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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
New Blog Site
Migrations has moved to a new site. Please visit us at migrations.wordpress.com
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Congress Debates On Immigration Reform
This week, the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee started the controversial debate on immigration reform. The debate on the 12 million undocumented population started, but the committee deferred any votes on the subject until after next week's congressional recess.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Salvadorans immigrants are returning to their home country and
Salvadorans immigrants are returning to their home country and make significant impacts in more than financial ways. Here's the story from the Washington Post.
Thursday, March 2, 2006
TPS Extended for El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was extended for an additional 12 months for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The decision was made to assist these countries in recovering from the natural disasters that have affected them.
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Senate to Begin Debate on Comprehensive Immigration Reform on Thursday
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin debating comprehensive immigration reform tomorrow, March 2. Please call, fax, and write the Senate Judiciary Committee today and tell them:
Senate Judiciary Committee (by state):
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Phone: (202) 224-4124
Fax: (202) 224-3149
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Phone: (202) 224-4521
Fax: (202) 224-2207
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Phone: (202) 224-5042
Fax: (202) 224-0139
Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Phone: (202) 224-3744
Fax: (202) 224-6020
Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Phone: (202) 224-2152
Fax: (202) 228-0400
Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Phone: (202) 224-6521
Fax: (202) 228-1265
Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Phone: (202) 224-4543
Fax: (202) 224-2417
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Phone: (202) 224-6542
Fax: (202) 228-3027
Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Phone: (202) 224-2315
Fax: (202) 224-6519
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Phone: (202) 224-5754
Fax: (202) 224-6008
Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Phone: (202) 224-4254
Fax: (202) 228-1229
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Phone: (202) 224-5972
Fax: (202) 224-3808
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Phone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-2856
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Phone: (202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Phone: (202) 224-4242
Fax: (202) 224-3479
Herbert Kohl (D-WI)
Phone: (202) 224-5653
Fax: (202) 224-9787
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Phone: (202) 224-5323
Fax: (202) 224-2725
(1) Any workable immigration reform bill MUST provide the current undocumented population with the opportunity to earn permanent legal status. (2) Limitations on judicial review and due process for noncitizens deny our democracy's deeply held values and are an affront to the rule of law, which is founded on fundamental principles such as the right to a day in court, checks and balances, and freedom from unjust and arbitrary detention.
Senate Judiciary Committee (by state):
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Phone: (202) 224-4124
Fax: (202) 224-3149
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Phone: (202) 224-4521
Fax: (202) 224-2207
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Phone: (202) 224-5042
Fax: (202) 224-0139
Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Phone: (202) 224-3744
Fax: (202) 224-6020
Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Phone: (202) 224-2152
Fax: (202) 228-0400
Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Phone: (202) 224-6521
Fax: (202) 228-1265
Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Phone: (202) 224-4543
Fax: (202) 224-2417
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Phone: (202) 224-6542
Fax: (202) 228-3027
Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Phone: (202) 224-2315
Fax: (202) 224-6519
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Phone: (202) 224-5754
Fax: (202) 224-6008
Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Phone: (202) 224-4254
Fax: (202) 228-1229
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Phone: (202) 224-5972
Fax: (202) 224-3808
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Phone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-2856
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Phone: (202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Phone: (202) 224-4242
Fax: (202) 224-3479
Herbert Kohl (D-WI)
Phone: (202) 224-5653
Fax: (202) 224-9787
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Phone: (202) 224-5323
Fax: (202) 224-2725
Immigrants Contribute to US Olympic Team
Immigrants have long contributed to the success of the US Olympic team. This year includes: Tanith Belbin, who with partner Ben Agosto, won a silver medal in Ice Dancing; Korean-born Hyo Jung Kim who competed in speed skating; and Russian-born Denis Petrukhov, who represented the U.S. in ice dancing.
Halliburton, KBR, Awarded Million Dollar Contract to Build Detention Centers
The New York Times reported that Kellogg Brown & Root, the Halliburton subsidiary, was awarded a contract worth up to $385 million to to build temporary immigration detention centers in the case of an "unexpected influx of immigrants." According to a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement the centers will only be built if an emergency situation arises.
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