December 2009

By Gary Martin
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Immigration reform is increasingly looking like a political albatross that could hurt Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections whether President Obama succeeds or fails in overhauling today’s widely disliked system.
After postponing action for a year because of the national economic crisis and a drawn-out debate over health reform, President Obama [...]

1. Death to the widow penalty.
2. Lou Dobbs Deported from CNN.
3. Repeal of HIV Travel Ban.
4. Wisconsin Wins Instate-Tuition for Undocumented Students.
5. Health care: Congress Passes SCHIP; Removes 5 Year Wait for Legal Immigrants.
6. Education Not Deportation: Immigrant Youth Fight to Halt Deportations.
7. HPV Vaccines No Longer Required.
8. Restrictionism Loses Steam and Elections.
9. Asylum for [...]

By Pete Carey
San Jose Mercury News
After a slow start because of the recession, applications for the high-tech industry’s favorite work visa, the H-1B, reached the annual cap of 65,000 this month, federal immigration authorities said this week.
The announcement by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services might appear to be one more sign of an economy [...]