Immigration News
December 2012 Archives
Immigrants May Hold the Key to Urban Renewal in Baltimore
December 3, 2012 | by Immigration Impact
In an attempt to reverse decades of population decline, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has launched a high-profile effort to attract “new Americans” to the city. continue reading »
Justice Dept. Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against North Carolina Firm
December 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Justice Department announced that it reached an agreement with Gamewell Mechanical Inc., a subsidiary of Woodfin Heating, Inc. based in Salisbury, N.C., resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it terminated three employees based on the incorrect assumption that they were undocumented foreign nationals when they were in fact U.S. citizens. The company is in the mechanical construction business and fabricates and installs heating and cooling systems. continue reading »
Immigration and the Lame Duck Congress
December 1, 2012 | by NewsTaco
What a difference an election makes. Take, for instance, immigration. Wasn’t it a mere handful of weeks ago that Republicans were staunchly stalwart in their opposition to any and all immigration reform? Now there’s talk of a GOP led immigration bill to be considered by the lame duck Congress. continue reading »
House Passes Lamar Smith’s STEM Jobs Act 245-139
December 1, 2012 | by America's Voice
In the first vote on an immigration bill since this month’s election, the Republican-controlled House rehashed an old policy and passed a version of a bill that already failed earlier this year, 245-139. Twenty-seven Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the legislation. continue reading »
