Category: US immigration reform

IN-DEPTH: With an Unexpected Boost From Republicans, More States Push for Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

May 25, 2023
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Illegal immigrants in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Minnesota will be eligible to apply for restricted driver’s licenses beginning in 2023. That expands the number of states that permit illegal immigrants to get legal driving privileges to 19, plus the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Rhode Island and Massachusetts legislators passed their bills last year,…

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GOP Panel Chair Demands Action to Fix ‘Dire’ Border Situation

March 22, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla.—House Republicans will redouble their efforts this spring and summer to convince the Democrat-held Senate to adopt eight proposed immigration reform measures that are matriculating through the lower chamber, two key GOP committee chairs affirmed March 20. While that’s not necessarily breaking news, Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) and Judiciary Committee…

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Immigration Reform Group Calls on McCarthy to Get Border Security Bill Onto House Floor

February 6, 2023
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One of the nation’s largest nonprofits lobbying for immigration reform is calling on House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Callf.) to bring Republican-sponsored border security bills onto the chamber floor so they can be adopted and implemented as soon as possible. NumbersUSA Vice President Chris Chmielenski said the first measure that should be put before lawmakers…

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