Sentences with phrase «about immigration reform»

Visible minority communities do have cause for concern given historic statements about immigration reform made by the current Prime Minister regarding multiculturalism before he was in office.

in support of reigniting bipartisan efforts to bring about immigration reform.

Washington: President Donald Trump reportedly lashed out on Friday in a meeting with lawmakers about immigration reform, demanding to know why the...

, and social issues (What would Jesus say about immigration reform?).

Earlier this month, Zuckerberg spoke publicly about immigration reform during a screening of Documented, a movie about undocumented immigrants.

Given the budget is inherently a financial document, specific details about immigration reform are unlikely to be in it, but it certainly would not hurt to see more financial resources allocated to speeding up the turnaround times on Labour Market Impact Assessments and other applications.

But time is running out, according to some big name entrepreneurs, like Steve Case, founder and former chief executive officer of AOL, who spoke to Inc. in late May about immigration reform.

Boehner said he would continue to talk with the Republican caucus in the House about immigration reform, but he laid the blame at President Obama's feet, suggesting the issue was one of trust.

Not exact matches

Eventually, Powell Jobs and Davis Guggenheim — a filmmaker who's also working on the project — plan to use these self - shot videos to compose a documentary about the need for immigration reform.

Sen. Rubio has discussed immigration during debates, but has not been asked about his participation in the so - called «Gang of 8,» which led a bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform just two years ago.

«Given some of his past statements and his staunch opposition to immigration reform, I am very concerned about what he would do with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and want to hear what he has to say,» incoming Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said in a statement.

And at that point, immigration reform was about controlling the vicissitudes of undocumented and primarily unskilled workers.

«This moment calls for compassionate people from across the political spectrum to have a difficult and honest conversation about comprehensive immigration reform.»

In early 2013, there was hope Congress would make progress on two other issues that small - business owners care about: immigration and tax reform.

Whether you call it «amnesty» or a «path to citizenship,» doing something about the 11.7 million undocumented migrants who have settled in the U.S., two - thirds of them more than a decade ago, must be part of any serious immigration reform program.

In responding to a question about how the Dreamers fit into the United States» future workforce, Trump also called for comprehensive immigration reform.

That raises doubts about a key argument for proponents of federal immigration reform: that companies need looser rules to import overseas workers because there aren't enough job candidates in the United States who can fill specialized skills, namely in science, technology and engineering.

I'm more than happy to engage in give - and - take with him about American foreign policy or immigration reform.

President Obama has been a leader on so many of the issues and values religious Americans are passionate about — from comprehensive and just immigration reform to the Affordable Care Act to maintaining and supporting the critical role of faith in public life.

The article is about Catholics trying to influence Repubs into immigration reform along the lines of the Catholic faith to which some Repub legislators belong to.

To overlook that crucial fact is like talking about America's immigration reform without acknowledging the country's countless undocumented immigrants.

What Christian political groups said this week about the Nobel Prize, immigration reform, the hate crimes bill, and other issues.

Representatives from the same group of privileged people who dominated conversations in the 20th century continue to dominate the conversations about current issues such as modesty culture, immigration reform, relevancy in culturally - diverse America, gender issues, and more.

Flint dismissed recent comments by Tony Blair about immigration by pointing at that both he and Gordon Brown could have attempted to reform freedom of movement while they were in Number 10.

This group of candidates would announce «easy - to - understand policies for the problems people worry most about, such as unemployment, crime, immigration, care of old people, NHS, welfare reform, Europe.»

The right way to go about this is to implement comprehensive immigration reform.»

Asked about the difference in policy, Mark - Viverito said she hoped Hochul would reflect her new statewide standing, and pointed to the example of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who quickly evolved from prior positions as a gun rights supporter skeptical of immigration reform, after she was appointed to the U.S. Senate.

Whether it's her outspoken support for sensible gun legislation to help make our streets safer or her advocacy for common sense immigration reform, Grace embodies the values that Queens» residents care about most.

He said he does not yet know if Phillips will be the Republican nominee for the 22nd Congressional District seat and therefore he would not respond to inquiries about Hinchey's reaction to Phillips» criticisms and would not comment on Hinchey's stances on Iran or immigration reform.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> «More than 600 people have signed up to attend a town hall - style event Friday at a local elementary school, hoping to hear U.S. Rep. John Faso speak about the Affordable Care Act, immigration reform and other current issues.

«I'd also want to know about the future of the Dream Act and the future of immigration reform.»

You can talk about issues like energy, where the crew from Public Citizen enjoyed lots of time, and immigration and the new health care reform law.

The other party leader Farron can learn from is - wait for it - Nigel Farage, the man he impersonated to help Nick Clegg prepare for his televised Euro - joust with the Ukip leader last year: «I don't know what Ukip's position is on local government reform, or on land value taxation, [or] on transport, but I've got a pretty clear idea what they think about immigration.

He also slammed the «Schumer - led Congress» for failing to pass immigration reform — this moment came about halfway through the debate and was the first time either candidate had mentioned the senior senator.

She also responded to questions about critics who said that she's flip - flopped on gun control, as well as immigration reform.

Hochul's faced questions about her commitment to immigration reform, after she rose to prominence for opposing then Governor Eliot Spitzer's proposal to allow undocumented immigrant access to drivers licenses.

She should continue talking about the issues - jobs, immigration, health care, minimum wage and criminal justice reform.

Mark Reckless claimed that «David Cameron has had his chance» and had not kept his promises about immigration, the deficit and political reform.

Miliband can not even give a coherent answer to how Labour would address questions about levels of tax, spending and borrowing across the next Parliament, let alone offer clear answers to how Labour would tackle welfare reform, immigration, the NHS or schools.

And she added that the city has an immigrant health initiative, passed legislation keeping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement off of Rikers Island and the Criminal Justice Reform Act — and has hosted events around the city «to really inform members of our community about their rights.»

«I think if you look at the debate last night, there is just a gulf between what David Cameron stands for and what I stand for — in terms of values, in terms of internationalism, in terms of fairness, in terms of progressive tax reform, in terms of political reform, in terms of simply living in denial, as does Labour, about a major problem of their creation in the immigration system.»

Assemblyman Francisco Moya, D - Queens, center, speaks about proposed legislation on immigration reform as Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx, right, and other Assembly members listen during a news conference at the Capitol on Monday.

«I look forward to hearing from all the Democratic candidates... and I look forward to hearing about all the issues like immigration reform, and health care, and the economy and how we build a better economy,» she said.

About two dozen supporters stood outside Republican Congressman Chris Gibson's Kingston district office, pressing him to listen to their voices and join in the fight to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

State Senator Eric Schneiderman, who represents the west side of Manhattan and much of Riverdale, posted this essay on the Huffington Post about Passover's lessons for immigration reform.

It is about Europe, it is about immigration and it is probably about welfare reform as well.

Someone who sees this election contest as a way of re-energising our thoughts and views about how we tackle the issues that matter: immigration, housing, welfare reform.

(Asked about sanctuary cities, Massey has often shifted to the need for federal immigration reform.)

Yvette Cooper, the former shadow home secretary, said Labour must not be «paralysed from debating immigration reform either — or our tin ear to the concerns of the country will stop others listening to our case for helping refugees», while former shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves caused controversy on Tuesday by suggesting the UK could «explode» if concerns about immigration were ignored.

Adriano D. Espaillat, at an event in Washington Heights on Thursday, talked about the importance of immigration reform.