Sentences with phrase «over immigration»

The current debate over immigration policy cuts across the conventional political and ideological divides.

Keeping the free trade relationship was considered more important than control over immigration.

The same standards should govern the debate over immigration policy.

I have no doubt that much of the current concern over immigration in recent years stems from stagnant real incomes over those years.

If there was a query over their immigration status they would refer to our in - house legal team for advice.

For most of the hour - long session, the court's conservatives appeared skeptical about imposing new limits on the president's national - security powers over immigration.

Having the provinces take on more responsibility over immigration is not a new idea.

The harmony between the president and the top Democratic Congressional leaders didn't last long, however, as divisions over immigration set the parties against one another.

The report recommends that children's rights should be newly protected over immigration control concerns and that the government provide more basic support to young asylum seekers.

As might be expected from the results of the last presidential election, the two groups divide noticeably over immigration policy.

While concern over immigration is at recent historical highs, that concern is overwhelmingly concentrated in older and more rural populations.

Washington (CNN) Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer withdrew funding for President Donald Trump's border in negotiations over immigration issues with the White House, according to a Democratic aide.

Amid the backdrop of a pitched battle over immigration on the national level, Assembly Democrats on Monday once again pushed for the passage of the Dream Act, a state - level bill that provides tuition assistance to undocumented immigrants.

Fellow legislator Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, referred to the ongoing debate over immigration in Congress as «a unique opportunity for us to carry out our moral and ethical responsibilities at the same time as we carry out our legal and political responsibilities.»

David Renton examines how disputes over immigration status affect unlawful deduction of wages claims

No international body has jurisdiction Australia is a sovereign nation which means it has sole jurisdiction over its immigration policy.

The Justice Department escalated its fight with big cities and other jurisdictions over immigration on Friday, suggesting that illegal immigration is increasing urban crime and threatening to pull grant funding from uncooperative jurisdictions.

With Congress stalemated over immigration, Flake earlier this week sought to force a Senate vote on temporarily protecting «Dreamer» immigrants from being deported, while financing Trump's border wall for three years, but another Republican blocked Flake's effort.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told the paper the checks suggest the Government is creating a «hostile environment» for migrants, an allusion to the Windrush saga which has seen migrants from the Caribbean face questions over their immigration status in the UK.

May has conceded that the transition period between our current membership and the enactment of a new trade deal «might» involve negotiations over immigration controls.

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

The State's defense of the undocumented worker, however, puts California in the crosshairs of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which is now suing the State of California over its immigration policies.

As political parties wrangle over immigration, Steve Bell of Interserve argues Christians should embrace its evangelistic opportunities More

Some Hispanic pastors noted that anxiety over immigration status has led some congregants to stop attending church.

The ratcheting up of the rhetoric over immigration came as official figures revealed yesterday that Britain granted more migrants citizenship in 2012 than any other country in the EU.

Most Scottish voters want Holyrood to be handed powers over immigration as part of a devolution process, in order to disassociate the country from the increasingly harsh policies being implemented south of the border

«David Cameron is stoking up fears over immigration to divert attention away from people's real fears about the economy and public services to give his government some cover ahead of the council elections.

During the last decade, disquiet over immigration rose as EU accession state nationals poured into the UK, and the government admitted it did not know how many people had entered.

The 86 - strong Conservative rebellion over the immigration amendment last week was only the latest in a series of revolts that make this Tory parliamentary party the least disciplined of modern times.

Immigration questions There were also fierce clashes over immigration, with both Mr Brown and Mr Cameron describing Lib Dem proposal to allow illegal migrants to earn the right to stay in the UK after a fixed period as an «amnesty» which would attract more people to come to Britain.

WASHINGTON — The House appears headed to a showdown over immigration, and Rep. Chris Collins» support of the «Dreamers» is one reason why.

Mark - Viverito has made immigration and sanctuary city policy a focus of her time in office, proposing and helping to pass several bills aimed at limiting the city's cooperation with federal authorities over immigration issues.

On Tuesday July 6, I heard that the United States government filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona over the immigration law, arguing that it is meant to supersede the federal government's authority under the US Constitution to regulate immigration.

However, on Tuesday, I heard that the United States government filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona over the immigration law, arguing that it is meant to supersede the federal government's authority under the US Constitution to regulate immigration.

• Britain having full control over immigration from Europe, but British businesses no longer having free access to trade with the EU • British businesses having free access to trade with the EU, but Britain having to allow EU citizens the right to live and work in Britain

The council voted 41 in favor and 6 against on two bills that will largely end cooperation with the federal government when it requests an immigration detainer — which asks Corrections or the NYPD to hold a person for 48 hours when they might otherwise be released so that the person can be handed over the the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

«I believe part of the mess is due to targets over immigration.

But the report suggests that Canada needs to work harder at attracting and welcoming international students, particularly in light of recent political squabbles over immigration:

Judge Michelle T. Friedland, who was appointed by President Barack Obama and was one of three judges from the Ninth Circuit presiding over the immigration - ban case, asked Flentje, the DOJ lawyer, whether the government had any evidence connecting the seven nations targeted by the order to terrorism.

And when Trump spent a Mar - a-Lago weekend stewing over immigration and trade, Kelly wasn't in sight.

Neither is the country alone in its collision with other EU states over immigration.

Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans blocked a bill to fund the government after the two parties failed to break their deadlock over immigration.

Partisan battles could erupt over immigration reform, with Obama poised to issue executive actions by year's end to defer deportations of some undocumented immigrants, and over energy policy, as Republicans press the president to approve the Keystone XL pipeline carrying oil from Canada.

Most of the criticism in Germany this morning is being aimed at the pro-business Free Democratic Party, whose leader Christian Lindner triggered the collapse of talks by walking out late on Sunday evening, in a huff over immigration, tax cuts, and environmental policy.

And given congressional gridlock over immigration reform, the 2012 executive action by President Barack Obama was a reasonable compromise.