Durham, NC City Council Opposes Arizona's SB1070 - Chris Liu-Beers
This week the City Council of Durham, NC voted to suspend city-funded travel to Arizona in response to the passage of SB 1070. According to one local organizer, Durham is the first city in the southeast to make such a statement.
In addition, the city’s resolution urges President Obama, Congress and the NC congressional delegation to work toward comprehensive immigration reform.
State Immigration Legislative Updates - Week of June 21, 2010
Ordinance prevents undocumented workers from settling in Fremont, Nebraska.
On Monday, voters in Fremont passed an ordinance requiring employers to use the federal E-Verify system to check the status of all job applicants. The ordinance also mandates that landlords obtain a license from the city which will check the immigration status of applicants during the approval process. These measures effectively ban undocumented immigrants from residing in Fremont.
Copy Cat Legislation - Juliana Schnur
Every week since late April when Arizona passed its egregious SB 1070 law, -- which makes it a crime to be within state borders if you lack legal status -- I receive an email update from one of my colleagues with the slew of copy cat anti-immigrant legislation being considered and implemented at the state level. This week's email highlights Pennsylvania, Texas and Tennessee.
Immigration, Children, and the Way of Jesus - Debra Dean Murphy
Last month, an encounter between Michelle Obama and a Latina child in a suburban Maryland school brought into sharp relief one of the most pressing issues surrounding U.S. immigration policy: the effect that the current broken system is having — and has had for a long time — on the young children of immigrants.
State Immigration Legislative Updates - Week of June 14, 2010
Pennsylvania bill banning construction jobs for undocumented immigrants passes House, heads to Senate. Last Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House passed the Industry Employment Verification Act. If companies choose to employ these workers, they will lose their government contracts and licenses.
Evangelicals and Immigration Reform: An Online Forum - Tim Dalrymple
The following is cross-posted from Patheos.com/The Cross Examinations Group.
Q&A Guide to Arizona's Immigration Law - Justin Fung
The Immigration Policy Center released a comprehensive Q&A guide to SB1070, Arizona's infamous immigration law. Here are the questions it addresses:
What's in a Name? Living in a "Rule of Law" City - Crissy Brooks
Last month, the mayor of Costa Mesa — where I live — proposed and passed a proclamation declaring our city a “Rule of Law” city. It is not that we were in total anarchy before May. It was a statement essentially saying that we are intolerant of illegal immigrants. Since there is no policy to accompany this proclamation at this point, it is just a name. However, the proclamation alone has created a lot of fear and confusion in my neighborhood.
