FAIR Immigration Report
November 2010
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Administration Record on Deportations: Long on Rhetoric, Short on Results
Demonstrating just how defensive they are about their record on immigration enforcement, the Obama administration mounted a full-scale public relations offensive to accompany release of FY 2010 data about deportations and removals.
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Senate Republicans Charge Administration with Selective Enforcement of Immigration Laws
Earlier this year, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo indicated that the Obama administration was preparing to dismiss thousands of cases against illegal aliens who could be subject to deportation. That policy is already in effect, according to a letter sent by the seven Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.
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Congressional Research Service Questions Administration’s Immigration Enforcement Claims
FAIR’s skepticism of the administration’s record on immigration enforcement is shared by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS examined the results of paperwork audits and found sharp declines in key areas of enforcement.
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New York Blatantly Infringes on Federal Immigration Authority; Obama Administration Not Likely to Sue
Gov. David A. Paterson appointed a special clemency panel to review petitions for an executive pardon for noncitizens who have been convicted of a crime in New York. The stated purpose of the panel is to identify and expedite pardons for immigrants whose convictions make them eligible for deportation.
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Fourteen States May Challenge Birthright Citizenship in 2011
State and local governments are increasingly filling the void left by the federal government’s refusal to enforce immigration laws or institute meaningful reforms that protect the interests of the American people.
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Around the Country
Georgia Bars Illegal Aliens from State Colleges and Universities
By a 14-2 vote on October 13, the Georgia Board of Regents decided to bar illegal aliens from attending the state’s five most prestigious public colleges and universities.
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