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E-Verify measure killed in Colo. "Senate committee yesterday killed legislation that would have required all Colorado businesses to use a federal database to verify the legal residential status of new hires." Denver Daily News, Mar. 4, 2010. ... read more E-Verify: 'E' is for error "We believe that fixing our broken immigration system requires legalizing the 11 million undocumented immigrants already living here, and also managing the future flow of illegal immigrants. That meanscreating ways for foreign workers to come to the U.S., such as temporary visas, while cracking down on illegal employment. E-Verify is, in theory at least, one of the best ways to do so, but the Westat report suggests that its rapid expansion is not yet justified." Los Angeles Times Editorial, Mar. 8, 2010. ... read more Feds prosecute U visa holders, judge "confused and frustrated" "A local federal judge calls it the most "bizarre, Alice-in-Wonderland" scenario he ever has encountered in the world of government prosecutions. The U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Tennessee is prosecuting nine illegal immigrants for the routine crime of using fake Social Security numbers to gain employment. Deportation is the routine punishment. But those same immigrants hold rare "U" visas, which give them immunity from being deported for at least four years, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The immigrants were given "U" visas after an investigation revealed their employer severely exploited their illegal-worker status." Chattanooga Times Free Press, Mar. 9, 2010. ... read more FIRM News Conference on Immigration Reform "Community leaders from around the nation held a news conference to express their objections to the immigration enforcement policies of the Obama administration. They talked about what they see as increased deportations and detentions taking place and its effects on families and communities. This event was hosted by the coalition called the Fair Immigration Reform Movement."C-SPAN, Mar. 8, 2010. ... read more Fourth Circuit on TPS for kids "Petitioners, who were minor children, contend that the BIA erred in affirming the ruling of an Immigration Judge (the "IJ") that they were ineligible for TPS because they could not satisfy the eligibility requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(c)(1)(A). As explained below, we reject their contentions and deny review." Ramos Cervantes v. Holder, Mar. 8, 2010. ... read more Goodwin: Show me the pudding “I don’t buy that at all,” Goodwin said of the statement. “I think it’s propaganda in the part of ICE. It’s just a PR move announcing that they’re going to do things differently, but the proof is in the pudding: Until I see action on the ground with actual changes, I won’t believe it. Have I seen any actual changes? No.” San Antonio Current, Mar. 6, 2010. ... read more Greece joins VWP list "Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the designation of Greece as a member of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)—strengthening passenger information sharing and ensuring strict security standards while streamlining travel for Greek citizens visiting the United States." DHS, Mar. 9, 2010. ... read more ICE bars journalist from immigration court "I asked them for a legal reason for my being denied access to the courts that morning. None was offered. Instead, Asst. Warden Stansel said, "This investigation is for your safety." I said I thought it was great that they were doing an investigation but I didn't understand why this would prevent my access that day. What if I waived my safety concerns? He repeated that he had been ordered by his warden who had been ordered by someone else not to allow me in." Jacqueline Stevens, Mar. 9, 2010. ... read more Idaho says "no" to E-Verify "Lawmakers voted down a bill Monday that would have required employers to screen workers using a federal background check system amid concerns it would add another burden to business owners." AP, Mar. 9, 2010. ... read more Immigrant rights group slam Obama, Democrats for slow action with legalization bill "Leaders of nearly a dozen grass-roots immigrant rights groups excoriated President Obama and congressional Democrats on Monday, accusing them of moving too slowly to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants and citing a record number of deportations in 2009." WaPo, Mar. 9, 2010. ... read more