Sentences with phrase «of immigration legislation»

be based on one of the statutory powers (which are spread across different pieces of immigration legislation) which state that a person may only be detained under immigration powers... with a view to his removal;

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito with Cesar Pena at the signing of immigration legislation in New York.

«The next Labour government will repeal all those parts of the immigration legislation that were introduced to support it.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito with Cesar Pena at the signing of immigration legislation.

Not exact matches

In a time when tech companies are starting to behave like industry giants of the past, taking their interests — and their money — to K Street to influence legislation (consider Mark Zuckerberg's immigration lobby), it seems natural that several of these scrappy sharing - based start - ups are beginning to band together.

Legislation to do this would change the rules on immigration, allocating a larger share of green cards to people who qualify on the basis of education and skills and fewer to foreign relatives of US citizens and residents.

The legislation proposed earlier this summer - the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act - would exclude most such workers and would reduce the total number of green cards awarding permanent legal U.S. residence to just over 500,000 from more than one million today.

«The goal of the administration seems to be to grind the process to a halt or slow it down so much that they achieve a reduction in legal immigration through implementation rather than legislation,» Ben Johnson, the executive director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which typically takes a pro-immigration stance, told timmigration through implementation rather than legislation,» Ben Johnson, the executive director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which typically takes a pro-immigration stance, told tImmigration Lawyers Association, which typically takes a pro-immigration stance, told timmigration stance, told the Journal.

But at the present stage of European integration, it may be difficult for any European government to put into legislation many of the sentiments espoused by nationalist parties, such as immigration reform, opposition to economic integration or the protection of what they see as their national culture.

While the CCA declares on its website that it doesn't lobby for policies that determine «the basis for or duration of an individual's incarceration or detention,» the Justice Policy Institute has documented several pieces of federal legislation the CCA lobbied on in recent years, including funding related to private prisons and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention.

An immigration advocated told Politico they believed Congress has a «30 - 70 chance» of passing legislation that would protect Dreamers.

However, with immigration and a lack of land available in the Toronto area (phony green belt legislation), they got sold so the voices are quiet now.

Its effort to influence immigration legislation is one of its most sophisticated.

Will the Liberals promise to roll back immigration legislation and regulations that will stop the formation of two classes of immigrants from becoming a reality in Canada that increasingly resembles that in the United States?

To keep his presidency relevant — and possibly help the future Democratic nominee in 2016 — Obama likely intends to work on a mixture of executive orders and compromise legislation on topics ranging from immigration to tax reform, as well as score some foreign policy triumphs.

Many Americans likely also feel discouraged that Congress has yet to reach a compromise on any form of legislation that can update our immigration policies.

Since then and over the past year, discussions around various forms of immigration have been discussed or introduced as legislation.

Today is an «Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action for Immigration Reform» in Washington, D.C., with many evangelical luminaries, and even more evangelical activists, hosting advocacy worship services and lobbying Congress for immigration legislation that would legalize the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants currently iImmigration Reform» in Washington, D.C., with many evangelical luminaries, and even more evangelical activists, hosting advocacy worship services and lobbying Congress for immigration legislation that would legalize the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants currently iimmigration legislation that would legalize the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S..

A bipartisan group of senators formally filed the immigration legislation early Wednesday calling for border security as the cornerstone of reform.

Washington (CNN)- A leader of an evangelical Christian organization pushing for immigration reform said that while the group needs to read the whole bill filed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate before fully endorsing it, the legislation doesn't constitute amnesty «in any dictionary in the English language.»

Anti-burqa legislation in Belgium, France, the UK and beyond raises all sorts of questions about immigration and assimilation, church and state.

He very specifically and repeatedly asserted that he was setting forth «the underpinnings of the position of the Catholic Church on immigration reform legislation.»

Equally important, we should rewrite all our Status of Forces Agreements — those American - dictated «agreements» that exempt our troops based in foreign countries from local criminal laws, taxes, immigration controls, anti-pollution legislation, and anything else the American military can think of.

In my mind's eye I can still see that picture, and as I do I can not help thinking of the members of Congress now debating competing pieces of immigration reform legislation.

That bill, while expected to pass, does not include any legislation on the hotly contested DACA front, which is enraging immigration advocates who'd been told a resolution on Dreamers would be part of any deal moving forward.

Earlier this week, I went to a small town about 40 minutes east of where I live to speak on behalf of the immigrant community in the hopes that the city council wouldn't vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major piece of legislation that creates real limits on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).

At 2 p.m., the New York Immigration Coalition, Fiscal Policy Institute, elected officials and advocates unveil new legislation and analysis in favor of granting driver's licenses to undocumented New Yorkers, Empire State Plaza, Meeting Room 7, Albany.

In the afternoon, Trump will participate in a meet - and - greet with the Chicago Cubs, and will then meet with immigration crime victims to urge passage of House legislation «to save American lives.»

Trump endorsed Republican legislation that embodies his framework for tightening immigration laws and resolving the status of Dreamers — and threatened to veto other bipartisan and narrower bills.

Public statements issued in response to recent immigration legislation by groups including the British Medical Association, Royal College of General Practitioners, University and College Union, Residential Landlords Association and the UK Association of Letting Agents have each expressed a similar unease: that doctors / lecturers / landlords are not and should not be made into immigration officers.

Meghan Maloney de Zaldivar of the New York Immigration Coalition discusses proposed state legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to receive driver's licenses with WBFO.

His government proposes to make «illegal working» a criminal offence in a forthcoming Immigration Bill: the tenth piece of such legislation in the past 20 years.

To take but one example, if you look at immigration, you will find lots of pandering, hypocrisy and outrage, not much effectiveness in reaching non-trivial goals, but also an inordinate amount of new legislation.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is calling on the House to act on immigration legislation before the end of the year.

Parliament, he insisted, would not be left «in the dark» during the two - year process and would be able to shape future legislation on the incorporation of EU law and potential changes to immigration rules.

After Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed legislation that literally kicked a federal immigration agency off Rikers Island, the tabloids might have revisited and reversed one of their most famous headlines:

After Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed legislation that literally kicked a federal immigration agency off Rikers Island, the tabloids might have revisited and reversed one of their most famous headlines: FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD.

Washington (CNN)- Backers of a bipartisan Senate immigration reform plan Thursday defeated an attempt by Republican opponents to alter the border security requirements in the bill, which could have significantly undermined support for the compromise legislation.

As of press time, two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, support the legislation, which would prohibit law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, which do not give rise to reasonable grounds for detaining individuals.

That legislation, which is sponsored by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, aims to stem the tide of recent efforts by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and Customs and Border Protection, CBP, to detain and transfer an individual for immigration and investigatioImmigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and Customs and Border Protection, CBP, to detain and transfer an individual for immigration and investigatioimmigration and investigation purposes.

Immigration: The Washington Post — Five reasons why it's unlikely the House moves on immigration legislation this year, despite a flurry of recenImmigration: The Washington Post — Five reasons why it's unlikely the House moves on immigration legislation this year, despite a flurry of recenimmigration legislation this year, despite a flurry of recent activity.

She outlined the efforts of the City Council in the last year alone on the issue: passing legislation to stop cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and creating municipal identification cards among the highest - profile pieces of legislation passed on the issue.

Instead of using immigration reform as a wedge issue, like many leaders in Washington, Utah passed legislation to help manage immigration based on our real economic needs.

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CEO Chad Dickerson, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, immigration and minority advocates and union officials call for passage of federal legislation to overhaul immigration laws; path behind the Battery Gardens restaurant, Battery Park, near State Street between Pearl and Whitehall streets, Manhattan.

A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Obama's top second - term priorities.

House Speaker Paul Ryan downplayed Trump's discussion with Democrats on immigration and made clear that the president will have to work with Republicans on any legislation to restore the protections of DACA.

The prime minister was forced into the extraordinary position of ordering his ministers to abstain on an amendment to government legislation during the Commons debate on the immigration bill last night.

How House Republican's lack of movement on immigration reform affects the bill's prospects and the White House's delicate push for legislation (10:45)

Washington (CNN)- One day after the Senate passed a full - spectrum immigration bill with overwhelming support, the chairman of the Republican National Committee re-emphasized the need for reform but said the final contours of the legislation are far from settled.