National Immigration Forum

Update on the comprehensive immigration reform debate

June 30, 2009

President Obama meets with Members of Congress: On June 25th, President Obama met with Members of Congress to discuss immigration reform. According to reports from the meeting, the President was ...

Legislative update for June 30, 2009

June 30, 2009

DHS Appropriations: On June 24th, the House passed the annual appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Highlights relating to immigration were reported in a previous update. ...

Polls Show Most Americans Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform

June 02, 2009

This memo summarizes recent public opinion polls on immigration ...

Recent Polling on Immigration Reform

June 02, 2009

While comprehensive immigration reform has some vocal opponents, the vast majority of voters (two thirds or more depending on the details) favor comprehensive immigration reform, a position that has ...

After Presidential Call to Action: Focus Shifts to Congress for Immigration Solutions

June 26, 2009

Washington, DC – The meeting between President Obama and Members of Congress in both parties Thursday went very well by all accounts. The following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director ...

White House Meeting Starts Immigration Reform Process: “President Shows Way Forward”

June 25, 2009

Focus Shifts to Congress for Solutions and Action Washington, DC – The President meets with Members of Congress today to discuss moving comprehensive immigration reform forward in Congress this ...

Civics Lesson

July 02, 2009

Photo: Maurice Belanger To celebrate the historic event that launched our country, more than 6,000 candidates for citizenship will be sworn in as citizens of the United States in approximately 50 ...

Secret courts=unaccountable justice

July 01, 2009

In Kangaroo Court, I described a mass criminal court proceeding typical of Operation Streamline. I noted that two women in the courtroom that day had a birth certificate to prove that one of the men ...