Articles Archive for January 2009
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If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and thirteen other senators achieve what appears to be their goal—what amounts to amnesty is coming soon. On January 6, the “Stronger Economy, Stronger Borders Act of 2009,” S. 9, was introduced as “among the legislative priorities for the new Congress.” But thus far, the content of this bill does not reflect what its bold, tough title implies. Rather, using Vermont’s Senator Patrick Leahy’s introduction of S.9 as the barometer, the precise opposite will occur. It is a bill which would weaken America’s border …
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As immigrant rights activists demand immigration reform from the Obama administration, it is critical to acknowledge that concrete reform cannot be achieved as long as the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) is riddled with corruption and criminal abuse.
Crime and corruption at the USCIS formerly the Immigration and Nationalization Services, (INS) is the dirty secret few politicians dare mention within their vaulted rhetoric calling for urgent immigration reform that never materializes. Thus far, their hollow words and legislative tinkering over the last 20 years produced few results except costing …
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There is another crisis on the verge of catching fire in America and the bailout has already begun.
It is the bailout to fix the costly fallout created by decades of failed immigration policies that taxpayers and lawful immigrants have been funding and will continue to fund to mop up the mess.
Last November, a fraction of the bailout went to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a $2.6 billion a-year agency. The USCIS received $500 million over five years to modernize its case management system. This agency tasked …




