Mary Giovagnoli

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Posts by Mary Giovagnoli

UPDATE: Utah Attorney General Condemns Immigration Knock List
originally posted by Mary Giovagnoli for Immigration Impact [click here]

July 16, 2010 - 11:54 am

Posted in Arizona, Hate Groups, Immigration Blog, News Flash, Undocumented Immigration | No comments

Utah officials and community leaders reacted swiftly and with revulsion to the announcement this week that confidential state records had been breached to compile a list of more than 1,300 supposedly undocumented people living in Utah, including pregnant women and children. At a press conference this afternoon, State Attorney General Mark L. Shurtleff condemned [...]

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It’s the Constitution, Governors! Why Playing Politics with the DOJ’s Lawsuit is a Bad Idea
originally posted by Mary Giovagnoli for Immigration Impact [click here]

July 12, 2010 - 2:00 pm

Posted in Congress, Department of Justice, Enforcement, Immigration Blog, President Obama, Reform, Republicans, State and Local Immigration Law, Undocumented Immigration, democrats | No comments

Republican and Democratic governors alike might need a tutorial on the concept of checks and balances, given the dismay they are expressing over the federal government’s lawsuit against Arizona’s SB 1070. Democrats are purportedly worried that it will hurt their chances in tough state elections, while Republicans are calling the lawsuit hypocritical because the federal [...]

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Stirring the Pot: Republican Senators Preempt Imaginary Action on Immigration
originally posted by Mary Giovagnoli for Immigration Impact [click here]

June 25, 2010 - 12:56 pm

Posted in Deportation, Dream Act, Immigration Blog, Politics, President Obama, Republicans, Rhetoric, Undocumented Immigration | No comments

Political hype and hypocrisy was on display this week in Washington as eight senators sent an oddly worded letter to President Obama demanding that he refrain from circumventing the will of Congress on immigration. The letter, signed by Senators Grassley, Vitter, Inhofe, Isakson, Chamblis, Bunning, Cochran, and Hatch, is filled with moral outrage, alleging some [...]

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Comprehensive Immigration Reform is More than a Piece of Legislation
originally posted by Mary Giovagnoli for Immigration Impact [click here]

June 18, 2010 - 8:52 am

Posted in Advocates, Congress, Dream Act, Immigration Blog, Politics, Reform, Undocumented Immigration | No comments

Realistically, the likelihood of a comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill passing before the midterm elections is pretty small. News reports indicate that many advocates are pivoting to supporting more targeted immigration measures, such as DREAM Act or AgJobs, both of which have been introduced and have numerous co-sponsors already. Inevitably, these reports talk about backtracking, [...]

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USCIS Announces Fee Increases
originally posted by Mary Giovagnoli for Immigration Impact [click here]

June 9, 2010 - 2:50 pm

Posted in Immigration Blog, USCIS | No comments

Almost from the beginning of his tenure as Director of USCIS back in 2009, Alejandro Mayorkas has been warning that a fee increase was imminent. Today, the other shoe finally dropped, as USCIS announced a weighted fee increase of approximately ten percent on applications and petitions submitted to the agency. The fee for [...]

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Repairing Immigration

April 30, 2010 - 12:13 pm

Posted in Congress, Immigration Blog, Immigration Law, Legislation, Republicans | No comments

Yesterday’s release of the framework for an immigration bill—Real Enforcement and Practical Answers for Immigration Reform (REPAIR) has been praised as a positive step forward in the immigration debate by the President and dismissed as a cynical play for votes by Senators Graham and Kyl. They are aghast that immigration is moving because promoting it [...]

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Keeping the Dream Alive: Sens. Durbin and Lugar Ask Administration for Deferred Deportation for DREAM Act Kids

April 21, 2010 - 1:34 pm

Posted in Congress, Department of Homeland Security, Deportation, Immigration Blog, Legislation, Reform, Secretary Napolitano, Undocumented Immigration | No comments

Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) have done something that is increasingly rare in Washington—they have issued a bipartisan request for a concrete change in immigration policy. Today, Senators Durbin and Lugar asked Secretary Janet Napolitano to defer deportation of students who would qualify for the DREAM Act. As the lead [...]

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Senator Reid’s Commitment to Moving Immigration Reform Still Firm

April 13, 2010 - 2:11 pm

Posted in CIR, Congress, Immigration Blog, Reform, Senator Harry Reid | No comments

At the beginning of every new work session in the Senate, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) lays out his plans for the coming few weeks—a sort of roadmap for the Senate and those who follow its sometimes glacial progress towards passage of a bill. Given Senator Reid’s recent statements that he would move comprehensive immigration reform [...]

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Tip of the ICEberg
originally posted by Mary Giovagnoli for Immigration Impact [click here]

April 2, 2010 - 12:33 pm

Posted in Department of Homeland Security, Deportation, Detention, Enforcement, Immigration Blog, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John Morton, Secretary Napolitano | No comments

The irony of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s acronym—ICE—has never been lost on anyone, including the agency itself. Shortly after its formation, posters appeared in government offices of an iceberg as big as the one that sunk the Titanic with the motto: ICE—What you see is just the tip of the iceberg. [...]

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After White House Meetings, What’s Next for Immigration Reform?
originally posted by Mary Giovagnoli for Immigration Impact [click here]

March 12, 2010 - 1:06 pm

Posted in Congress, Elections, Immigration Blog, Midterm Election, President Obama, Reform, Republicans, Uncategorized, White House | No comments

In the midst of trying to wrap up health care, President Obama carved time out of his schedule yesterday to meet with reformers and key Senators on comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). After yesterday’s meetings, some are reporting that the President is again committed to moving CIR this year. Supporters of immigration reform are wary, [...]

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