Friday March 22, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
A recent study explored the impact of changing the immigration status of millions of Americans, and the effect the reform would have on the economy. Read More »
Tuesday February 12, 2013
President Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union address tonight, amidst a flurry of political activity on the Hill. The speech will be his first substantive foray into the political agenda of his second administration, and many are hoping to get a sense of Obama’s priorities for the coming years. Read More »
Friday February 08, 2013
The House Judiciary Committee held the first of many hearings Tuesday on Immigration policy. AAI submitted testimony for the record, specifically emphasizing the need for incorporating civil rights and civil liberties protections in immigration enforcement and prohibiting racial profiling. Read More »
Monday January 28, 2013
The "Gang of Eight", eight senators taking the lead on immigration reform, released a document of principles today agreed- upon by the bipartisan group. Read More »
Friday January 18, 2013
This weekend in Washington is jammed-packed with events, and the Arab American community is participating in all of it. From volunteering during a national day of service, to attending the Inaugural Ball and official swearing-in ceremony Monday, Arab Americans are right at the center of all the action. Following inauguration weekend, AAI will get straight back to work, attending a White House meeting to discuss our community and support for national immigration reform. Here are a couple things we’re doing this weekend; we’ll update you on them over the next few days. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates and photos. Read More »
Thursday December 13, 2012
Although DHS's 287(g) program has proven to result in racial profiling, the agency is looking to expand the program to new jurisdictions instead of ending it. Read More »
Friday November 30, 2012
By Jennine Vari
Within a year of vetoing the DREAM Act, two Republican senators have introduced a similar proposal, claiming that the Achieve Act is the first step in reforming the US immigration system. Read More »
Thursday November 08, 2012
Even though Obama’s re-election is a small victory for advocates of civil liberties and global peace, these ideals are far from assured. What we won yesterday is little more than the possibility of future success, the hope that cool heads in the second Obama administration will be able and willing to see past the mistakes of the first. Read More »
Monday October 22, 2012
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Detroit last week has produced a strong backlash after immigration officials detained two undocumented immigrants in front of their children’s schools. Jorge Hernandez and Hector Orozco Villa were followed by ICE agents as they drove their children to class, and were detained blocks from the school buildings. Read More »
Friday October 05, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the Trust Act, a proposal to prevent local California law enforcement officials from detaining suspected illegal immigrants and handing them over to federal authorities, except in cases where they have been arrested on suspicion of committing a serious or violent crime. Read More »
Wednesday September 26, 2012
In just the latest twist in what’s turning into a virtual immigration roller coaster, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused yesterday a request to suspend Arizona’s now-infamous SB1070 law—the one “hearted” by Congressional candidate Gabriela Saucedo Mercer. Read More »
Thursday September 20, 2012
This week, some civil rights activists have organized rallies and protests around the state, while others are manning hotlines to advise people of their rights if they’re questioned. A Department of Justice hotline, established in June 2012, continues to operate in the state. Civil liberties advocates like Leticia Ramirez are suggesting that legal immigrants provide only their name and date of birth — but no documents showing their place of birth — in protest of the law. Read More »
Thursday August 30, 2012
Last Friday, the California legislature sent the newly-passed Trust Act to Gov. Jerry Brown. Detractors say the Trust Act provides shields illegal immigrants, preventing police from enforcing Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests for detention unless the immigrant in question has been charged with a serious or violent crime. Read More »
Monday July 23, 2012
The ACLU of Arizona released obtained thousands of emails from the office of recalled Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, related to the controversial Arizona immigration law SB-1070. While many, including the Department of Justice under President Obama, have tried to divorce issues of racial profiling from discussion of the bill’s merits and legality, Pearce’s emails reveal a deep-seated racial motivation for his authorship of Arizona’s immigration law. Read More »
Thursday July 05, 2012
When the US Supreme Court struck down much of Arizona’s controversial immigration law last week (which essentially mandates racial profiling to curb illegal immigration), strong reactions weren’t restricted to border states, but came from all across the country. Read More »
Monday June 25, 2012
By Denyse Sabagh
Denyse Sabagh is a member of AAI’s Board of Governors, a partner at Duane Morris, and head of the firm’s Immigration Practice Group. She is also former national president and general counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and a former member of the ABA’s Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law. Read More »
Monday June 25, 2012
The decision today is a tough loss in legal efforts to completely strike down SB 1070, but the questions the law poses about our society and the need for comprehensive immigration reform remain unanswered. The legal battle may have codified Arizona’s immigration system, but the deciding factor which will weigh on the nation’s conscience going forward as we consider what to do about immigration reform will not be the legality of current laws in place, but whether we as a nation believe that they are right. Read More »
Friday April 27, 2012
This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments on an issue that impacts all Americans – and the very notion of what an American is. Nine people are charged with deciding what’s more important: ascertaining an individual’s citizenship status or preserving America’s identity as a country whose immigrants have made it the greatest nation in the world. Read More »
Thursday April 26, 2012
By Danielle Malaty
A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices indicated Wednesday that they will most likely uphold at least a portion of Arizona's controversial immigration law, despite the fact that four provisions of the law were blocked by a federal appeals court last year. Read More »
Wednesday April 25, 2012
Today, the Justices of the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the federal challenge to Arizona’s controversial state-based immigration law, SB 1070. The primary question presented to the Supreme Court is whether federal immigration laws preclude Arizona’s efforts at cooperative law enforcement and preempt the provisions in SB 1070. Read More »
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 20 minutes ago.
RT @MaiE_89: In the 1990’s, #Egypt had a 60% favorable rating among Americans, while today only 36% of US views the country positively via @AAIUSA
about 23 minutes ago.
The Muslim Brotherhood has a negative favorable/unfavorable ratio of 30%–47%
http://t.co/rMKu4JJrgW
about 24 minutes ago.
Looking at Iran by James Zogby
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 16, 2013President Obama got it just about perfect in his Jerusalem speech when he urged Israelis to see the world through the eyes of Palestinians. That portion of his remarks was so compelling it deserves to be quoted in full: Read More »
Air Date: 5/31/2012
Fellows from Syracuse University’s “Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program (LDF); Bill Press, Host of the “Bill Press Show” and author of the new book, The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions, and Personal Attacks on the President---and Who Is Behind Them. Read More »
The story of Arab Americans coming of age as an organized community is a classic American tale of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from America’s freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has so often been a part of our nation’s history. Read More »
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