as a lawyer working with Yale Immigration Law Clinic, and promised undocumented Irish immigrants that he would get them papers in return for a $5,000 fee. But Cucciniello was not a… Continue reading Convicted fraudster scams Irish undocumented