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Misuse of Barbara Jordan's Legacy on Immigration Is Wrong, No Matter Who Does It

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Barbara Jordan is a true hero of the Civil Rights Movement, an icon of American politics, and a guiding light to those who continue to fight for immigration reforms that put the interests of the American people first. Susan F. Martin, professor emerita at Georgetown University and former staff member of the Jordan Commission, wrote a piece last week attacking President Trump for a letter the White House put out praising Jordan's work. Martin was aghast that Trump would "intimate" that he and Jordan held similar policy positions on immigration. President Trump is a political lightening rod, no doubt, even more so than other modern Presidents, but in attacking him Martin misrepresented Barbara Jordan's views on immigration and the recommendations of the Jordan Commission.

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ICE Launches New Effort with Local Sheriffs to Facilitate Detention and Removal of Criminal Aliens

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At a Wednesday press conference, ICE and two major sheriffs' associations announced a new set of cooperative agreements designed to enhance public safety, and to help ICE carry out its legal mandate to identify and remove criminal aliens from the United States. These agreements will also protect law enforcement agencies from lawsuits brought by groups like the ACLU that claim ICE detainers are unconstitutional.

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DHS Office of Inspector General Finds Serious Risks to National Security

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The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report this week containing some very troubling findings. The OIG warned that "ICE may have missed opportunities to identify, apprehend, and adjudicate the status of aliens posing the highest risk to public safety and national security." The argument that there is a "rigorous vetting process" to keep terrorists out the United States is seriously undermined by by this report.

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Trump Admin Outlines Immigration as Part of National Security Strategy

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President Trump delivered a speech on December 18 outlining his National Security Strategy, a document required each year from the executive branch by Congress. Reiterating themes that won him the 2016 election, President Trump gave strong indications that immigration policy will be at the forefront of his Administration's efforts in 2018.

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Immigration Again Tops One Million in 2016: Chain Migration Over 300,000

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The recently released Yearbook of Immigration Statistics for 2016 shows us that family-based immigration is the main driver of admission numbers, and that Chain Migration was well over 250,000 in 2016. All together, admissions in Chain Migration extended family categories in 2016 were 307,197.

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Tax Bill Fails to Eliminate Tax Credits for Illegal Aliens

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The new tax bill passed by Congress will eliminate the Additional Child Tax Credit that the IRS is now allowing some illegal aliens to receive. However, Congress missed an opportunity to enact a simple fix to make sure that individuals who are not living and working legally in the country are ineligible for refunds or tax relief.

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U.S.-Born Two-Thirds of Direct-Care Workforce; Politico Writer Concludes Low-Wage Immigrant Workers Best Option for Future

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According to Politico, unless the U.S. continues to bring in low-wage workers from abroad, there will no one to care for aging Baby Boomers because "there are reason's to assume" Americans won't be taking those jobs. The reasons for that assumption are not convincing, and the article's writer inadvertently makes a compelling case for how to improve wages and working condition for home health care workers.

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