Senator Menendez Hopeful about New Immigration Reform Bill

Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) introduced a new immigration reform bill that has many supporters hopeful to see a change within the system sooner rather than later.
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 was filed just as Congress prepares to break until after the November 2 elections.
Introducing the bill yesterday at [...]

Menendez introduces immigration reform bill that would tighten border patrol, offer clear path to residency

New Jersey’s junior senator introduced legislation Wednesday that would lay out a clear map for how undocumented immigrants could become permanent residents, according to a story in today’s Jersey Journal.
Robert Menendez introduced the immigration reform bill on Wednesday. The legislation would also increase border patrols and help family members separated [...]

California DREAM Act Vetoed By Schwarzenegger

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have provided $38 million in benefits to help children of illegal immigrants attend state colleges and universities, according to a state employee.
A worker in the office of Assembly member Felipe Fuentes, the legislator who authored the California DREAM Act, confirmed that [...]

Immigration bill: Good legislation, bad timing

T he central problem with U.S. immigration policy is that there is no policy.
The state of Arizona responded to that void by adopting its own law and the reverberations have yet to stop.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced an immigration reform bill. The good news is that it covers what needs to [...]

Crucial Vote for DREAM Act in the Senate today

A vote is scheduled for the defense authorization bill (S.3454) in the Senate this afternoon. The procedural vote seeks to move the bill forward and begin general debate; however Democratic leaders may not have the 60 votes needed to pass the motion.
The Senate will make a procedural vote [...]

This is our chance to pass the Dream Act now!

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Next week the U.S. Senate will vote to attach the Dream Act as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act. This is our chance to pass the Dream Act now! Take the next ten minutes to make yourself count by calling the following key senators:
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sen. George LeMieux (R-Florida)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)
Sen. Scott [...]

Make the DREAM come true: Proposed law would clear path to earned citizenship

The Senate is moving toward a vote on a vitally important immigration reform that would enable children of illegal immigrants to earn permanent legal status by completing college or military service.
Called the DREAM Act, the measure should become the law of the land.
Today, there’s simply no good route for the sons [...]