We cannot repeat this message enough to our elected officials. Failing to fix our immigration system hurts everyone—that’s something that even our gridlocked Congress should be able to agree on, if they just look at the evidence before them. On that same note, our Policy Center recently released a report on the The Costs of Doing Nothing. We recount the wasted billions spent on immigration enforcement, the costs in lives lost and children separated from their parents, and the staggering loss of revenue and economic development that is occurring every day we fail to pass immigration reform. However, there is some good news to celebrate. Democrats in the House introduced an immigration reform bill to reignite conversation on reform yesterday and the First Circuit Court of Appeals held last week that individuals who have been deported must have the opportunity to pursue motions to reopen their immigration cases from outside the United States. Read more about that here. Source: Ben Johnson Executive Director @AICBenJohnson
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:31:39 +0000
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