May 09 Watch As Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan Debuts, an Emphasis on Flexibility As Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan Debuts, an Emphasis on Flexibility… Continue watching
May 09 Songwriters Draw Musical Inspiration From Immigration The wall dividing the United States and Mexico stands to prevent illegal immigration between the two countries, but it doesn't stop musicians from crossing art and politics. Photo from the "Border Songs" CD booklet, courtesy of Shawn Skabelund. While… Continue reading
May 03 Watch Shields and Gerson on Jobs Report Progress, Presidential 'Juice' Shields and Gerson on Jobs Report Progress, Presidential 'Juice'… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Obama Talks Trade, Security, and Immigration on Trip to Mexico, Latin America Obama Talks Trade, Security, and Immigration on Trip to Mexico, Latin America… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Political Challenges and Clashes to Come Between Congress and White House Political Challenges and Clashes to Come Between Congress and White House… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Obama on Syria, Guantanamo, Boston Bombings, Jason Collins President Barack Obama on Syria, Guantanamo, Boston Bombings, Jason Collins… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 100 Days In, President Obama Holds News Conference on Second Term Priorities From the White House briefing room President Barack Obama joked and jabbed with the press and promised to keep pushing his priorities, including immigration reform and closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Kwame Holman reports on what the president said… Continue watching
Apr 26 Non-Citizens Would Earn Legal Status Under Immigration Bill, Meissner Says EmbedVideo(6319, 482, 304); Doris Meissner, director of the Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, says the current proposed immigration bill offers "earned legalization" rather than amnesty. Provisions in an immigration reform bill introduced earlier this month would… Continue reading
Apr 25 Workers From Other Countries 'Lifeline' for U.S., Former INS Chief Says EmbedVideo(6307, 482, 304); Doris Meissner, director of the Migration Policy Institute's immigration policy work, says foreign-born workers are complementary to American workers. The 844-page, bipartisan immigration reform bill released April 18 would refocus American immigration policy toward employment-based… Continue reading
Apr 24 'W-Visa' Would Enable Lower-Skilled Foreigners to Legally Work in U.S. EmbedVideo(6297, 482, 304); Doris Meissner, director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, says a proposed W-Visa category would for the first time allow low-skilled foreigners to legally work in the U.S. The United States… Continue reading