Danilo Zak · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 11:48 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, January 31, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, January 31, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-january-31-2020/ All the best,  Danilo  BILLS INTRODUCED …

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  Magen Wetmore, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 9:58 PM

With New Ban, Trump Continues to Target Legal Immigration

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release           Contact: Magen Wetmore, 202-383-5983 Jan. 31, 2020                                             With New Ban, Trump Continues to Target Legal Immigration WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administ…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 3:51 PM

Noorani's Notes: Reality of the Border

  While Republicans have nailed down a clear message on immigration — that the border must be closed to prevent migrants from “entering the country to steal jobs and harm Americans” — Democrats have struggled to find one, writes Ariel Armony, vice provost for …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Noorani's Notes: There Was a Directive

  On the one year anniversary of the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols — also known as “Remain in Mexico” — the Department of Homeland Security announced that the controversial policy will now also apply to Brazilian asylum seekers at the sou…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 29, 2020 at 3:58 PM

Noorani's Notes: "In the Dark"

  The Trump administration’s “public charge” rule, which the Supreme Court allowed to move forward this week, is premised on the idea that some immigrants are an “economic burden” on society — but the truth is that most immigrants come here to work, Jason L. R…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 28, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Noorani's Notes: Bridge Builders

  In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule to go into effect while legal challenges brought by the state of New York and immigrant advocacy groups proceed. The rule allows an immigration officer to …

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 27, 2020 at 8:46 PM

Noorani Responds to Public Charge Decision

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release        Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 Jan. 27, 2020 Noorani Responds to Public Charge Decision WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 5-4 ruling announced today, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 27, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Noorani's Notes: Hurting Jobs

  A judge in Hamilton County, Ohio, said he calls U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if defendants in his courtroom need an interpreter — jumping to the assumption that they are undocumented, Todd Dykes reports for Cincinnati’s WLWT. “Not everybody…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

January 24, 2020 at 11:52 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, January 24, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, January 24, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-january-24-2020/ All the best,  Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLE…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 24, 2020 at 3:33 PM

Noorani's Notes: Richer, Not Poorer

  On the campaign trail, Democrats are missing an opportunity to address Americans’ fears about issues ranging from immigration to the opioid crisis head on, writes Timothy McMahan King in an op-ed for CNN. McMahan King, author of “Addiction Nation: What the O…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Noorani's Notes: Future of Farming

  Today the White House is expected to roll out a new policy restricting visas for pregnant women. Matthew Lee and Colleen Long report for the Associated Press that the new policy “raises questions about how [consular] officers would determine whether a woman…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 3:46 PM

Noorani's Notes: "The American Story"

  President Trump is considering expanding his controversial travel ban to seven additional countries, report Nahal Toosi and Anita Kumar for Politico. An announcement could come as early as Monday and could include Belarus, Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Niger…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 21, 2020 at 3:22 PM

Noorani's Notes: World's Most Costly

  For The New Yorker, Ben Taub tells the gripping story of Omar Ameen, an Iraqi refugee who came to the U.S. with his family fleeing violence at home. Now, Ameen stands falsely accused by U.S. officials of being an ISIS commander — and could be sent back to Ir…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 11:32 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, January 17, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, January 17, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-january-17-2020/ All the best,  Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLE…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 3:26 PM

Noorani's Notes: Nonstop Chaos

  The Trump administration has placed a formal request for more funding from the Pentagon for the construction of around 270 miles of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, reports Courtney Kube for NBC News. “Although there's no price tag yet, the Pentagon obl…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Noorani's Notes: Between a Wall and a Hard Place

  In a new ruling, U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte has temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order allowing states and local jurisdictions to refuse resettlement of refugees, report NBC’s Daniella Silva and Laura Strickler. “Messitte wrote in …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 15, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Noorani's Notes: Something Amazing

  Last night, at the final Democratic Debate before voting begins, the word “immigration” was mentioned two times — both in passing. And that while the issue may not be front and center before voting begins in Iowa, it certainly will be a major issue in the fa…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 14, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Noorani's Notes: Invisible Walls

  “President Trump is preparing to divert an additional $7.2 billion in Pentagon funding for border wall construction this year, five times what Congress authorized him to spend on the project,” Nick Miroff reports for The Washington Post. The funds will be ta…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 3:32 PM

Noorani's Notes: Yes, it's true.

  In a disappointing move, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that Texas — which resettled more refugees than any other state in 2018 — is the first state to refuse refugee resettlement.   As I told Nicole Cobler for the Austin American-Statesman, “the gove…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 10:50 PM

‘A Big Mistake’: Texas Governor Declines to Resettle Refugees

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release        Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 Jan. 10, 2020 ‘A Big Mistake’: Texas Governor Declines to Resettle Refugees WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Greg Abbott today became the first governor to refuse refug…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 10:49 PM

‘A Big Mistake’: Texas Governor Declines to Resettle Refugees

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release        Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 Jan. 10, 2020 ‘A Big Mistake’: Texas Governor Declines to Resettle Refugees WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Greg Abbott today became the first governor to refuse refug…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 10:42 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, January 10, 2020

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, January 10, 2020 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here:https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-january-10-2020/ All the best,  Danilo  LEGISLATIVE BULLET…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 3:49 PM

Noorani's Notes: Hockey Night in Canada

  Rumors have it that today the Trump administration will celebrate completion of its 100th mile of border wall in Yuma, Arizona. Some questions we have for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership: What is old and refurbished, versus new constructio…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Noorani's Notes: The 41 States of America

  With less than two weeks before the deadline, 41 states and 86 local governments have filed letters with the federal government permitting refugee resettlement in accordance with President Trump’s executive order, reports Bekah McNeel in Christianity Today. …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Noorani's Notes: "Not Turning My Back"

  As we highlighted in the Notes yesterday, immigration officials are beginning to deport Mexican nationals seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to Guatemala, expanding a practice that previously sent refugees to Honduras and El Salvador. Now, Mexico is sp…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 7, 2020 at 3:41 PM

Noorani's Notes: "You Have to Help Others"

  New documents obtained by BuzzFeed News show that federal immigration officials are beginning to deport Mexican nationals seeking asylum at the southern border to Guatemala, expanding the practice that has turned away many refugees from Honduras and El Salva…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

January 6, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Noorani's Notes: No Goodbye

  Hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season and New Year’s. I spent a week driving the Pacific Coast Highway — not terrible. Let’s start the decade with the data: The Census Bureau reports that the U.S. population slowed this past decade, from…

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  Ali Noorani · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 5:20 PM

There's Still Time!

National Immigration Forum Dear John, As we’ve reached the end of this giving season, we hope you’ll consider contributing to the National Immigration Forum. When you give to our work, you’re impacting the immigration conversation in a meaningful and l…

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  National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 7:13 PM

We Need Your Help

National Immigration Forum Dear John, Please consider donating to the National Immigration Forum.  By contributing to our work, you’re participating in policy research, in educational outreach, and a more constructive narrative supporting immigrant co…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Noorani's Notes: Stocking Stuffer

  Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexican towns along the border are facing new dangers, including criminal cartels who seek to kidnap them and extort ransoms from their relatives, reports Miriam Jordan for The New York Times. One Honduran father was tortured…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 9:35 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, December 20, 2019

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, December 20, 2019 is now posted. You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-december-20-2019/ The next bulletin will be posted on Friday…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 3:15 PM

Noorani's Notes: Resettlement in the South

  Your pre-holiday must-read: USA Today’s two-part investigative deep dive (part one and part two) uncovering reports of sexual assaults, poor medical care and dozens of deaths at facilities overseen by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). From data…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 19, 2019 at 3:37 PM

Noorani's Notes: What Line?

  Far away from D.C. and all that went down yesterday, Gov. Bill Lee (R) announced that Tennessee will continue accepting refugees, joining only a handful of Republican-led states to do so as a new Trump administration deadline looms, Natalie Allison and Joel …

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  Ali Noorani · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 7:47 PM

This Giving Season

National Immigration Forum Dear John, The holidays are in full swing, and giving is the most impactful way to celebrate.  This season, we’re hoping you’ll choose to partner with us in creating a shared vision for immigration in America. Please donate t…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 3:21 PM

Noorani's Notes: First Responders

  There are now an unprecedented 800,000 immigrants working legally in the U.S. who are waiting for green cards, reports Abigail Hauslohner at The Washington Post. Most of those waiting for employment-based green cards are Indian, and “the backlog among this g…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 17, 2019 at 3:34 PM

Noorani's Notes: Corporate Pledge

  As DMV offices across New York State saw long lines on Monday to issue drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants for the first time, New Jersey's state legislature successfully passed similar legislation. Per Tracey Tully and Michael Gold in The New York …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Noorani's Notes: America in 2020

  California is to set to spend $187 million to maximize census participation next year — while in Texas, the state legislature has declined to spend a single dollar on the effort, Michael Wines and Jose A. Del Real report in The New York Times. Partisan polit…

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  Danilo Zak · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 10:53 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, December 13, 2019

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, December 13, 2019 is now posted.  You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-december-13-2019/ All the best,  Danilo LEGISLATIVE BULL…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 3:23 PM

Noorani's Notes: A Peaceful Environment

  The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General is investigating a recent $400 million federal contract with Fisher Sand & Gravel for construction of the border wall, which raised suspicions in the House Homeland Security committee, reports Zolan Kanno-Youngs…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 3:40 PM

Noorani's Notes: "What You Need to be Warm"

  Faith leaders across the country are taking action ahead of a Christmas deadline for state and local jurisdictions to provide written consent to the resettlement of refugees, Heather Sells reports for CBN News. “This week, faith leaders connected with the Ev…

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  Dan Gordon, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 11, 2019 at 11:47 PM

Bipartisan Immigration Bill Passes the House

National Immigration Forum For Immediate Release          Contact: Dan Gordon, 617-651-0841 Dec. 11, 2019       Bipartisan Immigration Bill Passes the House WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan bill offering much-needed immigration and agriculture workfo…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 11, 2019 at 3:28 PM

Noorani's Notes: Inspiring Immigration Stories of 2019

  The U.S. House of Representatives will vote today on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act — bipartisan legislation that would grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers, modernize the agricultural worker visa program and mandate E-Verify for the sector. …

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 10, 2019 at 3:24 PM

Noorani's Notes: Vaccines

  The Burleigh County Commission in North Dakota voted 3-2 Monday night to continue accepting refugees, Mitch Smith and Miriam Jordan report in The New York Times. The commission capped refugee admissions at 25, about the same number as last year. Brian Bitner…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 9, 2019 at 3:26 PM

Noorani's Notes: Meanwhile in Arizona

  North Dakota’s Burleigh County is set to vote today on whether the county will be the first in the nation to ban further resettlement of refugees, reports James MacPherson at the Associated Press. “Monday night’s meeting will be held in a middle school cafet…

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  Christian Penichet-Paul · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 11:03 PM

Legislative Bulletin - Friday, December 6, 2019

Hello all, The National Immigration Forum's Legislative Bulletin for Friday, December 6, 2019 is now posted. You can find the online version of the bulletin here: https://immigrationforum.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-december-6-2019/ Best, Christian  LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN - Fr…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 3:38 PM

Noorani's Notes: "Because I believe in God"

  This morning I have an op-ed in the Boston Globe: “In recent months — as the country has been transfixed on the high-stakes drama of the impeachment inquiry — the very fabric of our nation has become altered. Not because of new witness testimony or details p…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 5, 2019 at 3:45 PM

Noorani's Notes: "A Defensive Crouch"

  Texas District Court Judge Keno Vasquez has temporarily blocked the crowdfunded “We Build the Wall” effort to build a portion of the border wall along the Rio Grande,  reports Neil Vigdor at The New York Times. The temporary restraining order follows a lawsu…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Noorani's Notes: Refugee Admissions

  This fall, President Trump signed an executive order that allows states and cities to veto refugee resettlement — and slashed the annual refugee ceiling to a record low of 18,000 for next year. However, Griff Witte at The Washington Post writes that in “dee…

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  Ali Noorani · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Help Us Reshape Our Nation's Immigration Story

National Immigration Forum Dear John, As you are inundated with requests this Giving Tuesday, I hope you will put ours at the top of your pile. We greatly value your support! The decisions that drove our earliest ancestors to America are the same that…

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  Ali Noorani, National Immigration Forum · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Noorani's Notes: Left Behind

  Welcome to the #GivingTuesday edition of Noorani’s Notes. If you find these Notes useful, please consider supporting our work at the National Immigration Forum. We are tremendously grateful. Now, to the news… The Department of Homeland Security’s inadequat…

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