Sentences with phrase «on immigration legislation»

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

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

A senior White House official said Trump does not believe he has an ally on this issue in Graham, a Republican who has long tried to partner with Democrats on immigration legislation.

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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.

GOP lawmakers are lining up legislation rolling back Obama's actions on health care, immigration and financial regulation that Obama has promised to similarly reject.

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.

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.

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

Current immigration reform legislation already looked likely to founder over provisions that conservatives insisted on to make our borders secure.

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).

On the national level the proposed legislation appears to be in sync with White House policy and with immigration officials who said they will exercise «prosecutorial discretion.»

The legislation would bolster what the council did in 2014, when it passed rules booting immigration agents from its outpost on Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, and restricted the city's cooperation with the federal government.

Trying to broaden support for immigration reform, key Democratic lawmakers on Thursday will endorse legislation that would grant gay and lesbian Americans the ability to legally bring their foreign partners to the United States.

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.

Pelosi said the House should push into immigration legislation and noted that Senate Republicans have slated a debate on the politically freighted subject starting next week.

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.

Quinn proposed adding 1,600 police officers over the next three years and voiced opposition to legislation that would prohibit the NYPD from profiling based on race, religion, immigration status and gender identity.

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.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is calling on Cuomo and Albany leadership to pass legislation that would limit New York's involvement in federal immigration enforcement during the rumored special session this year to stave off Trump's mass deportation plans.

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)

Trump called on Congress to pass immigration legislation within the next six months and said DHS would not prioritize DACA beneficiaries in deportation or enforcement matters.

The tweets also came up in press conferences and interviews on Capitol Hill, where most lawmakers would have much rather discussed immigration and health - care legislation.

On immigration, Bloomberg said the city will «help lead the charge» for the New York State Dream Act, legislation modeled after a federal bill that would allow children who were brought to the country illegally to apply for state - sponsored college loans, grants and scholarships.

Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico, has called on the state to adopt legislation similar to a bill recently introduced in California known as the California Values Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish a statewide policy that recognizes immigrants as «valuable and essential members of the California community» and would limit the state's participation in federal immigration law enforcement.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Albany leadership to pass legislation that would limit New York's involvement in federal immigration enforcement during the rumored special session this year to stave off President - elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

The state budget passed in late March and a slim Democratic Senate majority that included Felder, a conservative Democrat, might not have been able to pass the party's preferred legislation on issues like abortion, college tuition, and immigration.

Dubbed the Immigration Protection Act, the county executive approved the legislation on March 20, following its approval in the county Legislature by a 11 - 3 vote.

Freedom Caucus members feel they've been burned in the past by leadership agreeing to schedule votes on legislation — such as a conservative immigration bill by House Judiciary Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte — and then not following through.

The Westchester County Legislature's Democratic Caucus» goal for an early summer approval of legislation to set forth a policy on immigration enforcement may be unlikely, with the proposal still pending in three separate committees.

At the time of the meeting, the majority of the party was vowing not to authorize funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless the legislation contained language to dismantle President Obama's executive action on immigration, but Donovan implored them anyway.

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.

Shortly after the Trump administration's announcement, immigrant advocates and TPS recipients gathered at the headquarters of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) to criticize the decision and call on Congress to pass legislation to grant permanent protection to TPS recipients.

The main reason sources say the prospects for the legislation are dim is because Senate Democratic leaders have decided to try to put immigration reform first on the agenda, and after that there likely won't be an appetite for another politically divisive issue before November's election — especially with a Supreme Court nomination ahead and a desire to stay focused on the politically potent issue of jobs.

Introduced on February 24, the legislation is sponsored by Manhattan Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, and co-sponsored by Queens Councilmember Daniel Dromm and Brooklyn Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, Chair of the City Council's Immigration Committee.

Francisco Moya, seen here on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, announced Thursday plans to file legislation that would cut ties between the New York pension fund and companies that would profit financially from President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda.

Under the new legislation, which Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he supports, the city will honor immigration waivers if the federal government requests them with a judge's warrant — and even then, only if the subject of the warrant was convicted within the last five years of a violent or serious crime, or is a possible match on the terrorism watch list.

The Westchester County executive Wednesday issued an executive order on immigration, calling it a compromise after vetoing immigrant protection legislation passed by the Board of Legislators.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Wednesday proposed adding 1,600 police officers over the next three years and voiced opposition to legislation that would prohibit the Police Department from profiling based on race, religion, immigration status and gender identity.

Westchester County's Democratic Caucus is mounting some political pressure in hopes of bringing to the floor a vote on legislation that would set forth a policy on immigration enforcement, despite it not even making it out of committee yet.

Shortly after the Westchester County Legislature approved a bill to set forth a policy on immigration enforcement, the county executive pledged to veto the legislation with support from top public safety officials.

Indeed, Obama cast his decision as the result of the Republican - led House's failure to act on a comprehensive immigration bill the Senate passed with bipartisan support in June 2013, or advance legislation of its own.

Ms. Mark - Viverito, a Democrat, also said the City Council would pass legislation over the next year to block federal immigration agents from entering «private areas on city property and offices where New Yorkers receive social services» without a warrant or a court order.

The speech marks the end to a busy first year for Mark - Viverito who has billed herself as a progressive and inclusive council speaker who has pushed legislation on everything from immigration to sick leave and climate change.

But it's unclear whether there is enough political energy, and time, to achieve every goal, especially if heavy doses of political capital are expended on, say, pursuing immigration legislation or deficit reduction.

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