FAIR Legislative Update November 16, 2009
*La Raza and FAIR Face Off on Providing Taxpayer-Subsidized Health Care to Illegal Aliens *Napolitano Affirms Amnesty Legislation is on the Agenda in Early 2010 *Illegal Alien Files Million Dollar Suit against Sheriff in Attempt to Undermine 287(g) *British Prime Minister Acknowledges "Cost" of Immigration, Advocates Reduction

FAIR Legislative Update November 9, 2009
*House Leadership Sides with Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Health Care Bill, Passes Bill With Illegal Alien Coverage Loophole *Senate Democrats Block Vitter/Bennett Census Amendment *Vulnerable Democrats Tell Leadership to Avoid Amnesty in 2010 *True Immigration Reformers Win Statewide Elections in Virginia

FAIR Legislative Update November 2, 2009
*Latest House Health Care Bill Contains Verification Process that Raises Concerns *Sen. Reid Blocks Sen. Sessions' E-Verify Amendment to Unemployment Extension Bill *Federal Contractor Says E-Verify Helps With Hiring Process *Congressional Letters Push Administration on 287(g), Amnesty

FAIR Legislative Update October 26, 2009
*Including Illegal Aliens in 2010 Raises Serious Constitutional & Voting Rights Issues *Investigation Reveals ICE Monitoring Programs are Ineffective Immigrant Detention Alternatives *With Unemployment Near Ten Percent, Giffords Seeks Importation of More Cheap Foreign Labor

FAIR Legislative Update October 19, 2009
*Congressman Gutierrez Outlines "Core Principles" of an Amnesty Bill *Final Version of DHS Spending Bill Contains Troubling Immigration Provisions *White House Uses Federal Funds to Steer Volunteers to Pro-Amnesty Groups *Amendment to Require Citizenship and Immigration Questions as Part of Census on Hold in Senate

FAIR Legislative Update October 13, 2009
*Congress Kills Permanent Extension of E-Verify *DHS Weakens Immigration Detention System *Senate Rejects Immigration Amendments to Bill that Funds the Census Bureau and DOJ *ICE Forces Sheriff Joe to Sign Weakened 287(g) Agreement *Senators Question Napolitano on Possible Reduction of Border Patrol Agents *FAIR Pulls Back the Curtain on the Tactics of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

FAIR Legislative Update September 28, 2009
*Immigration Amendments to Senate Finance Committee Health Bill Could See Action this Week *Congress Set to Pass Short-Term Funding Resolution, Including 31-day E-Verify Extension *Rep. Gutierrez to Introduce Amnesty Bill *True Immigration Reformers Score Victory in House

FAIR Legislative Update September 21, 2009
*White House Endorses Closing Illegal Alien Health Care Loophole, Outrages Open Borders Lobby *Senate Health Reform Plan Released This Week *2009 Hold Their Feet to the Fire a Resounding Success *New Report Shows Schools Increasingly Hiring Foreign Teachers Over Americans

FAIR Legislative Update September 14, 2009
*Reminder: FAIR's Annual Hold Their Feet to the Fire Event - September 15 and 16 *President's Speech before Congress Generates Heated Controversy, Commitments on Enforcement *New Report Highlights Costs of Illegal Immigration in Health Care Reform *New Orleans Mayor Reaffirms City's Sanctuary Policy

FAIR Legislative Update September 8, 2009
*REMINDER: FAIR's Annual Hold Their Feet to the Fire Event - September 15 through 16 *Media Fails to Focus on How Best to Close Illegal Alien Loophole in House Health Care Bill *DHS Allowing Illegal Aliens to Remain in Workforce; DOL Helping Them Improve Working Conditions *Special Interests Fail to Block E-Verify Federal Contractor Mandate

FAIR Legislative Update August 31, 2009
*Congressional Research Agency Confirms Illegal Aliens Will Get Health Benefits Under House Bill *Federal Court Upholds E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule *Illegal Alien Faces Death Penalty for 2008 Murder of High School Football Star

FAIR Legislative Update August 24, 2009
*Obama Denies Existence of Health Care Loophole for Illegal Aliens *One House Member Creatively Justifies Vote Against Closing Illegal Alien Health Care Loophole *White House Holds Private Meeting with More than 100 Special Interest Amnesty Advocates *ICE Axes Arrests Quotas for "Fugitive Operations" Program

FAIR Legislative Update August 17, 2009
*Illegal Alien Health Care Loophole a Topic of Debate at August Townhall Meetings *While in Mexico, President Obama Promises Amnesty Next Year *DHS April Report Attacking True Immigration Reformers as "Extremists" Further Discredited

FAIR Legislative Update August 10, 2009
*Congress Adjourns for Recess, Busy September Awaits *ICE Announces "Major" Reforms to Immigration Detention System *Polling Reveals Americans Support Reducing Immigration

FAIR Legislative Update August 3, 2009
*Another House Committee Rejects Closing Health Coverage Loophole for Illegal Aliens *Audio Tape Reveals ICE Dismantling 287(g) Enforcement, Instructed Sheriff to Release Illegal Aliens *PASS ID Clears Senate Committee on Homeland Security

FAIR Legislative Update July 27, 2009
*House Committee Rejects Closing Health Coverage Loophole for Illegal Aliens *SAVE Act Reintroduced in House and Senate *Amnesty Supporters Criticize E-Verify in Senate and House Subcommittee Hearings *Frontline Law Enforcement Officer Criticizes New 287(g) Agreements *Phoenix Meeting of Law Enforcement Officials Concludes With Call for Amnesty

FAIR Legislative Update July 20, 2009
*Democratic House Leaders Conceal the Fact That Their Health Bill Covers Illegal Aliens *Senate Considers PASS ID - A Bill That Would Provide Driver's Licenses to Illegal Aliens & Repeal 9/11 Commission Recommendation Regarding Secure IDs *Obama Administration Ignores Law, Advocates Asylum for Victims of Foreign Domestic Violence

FAIR Legislative Update July 13, 2009
*Senate Adopts Common-Sense Enforcement Measures as Part of DHS Appropriations Bill *Obama, Napolitano Scrap DHS No-Match Rule, Affirm E-Verify Rule for Federal Contractors *Homeland Security Announces Changes to 287(g) Program *Schumer Pushes Amnesty Bill by Labor Day, Despite the Objections of the American People

FAIR Legislative Update - July 06, 2009
*New FAIR Report Shows Reducing Immigration Would Lower Carbon Emissions *Senate to Consider Homeland Security Spending Bill *States, Employers Advance with E-Verify While Feds Continue to Obstruct Program

FAIR Legislative Update - June 29, 2009
*As E-Verify's Use Grows, House Rules Committee Blocks Debate on E-Verify Amendments *Amnesty Bill This Year? White House, Congress Send Mixed Messages *California Soft on Criminal Illegal Alien *As Americans Struggle with College Costs, State Gives Discounted Tuition to Foreign Students

FAIR Legislative Update - June 22, 2009
*La Raza Demands Obama's Health Reform Plan Cover Illegal Aliens *Democrats on House Approps Committee Kill Another E-Verify Amendment *Pressure Mounting on Obama to Extend TPS Status to All Haitians, Including Illegal Aliens *Senators introduce Legislation to Weaken Secure Driver's License Standards

FAIR Legislative Update June 15, 2009
*House Committee Rejects Long-Term E-Verify Extension, Other Immigration Amendments *U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Faces Yet Another Hurdle *DHS Suspends Provision Designed to Prevent Marriage Fraud *Governor Schwarzenegger "Happy" Illegal Aliens Receive Taxpayer-Funded Benefits

FAIR Legislative Update June 8, 2009
*White House Delays Immigration Summit as Special Interests Launch New Amnesty Campaign *Administration Delays E-Verify Rule for Fourth Time; House Subcommittee to Consider Reauthorization *Senate Judiciary Committee Reviews Uniting American Families Act

FAIR Legislative Update June 1, 2009
*ICE Uncovers $6 Million Scheme to Employ Illegal Aliens in 14 States *New Travel Requirements Require American Citizens to Show Passport to Re-Enter U.S. *Congressman Seeks to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens *Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Connected to La Raza and the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund

FAIR Legislative Update May 26, 2009
*White House Amnesty Summit to be Held Outside of Public View *Schumer Suggests Border Secure, American People Ready for Amnesty *Obama Administration Announces Expansion of Secure Communities Program *With Americans Out-of-Work, Hotel Industry Spends $350,000 Lobbying for More "Guest-workers" *Border Patrol Mourns Loss of Dedicated Agent

FAIR Legislative Update - May 18, 2009
*Senate Rejects Vitter Amendment to Prevent Terrorists, Illegal Aliens from Getting Credit Cards *Agriculture Amnesty Bailout Bill (AgJOBS) Reintroduced in Congress *Lawmakers Question Napolitano on Homeland Security Budget Request *Fugitive Wanted by International Police Possibly Allowed into U.S.

FAIR Legislative Update - May 11, 2009
*House Appropriations Committee Rejects Border Security, E-Verify Amendments *Napolitano Endorses DREAM Act; Dodges Questions about "Comprehensive" Immigration Reform *Supreme Court Rules on Identity Theft Case in Flores-Figueroa *Obama Administration Releases Budget; Immigration Programs Affected *Study Finds Porous Border Poses Significant Terrorist Threat

FAIR Legislative Update - May 04, 2009
*With New Enforcement Guidelines, is DHS Signaling a Return to Catch and Release? *May Day Marches Renew Push for Amnesty, Open Borders *Despite Greenspan's Testimony in Support of Amnesty & Illegal Immigration, Senate Hearing Still Fails to Make the Case for Amnesty *Utah Employer Praises E-Verify, Says Using it Helps His Business

FAIR Legislative Update - April 27, 2009
*Senate Begins to Lay Groundwork for Amnesty *After a Series of Missteps, Lawmakers Question if DHS Secretary Napolitano is up to the Job *College Board Backs DREAM Act Amnesty Bill *Ohio Identification Scam Reveals Holes in System

FAIR Legislative Update - April 20, 2009
*Obama Discusses Amnesty in Mexico, Delays E-Verify Rule in United States *Polls Show Washington Out-of-Touch with the American People on Amnesty, Border Security *Colorado Judge Ends Illegal Alien Identity Theft Investigation *Pew Study Shows Illegal Aliens Uneducated and a Burden to America's Health Care System *Labor Coalitions Agree on Amnesty Bill Outline; Business Groups Express Concern *Grassley-Durbin Poised to Introduce Bill to Protect American Workers, Curb H-1B Abuses

FAIR Legislative Update - April 13, 2009
*Obama Administration Signals Amnesty Push This Year; Strategy Still Unclear *DREAM Act Amnesty Bill Generating Flurry of Activity *Illegal Alien Commits Identity Theft; Receives Health Care Services Worth Half Million

FAIR Legislative Update April 6, 2009
*Biden: Amnesty at Odds With Economic Reality *Napolitano Signals Surrender on Immigration Enforcement *House Panels Debate 287(g) *UPDATE: Obama's Illegal Alien Aunt Granted Ten More Months in United States *Despite Rising Unemployment, Banks Continue to Replace Americans with H-1B Visa Workers

FAIR Legislative Update - March 30, 2009
*DREAM Act Introduced in the House and Senate *Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Tackle Drug Cartel Violence *Maryland Closer to Denying Illegal Aliens Driver's Licenses *President Obama's Illegal Alien Aunt to Fight Deportation at Upcoming Hearing

FAIR Legislative Update - March 24, 2009
*Calling Enforcement "Un-American", Pelosi Speaks Volumes about the Obama-Pelosi-Reid Immigration Agenda *Polls Reaffirm Americans Support Immigration Enforcement *Nations Around the World Look to Reduce Immigration Levels and Target Illegal Immmigration *Texas Attorney General Boosts Efforts to Repeal Sanctuary City Laws

FAIR Legislative Update - March 16, 2009
*Obama, Napolitano at Odds About Using National Guard to Secure U.S.-Mexican Border *Ninth Circuit Upholds Arizona Illegal Alien Hiring Law *California Legislators Seek Statewide Recognition of Mexican Consular ID *DOJ Launches Investigation into Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff's Department

FAIR Legislative Update - March 09, 2009
*After Lengthy Delay, the Senate Will Allow a Vote on Long-Term Extension of E-Verify *House Committee Examines 287(g) Program *Texas, Utah Continue Push for Tougher Enforcement Legislation *D.C. Sanctuary City Policy at Issue in Chandra Levy Case

FAIR Legislative Update March 02, 2009
*Rep. Gutierrez Launches Nationwide Illegal Alien Amnesty Tour *Omnibus Appropriations Bill Contains Short-Term E-Verify Reauthorization *Indiana Senate Passes True Immigration Reform Bill

FAIR Legislative Update - February 23, 2009
*Despite High Unemployment, Obama Puts Amnesty on the Agenda *IRLI Defends Arizona Ranchers' Right to Protect Selves, Property Against Illegal Aliens *No Shortage of Low-Skilled Workers *New Studies Reveal How Illegal Aliens Strain Federal *UPDATE: Freedom Finally Attained for Former Border Patrol Agents Resources

FAIR Legislative Update - February 17, 2009
*Congressional Leadership Strips E-Verify from Stimulus Bill *H-1B Amendment Survives Conference Committee *As Border Violence Escalates, Phoenix Ranks Second in the World in Kidnappings *Members of Congress Ask President Obama to Halt Construction of the Border Fence

FAIR Legislative Update - February 9, 2009
*E-Verify Stalls in Senate after Senator Objects to Sessions' Amendment *Senators Tackle H-1B Issues in Stimulus Bill *Obama Administration Politicizes the 2010 Census by Stripping Commerce Dept. of Oversight *Immigration Reform Legislation Abounds in the 111th Congress *Illegal Alien Convicted of Identity Theft Set to Appear Before the Supreme Court

FAIR Legislative Update 02-03-09
*Bills Could Extend Taxpayer-Funded Rebates, Health Care to Illegal Aliens *Members Work to Protect American Jobs by Extending E-Verify *Senator Raises Concerns Over America's High-Tech Companies & Banks Giving Pink Slips to American Workers While Giving Jobs to Foreigners *Enforcement, Economy Cause Remittances to Mexico to Fall for First Time in Thirteen Years

FAIR Legislative Update - 01-26-2009
*House Appropriations Committee Adds E-Verify Amendments to Stimulus Bill *Senate Committee Assignments Announced *Open-Borders Amnesty Lobby Disappointed With Gillibrand Appointment

FAIR Legislative Update 01-21-09
*Chertoff: DHS Has Mexican Border Violence Spillover "Contingency Plan" *SCHIP Legislation Passes in House and Senate Finance Committee *Homeland Security Nominee Questioned by Senators *Freedom Finally Coming for Former Border Patrol Agents

FAIR Legislative Update 1-12-09
*Amnesty Remains a Priority for Senate Democrats, New Congress *New Congress, Administration Look to Expand Health Insurance for Low-Income Immigrants *Bush Administration Caves into Pressure and Delays E-Verify Regulation for Federal Contractors *President-Elect Obama, Mexican President Calderon Meet in Washington, DC

Legislative Update, January 5, 2009
*Special Interests Sue to Block E-Verify Mandate for Federal Contractors *Homeland Security Report Indicates Possible Immigration-Related Terrorist Threats *Obama to Nominate Amnesty Supporter Solis to Head Labor Department *Company Agrees to $20.7 Million Settlement for Immigration Law Violations

Legislative Update - December 15, 2008
*USCIS Adjusts Agricultural Guest Worker Regulations *Security Concerns Raised at Secretary Chertoff's Home *Enforcement, Economy Causing Many Illegal Aliens to Return Home *Recession Could Prevent Obama from Taking on Immigration *Pro-amnesty Group Meets with Obama's Transition Team *Kennedy to Give Up Chairmanship of Senate Immigration Subcommittee

Legislative Update - December 8, 2008
*Senate Majority Leader Expects Comprehensive Amnesty Bill to Easily Pass *Governor Napolitano to Head DHS *Obama Announces Appointments; Congressional Hispanic Caucus Lobbies for More Hispanics *President Bush Yet to Commute Sentences of Border Patrol Agents *Military to Recruit from Temporary Visa Holders

Legislative Update - December 1, 2008
*Fraud Pervasive in African Refugee Program* Lieberman, Feinstein Oppose Visa Waiver Expansion* USCIS Revises Religious Worker Visa Regulations* More Aliens May Qualify for 1986 Amnesty*

Legislative Update - November 3, 2008
*Ground Breaking Arizona Immigration Law under Attack* Former Agriprocessors C.E.O. Arrested for Harboring Illegal Aliens; Plant Fined $10 Million for State Labor Law Violations* Homeland Security and Justice Take Steps to Identify More Criminal Aliens* Immigrant Advocacy Group Begins Construction on $33 Million, Publicly Funded Headquarters*

Legislative Update - October 27, 2008
*DHS to Revive No-Match Regulations* DHS to Extend VWP Membership to Seven New Countries Despite High Visa Refusal Rates* Sanctuary City Must Report Alien Drug Offenders, Court Rules* Supreme Court Will Hear Illegal Alien's ID Theft Case*

Legislative Update - October 20, 2008
*CBP Commissioner: Mexican Soldiers Crossed Clear Border Line* Oklahoma Attorney General Defends State E-Verify Law* Texas Moves to Deny Driver's Licenses, ID Cards to Illegal Aliens* House and Senate May Return for Lame-Duck Sessions*

Legislative Update - October 14, 2008
*As Election Day Nears, Debate over Voting Fraud Grows* 331 Arrested in South Carolina Worksite Enforcement Action* GAO Study Finds U.S. Asylum Program Susceptible to Fraud* USCIS Finds High Rate of H-1B Visa Fraud* Feds Launch Probe into San Francisco Sanctuary City Policy*

Legislative Update - October 6, 2008
*Immigration Contributing to Economic Crisis, Experts Say* Congress Refuses to Bailout E-Verify* Congress Extends Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program* ICE Efforts Result in over 2,000 Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens*

Legislative Update - September 29, 2008
*Congress Extends E-Verify for Six Months* Senate Panel Scrutinizes Visa Waiver Program* House Subcommittee Examines Immigration Judge Hiring Practices* Senate Establishes Liaison to Facilitate Military Citizenship Applications*

Legislative Update - September 24, 2008
*DREAM Act Still Looms Over Senate* AgJOBS on the Horizon* Recent House Bills Make Strides Towards True Immigration Reform* House Committee Holds Hearing on USCIS Fee Increase* Recent Floor Statements* Press Releases*

Legislative Update - September 22, 2008
*Senate Debate Stalls E-Verify Reauthorization* House Panels Discuss Military Amnesty Bill and Border Security* Rhode Island Governor Wins E-Verify Lawsuit* Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Arizona Employer Sanctions Law* California Appellate Court Allows In-State Tuition Case to Proceed* New GAO Report Critical of Visa Waiver Program* House Finalizes Benefit Extension for Some Refugees and Asylum Seekers*

Legislative Update - September 15, 2008
*FAIR Congressional Task Force Holds Annual Hold Their Feet to the Fire Radio Row Event* House Committee Considers Military Amnesty Bill* House Votes to Terminate Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program* House Panel Scrutinizes Virtual Fence* Victims' Families Spotlighted in Unofficial House Hearing* California May Grant Illegal Aliens Driver's Licenses *

Legislative Update - September 8, 2008
*Congress to Resume Consideration of Five Immigration Bills* ACLU Sues to Stop E-Verify in Rhode Island* San Francisco Mayor Halts Identification Program* Remittances Slowing, Attrition Rising Due to Economic Downturn*

Legislative Update - September 2, 2008
*Nearly 600 Detained in Largest Ever Immigration Raid* ICE Scraps Scheduled Departure; Vows Increased Enforcement* Virtual Fence Stalled* Multiple States Debate In-State Tuition Rates for Illegal Immigrants*

Legislative Update - August 11, 2008
*Congressman Gutierrez Calls ICE Officials "Gestapo Agents"; ICE Officials Seek Censure* ICE Announces New Scheduled Departure Program* Senate Passes Bill Extending Benefits for Refugees and Asylum Seekers* DOT Extends Cross-Border Trucking Program with Mexico After House Committee Votes to Eliminate It* Global AIDS Conference Turns Focus on AIDS in U.S. Immigrant Community* Mexican Soldiers Hold Border Patrol Agent at Gunpoint*

Legislative Update - August 4, 2008
*House Reauthorizes E-Verify; Senate Remains Deadlocked* House Subcommittee Passes Three Immigration Bills* House Passes Bipartisan Bill Targeting Illegal Maritime Border Crossings* Concerns Raised About 2010 Apportionment and Illegal Aliens* Prison Sentences for Border Patrol Agents Upheld*

Legislative Update - July 28, 2008
*Senator Menendez Blocks E-Verify; Time to Reauthorize Is Running Out* House Committee Scrutinizes ICE Raids* Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Defends E-Verify* Family Murdered by Illegal Alien; San Francisco Sanctuary Policy Once Again Under Fire*

Legislative Update - July 21, 2008
*E-Verify Reauthorization Stalled With Time Running Out* House Homeland Security Committee Questions Chertoff on Border Security* House Committee Examines Who Should Pay To Fingerprint Exiting Foreign Nationals* House Judiciary Committee Tweaks Immigration Law's "Widow Penalty"* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - July 14, 2008
*Missouri Governor Signs Tough New Immigration Law *San Francisco Caught Shielding Criminal Aliens; Mayor Revises Sanctuary Policy *ICE Investigation Leads to Supervisor Arrests at Iowa Meatpacking Plant *Fingerprinting Program Shows Many Foreign Detainees Have U.S. Criminal Records *Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - June 30, 2008
*House Appropriators Restrict Immigration Enforcement Funding* Supreme Court Won't Impede Border Fence Construction* House Committee Scrutinizes Border Crossing Cards* Department of Labor Auditing Major Immigration Law Firm* Employees Sue ICE over Worksite Enforcement Raid*

Legislative Update - June 23, 2008
*Bush Administration Files New Rule Enforcing E-Verify for Federal Contractors* Supreme Court Rules in Alien Removal Case* Operation Streamline Increases Immigration Prosecutions, Study Says* Representative Delahunt Encourages Taxpayer Funded Scholarships for Foreign Students* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - June 16, 2008
*Executive Order Makes E-Verify Mandatory for Government Contractors* House Committee Scrutinizes E-Verify* Lofgren Promotes Expansion of "High Tech Green Cards* House Passes Three Immigration-Related Bills* Pew Hispanic Center Reports Rising Unemployment in Hispanic Population* Homeland Security Inspector General Critical of FBI's Name Check Program* FAIR Recent Release* Recent Floor Statements *

Legislative Update - June 9, 2008
*House Subcommittee Examines Detainee Health Care, Again* House Panel Examines Border Violence and Proposed Merida Initiative* E-Verify Participation Increases; ACLU Wants More Oversight* DHS Announces New Travel Authorization Program for Visa Waiver Countries*

Legislative Update - June 2, 2008
*Border Governors Travel to Mexico to Discuss Efforts to Combat Increasing Violence* Operation Jump Start Coming to an End* Fallout from Supreme Court's Voter Identification Decision Continues* ICE Operation in California Results in 905 Arrests* Teens Struggle to Find Jobs; Business Interests Want More Foreign Workers* Recent FAIR Releases *

Legislative Update - May 27, 2008
*Stealth Attempt at Amnesty Fails in Senate* House Panel Criticizes ICE Workplace Raids* Immigration Subcommittee Uses Military Families to Promote Amnesty* Bush Administration Proposes an Increase in "Temporary" Workers* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - May 19, 2008
*Senator Feinstein Adds AgJobs Amnesty to Iraq War Funding Bill* ICE Conducts Workplace Raid at Iowa Food Processing Plant* Washington Post Scrutinizes Health Care Provided to ICE Detainees* Increasing Violence in Mexico has Repercussions in the U.S.* Recent FAIR Release* Recent Floor Statements *

Legislative Update - May 12, 2008
*House Committee Voices Concerns over Mandatory E-Verify* One House Committee Hears Testimony on Displaced American Workers; Another Grants 1,000 New Visas for Fashion Models* House Passes Small Expansion of State Criminal Alien Assistance Program* Illegal Irish Aliens Working for Special Amnesty* Recent FAIR Releases* Recent Floor Statements *

Legislative Update - April 25, 2008
*U.S. Chamber Opposes E-Verify for Government Contractors* Census Bureau Report: 135 Million New Americans by 2050* Taxpayer-Funded Group Supports Bond Fund for Illegal Aliens* University of Texas, DHS Announce Opening of Border Security and Immigration Center*

Legislative Update - April 21, 2008
*House Committee Considers Importing More Unskilled Guest Workers* Immigration and Customs Enforcement Conducts Major Raids* House Democrats Join Lawsuit Against Border Fence* Calderon, Harper, and Bush to Meet in New Orleans; Border Security on the Agenda* Recent FAIR Release* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - April 14, 2008
*Homeland Security Helps Foreign Students Compete with U.S. Grads* Congressional Budget Office Reports Price Tag on SAVE Act* Los Angeles Considers Revisiting Sanctuary Ordinance* Los Angeles Mayor Requests ICE Halt Workplace Raids* FAIR News Releases* Recent Floor Statements *

Legislative Update - April 7, 2008
*Future of Immigration Legislation in the House Murky* Homeland Security Issues Waiver of Environmental Rules to Expedite Border Fence* Homeland Security Announces All 50 States Receive Extensions to Comply with REAL ID Act* Recent Floor Statements *

Legislative Update - April 2, 2008
*Homeland Security Releases Revised "No-Match" Rules* Homeland Security Issues Final Rule for Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative * At Least 304,000 Criminal Alien Inmates Eligible for Deportation* Rhode Island Governor Signs Order Targeting Illegal Immigration* Recent FAIR Statements*

Legislative Update - March 24, 2008
*Congress Contemplates Increasing Number of H-1B Guest Workers * As Deadline Looms, Some States Balk at REAL ID* "Speak English" Sign Post at Philly Cheesesteak Shop Not Discriminatory*

Legislative Update - March 17, 2008
*Discharge Petition Filed for SAVE Act* Bill Gates Asks Congress to Increase in Visas for High-Tech Foreign Workers* House Subcommittee Approves Series of Small Immigration Bills* Senate Passes Budget Resolution with Immigration Provisions* Recent Floor Statements *

Legislative Update - March 10, 2008
*Senators Introduce Immigration Reform Package* Talk Resurfaces of Discharge Petition on the SAVE Act* U.S. Economy Loses Thousands of Jobs; Congress Considers Importing More Guest Workers* Report Details Costs of Criminal Illegal Immigration to Border Counties* In Face of Sharp Criticism, Homeland Security Continues to Defend Expenditures on Virtual Fence* Press Release* Recent Floor Statements *

Legislative Update - March 3, 2008
*Virtual Fence Falls Short of Expectations; SBINet behind Schedule* Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Examines Visa Waiver Program* Immigration and Customs Enforcement Foils Large Smuggling Ring* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - February 25, 2008
*Pew Research Projects Population Will Reach 438 Million in 2050; 82 Percent of Growth Attributable to Immigration* Homeland Security and Justice Department Announce Initiatives to Improve Border Security*

Legislative Update - February 19, 2008
*Representatives Drafting Amnesty Measure Behind Closed Doors* Mexican President Tours United States* United States to Truncate Background Checks on Green Card Applications* Recent Floor Statements* Press Release*

Legislative Update - February 11, 2008
*Congress Takes Steps to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Receiving Tax Rebate Checks* Bush Administration Proposes New Rules for Agricultural Guest Worker Program* Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 Increases Spending on Homeland Security, Weakens Standards of Guest Worker Programs * Federal Court Upholds New Arizona Immigration Law* Recent Floor Statements* Press Release*

Legislative Update - February 4, 2008
*House Stimulus Package May Allow Millions of Illegal Aliens to Receive Rebate Checks* President Uses State of the Union to Promote New Guest Worker Program* Homeland Security Begins Process of Implementing Tougher Identification Standards at the Northern Border* Valley Park Ordinance Survives Federal Court Scrutiny* Recent Floor Statements* Press Release *

Legislative Update - January 28, 2008
*Border Patrol Agent Murdered by Fleeing Smuggler* Senator Sessions Challenges Candidates to Clarify Their Positions on Immigration* New Reports Provide More Evidence that Interior Enforcement Works* Technology Firms Quietly Lobbying to Import More High-Tech Workers* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - January 22, 2008
*House Members Take Steps to Restore Secure Fence Act* Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Prioritize Deportation of Incarcerated Aliens* Recent Floor Statements * Press Release*

Legislative Update - January 14, 2008
*Fence in Doubt as Details of Omnibus Spending Bill Emerge* Final Rule on REAL ID Significantly Delays Implementation* Fight over Voter ID Law Reaches Supreme Court* Press Release*

Legislative Update - January 7, 2008
*Omnibus Appropriations Bill Guts Fencing, Other Immigration-Related Provisions* Senator Dorgan Criticizes Bush Administration for Pursuing Mexican Trucking Program* Press Release*

Legislative Update - December 17, 2007
*New Report Shows USCIS Investigated Mere Fraction of Applications* Suspected of Fraud Last Year* Homeland Security Secretary Describes Accomplishments in Present Year* Plans for the Future* Bush Pardons Exclude Ramos and Compean* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - December 10, 2007
*Federal Courts Toss out Challenges to Two Immigration Reform Laws* Chertoff Takes Aim at ACLU Over No-Match Litigation* Homeland Security to Hold Town Hall Meetings on the Fence* CIS Study Shows No Widespread Shortage of Farm Labor* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - December 3, 2007
*New Study Finds Record Number of Immigrants Living in the U.S.* San Francisco Enacts Plan to Give Identification Card to Illegal Aliens* Senator Grassley Pressures Government to Ensure American Workforce* E-Verify Improves Performance and Limits Employer Discrimination* Report Shows*

Legislative Update - November 19, 2007
*SAVE Act Introduced in the Senate* Governor Sptizer Drops Plans to Give Driver's Licenses to Illegal Aliens* Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to End Driver's Licenses for Illegal Aliens* Senator Vitter Takes Steps to Stop Banks from Granting Credit Cards to Illegal Aliens* GAO Investigation Reveals Weaknesses at U.S. Ports of Entry* Recent Floor Statements*

Legislative Update - November 13, 2007
*Facing Mounting Opposition, Feinstein Forgoes AgJOBS Amendment* SAVE Act Introduced in House of Representatives* Border Security Provisions Stripped from Defense Appropriations Bill* Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff Announces Gains in Border Security, Interior Enforcement* Recent Floor Statements* Press Release*

Legislative Update - November 5, 2007
*Senator Feinstein Releases Revised AgJOBS; Action Expected This Week* Enforcement-Only SAVE Act to Be Introduced in the House* Opposition to Spitzer's Driver's License Plan Grows Despite Revisions* Oklahoma Immigration Enforcement Bill Goes into Effect as Planned* Recent Floor Statements* Press Release*

Legislative Update - October 29, 2007
*Agjobs Threat Looms Over Farm Bill* Dream Act Temporarily Put To Rest* Immigration Finds Its Way Into The Labor-Hhs-Education Appropriations Bill* San Francisco Advances Plan To Give Illegal Aliens Id Cards* Recent Floor Statements* Press Releases*

Legislative Update - October 22, 2007
*DREAM Act Threat Subsides for Moment; All Eyes on Senate* Important Amendments Offered to the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill* Spitzer Refusing to Back Down on New Driver's License Policy* House of Representatives Fails to Override SCHIP Veto* Recent Floor Statements* Press Releases*

Legislative Update - October 15, 2007
*District Judge Enjoins Implementation of New "No-Match" Regulations* Administration Takes Steps to Expand the H-2A Visa Program* Phoenix Police Officers Call on City to Change its Immigration Policy* Summer Crackdown Yields over 1,300 Gang-Related Arrests* Recent Floor Statements* Press Releases*

Legislative Update - October 9, 2007
*Lawmakers Working Under the Radar to Increase H-2B Visas* Senate Amendments Increase Funding for Border Security* New York to Give Drivers' Licenses to Illegal Aliens* ICE Sweep Nets over 1300 Illegal Aliens in Southern California* Recent Floor Statements* Press Releases*