Federal Immigration Legislation and Executive Action

Articles from the Center on the topic of federal immigration legislation and/or executive action can be found here.

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Do It for the Children — and Their Parents?

Topics: DREAM Act, House Legislation

Panel Video: Deportation Numbers Unwrapped

Topics: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744), Illegal Immigration, The 2013-14 Immigration Debate, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

The Basic Fault: Why the Senate Bill Can't Be Redeemed, Part 4

Topics: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744), Illegal Immigration, Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform, The 2013-14 Immigration Debate

Did an Illegal Alien Try to Burn Down a Church in Sen. Leahy’s Vermont?

Topics: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Illegal Immigration

The Basic Fault: Why the Senate Bill Can't Be Redeemed, Part 3

Topics: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)

Steven Camarota Discusses Immigration Legislation (Lou Dobbs Tonight - 10/17/13)

Steven Camarota, the Center's Director of Research, appeared on Lou Dobbs Tonight. On the show, he discusses President Obama's renewed push for immigration legislation. Genevieve Wood, Vice President of the Heritage Foundation also joins in on the discussion.

Topics: House Legislation, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744), Illegal Immigration, Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform, The 2013-14 Immigration Debate, Legal Immigration

A Whole New Asylum Category?

Topics: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744), Refugees and Asylum, Asylum

A Tale of Two Senators

Rob Portman, Chuck Schumer, and Three Decades of Congressional Failure in Immigration Enforcement

Topics: Immigration History, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)

How Many New Voters Would S.744 Create?

A look at the electoral implications of the Gang of Eight immigration bill

Topics: Politics, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)

If You Have a Party and Most of Your Guests Don't Show . . .

Topics: Senate Legislation 2013-14