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Government Rewarding Firms that Check Immigrant Status

November 19, 2009. The Department of Homeland Security will give a "seal of approval" to businesses volunteering to use an electronic program to check workers' immigration status.

Napolitano Sees Hope for Immigration Reform

November 14, 2009. The Homeland Security chief sees a shift in support of such an effort. She calls for a 'tough pathway' to legal status for undocumented workers.

Democratic Pressure for Immigration Reform

October 30, 2009. Hoping to jump-start a major legislative drive on immigration reform in the U.S. Congress, more than 100 pro-reform House Democrats signed a letter reminding President Obama of his administration’s commitment to overhaul immigration.

Groups Call for Balance in Labor, Immigration Laws

October 27, 2009. "The single-minded focus on immigration enforcement without regard to violations of workplace laws has enabled employers with rampant labor and employment violations to profit by employing workers who are terrified to complain," said the authors of the report by the AFL-CIO, National Employment Law Project and American Rights at Work Education Fund. Click above for the complete article.

Evangelicals Endorse Immigration Reform

October 13, 2009. The National Association of Evangelicals endorsed comprehensive immigration reform, saying new policies should reflect "biblical grace to the stranger."

Janet Napolitano on Immigration Reform

June 22, 2009. Walter Shapiro of Politics Daily interviews Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. Napolitano oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Click above for the complete interview.

Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority

April 8, 2009. While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the country’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal.

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New One-year Amnesty for Many Pre-1982 Immigrants Starts Today

Today marks the beginning of a one-year application period for thousands of long-term undocumented immigrants throughout the country who were unlawfully turned away by the INS when they attempted to file for legalization during the 1987-88 one-time amnesty signed by President Reagan in 1986.