Sentences with phrase «immigration measures»

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures, such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

The White House presented Congress with an expansive list of hard - line immigration measures, including an $ 18 billion request to build a wall at the Mexican border, that President Trump is demanding in exchange for protecting young undocumented immigrants.

Gov. David Paterson just released a statement in opposition to the stringent new immigration measure signed into law last Friday by Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, which has ignited a storm of pushback from Democratic pols all over the nation — including New York.

Yates was fired as the administration was still recovering from the fury surrounding Trump's hardline immigration measures, including stinging criticism from some congressional Republicans who said the administration's process was far from smooth.

Nonetheless, there have been a number of high profile clashes between the Government and the courts over several criminal justice and immigration measures since the HRA came into force.

«I don't think it's going to be that complicated,» Mr. Trump told lawmakers assembled around his cabinet table of a broad immigration measure.

At the time that she signed into law her state's controversial immigration measure, Brewer was involved in a competitive primary battle.

«If there are no appropriate immigration measures in place when the U.K. leaves the EU, this EU contribution could decline, leaving a large gap in the veterinary workforce.»

The White House delivered to Congress a long list of hard - line immigration measures that Trump is demanding in exchange for any deal to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, imperiling a fledgling bipartisan push to reach a legislative solution.

Democrats, whose votes normally are needed in the Republican - controlled Congress to pass spending bills, have been hoping to use their political leverage to win passage of an immigration measure by attaching it to an end - of - year appropriations bill.

In spite of what they say about it now, Republicans have used the «Slaughter Solution» in a number of instances, according to Ambinder, including once to pass a $ 40 billion deficit reduction bill and once in 2005 to avoid a recorded vote on an immigration measure.

MPs are holding an emergency debate on the immigration measures.

In his letter to his two colleagues, Mr. Graham said that he was troubled by reports that the Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and the White House were planning to take up an immigration measure before the energy bill.

In his letter to his two colleagues, Mr. Graham said that he was troubled by reports that the Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and the White House were planning to take up an immigration measure before the energy bill....

More modern international law renders such a mixture between an immigration measure and criminal punishment somewhat more complex: A state can no longer simply expel its own nationals.