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National Immigration Forum press releases and statements are issued to provide perspective on key policies, legislative actions, reports, and events. View our latest releases below. For prior year releases, use the navigation buttons at the bottom of this page.
Press Releases
The Specter of Tom Tancredo: More of the Same
April 06, 2012
Washington, D.C. — This week, Rep. Tom Tancredo penned an op-ed criticizing an as-yet-unpublished “Republican version of the DREAM Act” that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is working on. As several media outlets have reported, Republicans in both the House and Senate are trying to develop legislation that would help address some, but not all, of the undocumented youth whom the DREAM Act was designed to assist. The following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National...
Republican AG Leads New Consensus on Immigrants and America
April 03, 2012
Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum: “As the presidential primary season winds down, Republicans have come to realize Latino voters are a fast-growing, powerful bloc of the electorate and that they need an ally from Republican ranks. As the New York Times profiled on April 2, for leadership on immigration, Republicans need not look further than one of the most conservative states in the nation: Utah. “Utah...
Rumored Legislation Must Do More Than Tone Down Rhetoric
March 30, 2012
Washington, D.C. — As several media outlets have reported this week, Republicans in both the House and Senate are trying to develop legislation that would help address some, but not all, of the undocumented youth whom the DREAM Act would affect. The following is a statement by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum. “Over the past week the chatter has been about potential Republican legislation serving the needs and interests of undocumented youth. To be clear,...
Memo to Lamar Smith: Protecting Human Rights Is Not Generosity
March 28, 2012
See the National Immigration Forum's Statement for the Record here. Read an April 2 letter to White House Domestic Policy Counsel Director Cecilia Muñoz about covering immigrant detention facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act here. Washington, D.C. —Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held a hearing on the new immigration detention standards issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At the hearing, provocatively titled...
Rights Groups Demand Accountability, Transparency from U.S. Border Patrol
March 27, 2012
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Holds Hearing Audio and video of the hearing are available here. Washington, D.C.—The National Immigration Forum was one of seven groups granted a hearing March 27 before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) about human rights violations against migrants detained and repatriated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Brittney Nystrom, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs at the National Immigration Forum, spoke about the importance of the...
In Case You Missed It: Southern Baptist Convention Leader Speaks on Immigration
March 23, 2012
G92 South Immigration Conference Inspires and Engages Faith Community TO REQUEST FULL AUDIO OF DR. RICHARD LAND’S REMARKS AT THE G92 SOUTH IMMIGRATION CONFERENCE, PLEASE CONTACT GUTHRIE GRAVES-FITZSIMMONS, ggravesfitzsimmons @ immigrationforum.org Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, affirmed the value of immigrants in the United States and spoke of immigration as a civil rights issue in remarks during the first-ever...
Phoenix Pastor and Civil Rights Leader Assumes Helm of National Immigration Forum Board
March 06, 2012
Washington, D.C. — On Friday, March 2, 2012, Dr. Warren H. Stewart Sr. was elected the new chairman of the National Immigration Forum Board of Directors. Serving on the Forum’s board since 2010, Dr. Stewart is senior pastor of First Institutional Baptist Church in Phoenix, Ariz., and has been a leading advocate against Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law. In his 35-year pastoral career, Dr. Stewart has focused on issues of justice, including efforts to establish a Martin Luther King Jr....
Report Shows Steep Costs of Alabama’s Immigration Law
February 07, 2012
Samford University Leads Call for Rational Immigration Debate, Religious, Agricultural Leaders Voice Concerns TO LISTEN TO THE RECORDING OF TODAY’S CALL, PLEASE VISIT OUR AUDIO ARCHIVE Birmingham, Ala. — As Alabama’s 2012 legislative session kicked off today, the costs associated with the state’s 2011 immigration law, HB56, continued to come to light. On a press call today, the author of a recent cost-benefit analysis of the law joined a Birmingham pastor and a member of the American...
Rivera to Immigrant Youth: No Dream for You Unless You Take ARMS
January 27, 2012
ARMS Act Is a Distortion of the DREAM Act Washington, D.C. — The Miami Herald reported on Friday that Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, filed the “Adjusted Residency for Military Service Act,” or ARMS Act. The legislation is a very limited version of the DREAM Act that would grant legal status to undocumented youth only if they serve in the military. The following is a statement from Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum. “The introduction of the ARMS Act...
President Obama Urges Congress to Put Aside Partisanship, Work on Immigration Solutions
January 24, 2012
Washington, D.C.— President Obama on Tuesday used the bully pulpit of the State of the Union address to lift up the Administration's accomplishments on border security and call on Congress to work on comprehensive immigration reform "right now". He urged members of Congress to work together to pass DREAM Act legislation that would give talented young immigrants "a chance to earn their citizenship". "The President was right in stressing the importance of fixing our immigration system," said...
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