Tag Archives: US immigration policy
National identification law included in immigration bill
The sweeping immigration measure advancing rapidly in the Senate goes far beyond much-debated border security measures and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with a crucial requirement that could affect every American who takes a new job in the future. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/us/politics/bill-to-expand-us-database-to-verify-hires.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp The provision, a linchpin of the legislation, would require all employers in the […]
Tens of thousands in US rally for citizenship
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied across the US in a mass call for citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22102656 The co-ordinated protests were designed to press Congress to act as senators negotiate an immigration reform bill. In Washington DC cheering crowds gathered outside the Capitol, and more than 1,000 demonstrated in Atlanta.