Zealous ICE Enforcement = Deportation of Aliens for Minor Crimes
As a New York Times editorial concisely argues, the current regime of ICE enforcement is misusing sensible laws for senseless purposes. The result is that thousands of non-citizen aliens with minor criminal offenses on their records — especially minor drug violations — are placed into removal proceedings and are then denied any legal recourse to [...]
Tourism Board to Promote Travel, Help Nevada Economy
Earlier this month Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) helped push the Travel Promotion Act through the Senate, a bill that aims to bring American tourism into the 21st century and give a much-needed boost to tourism-dependent economies like Nevada’s. The bill has also passed the House of Representatives and is expected to be signed [...]
With Healthcare Done, Immigrants Rally for Reform
Over two hundred people gathered on the steps of the federal building in Reno, Nevada on Sunday afternoon to ask their Congressional representatives to take a stand for comprehensive immigration reform and to call on the immigrant community to take action themselves to make changes to a broken, unjust system. Reform advocates also organized events [...]
Rep. Gutierrez Compromises on Health Care; Looks for Co-Operation on Immigration Reform
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat from Illinois, is among the core leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, an informal group that often acts as a bloc to promote the interests of Latinos in the United States. In the closing days of the healthcare reform effort, Gutierrez threatened to withhold his support of HCR–even though he [...]
Healthcare Fight Continues to Haunt Immigration Reform – But Legalization is in Sight
Congress has yet to make progress on passing immigration reform, and immigrants are getting fed up. As discussed in other blogs on comprehensive immigration reform, the Latino voters who handed Democrats the presidency and strong majorities through states like Nevada and California are among a growing crowd who want America’s broken immigration system to be [...]
German Family Succeeds in Unusual Asylum Case
America is often called a “melting pot” because of its diverse population. Over the last two hundred years immigrants from all over the world have made their homes in the United States, and cosmopolitan cities like Las Vegas, Nevada continue to attract performers, entrepreneurs, and tourists alike. Americans have not always managed this diversity well, [...]