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Immigration Reform & Control Act
High numbers of immigrants were entering America and taking jobs at very low wages. Because of this many Americans felt that jobs were being taken away from them. -
Minuteman Project
the recruitment of Civilians to Patrol the US-Mexico Border. -
Fencing along US-Mexican Border
Secure Fence Act Authorizes would extend the fencing along the US-Mexican Border. -
Federal employment verification system
Arizona law enacted in 2007 that mandates use of a voluntary federal employment verification system and penalizes employers who hire unauthorized workers -
Arizona enacted two laws addressing immigration
SB 1070 and HB 2162. These laws added new state requirements, crimes and penalties related to enforcement of immigration laws and were to become effective on July 29, 2010 -
U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit
On July 6, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the district of Arizona seeking a permanent injunction of SB 1070. -
Immigration reform seen as strategy to woo Latinos
Days after President Barack Obama won re-election with the overwhelming support of Latino voters, a groundswell of Republican leaders and prominent conservatives are calling for immigration reforms that include legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants. -
Obama policy helps spouses of immigrants
The change takes effect March 4 and is aimed at undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens, such as Xochitl Hernandez, 33, who came to the U.S. illegally 14 years ago and now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. -
Immigration reform: The art of the deal
Experts argue that, besides being politically expedient, a holistic plan is needed to bring the out-of-date U.S. immigration system into the 21st century. -
Brewer loses SB 1070 day-laborer case
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld an injunction against a section of Senate Bill 1070, the controversial Arizona immigration law. -
Napolitano tours border
Janet Napolitano said that the time has come for Congress to update the nation’s immigration system to meet the economic realities of the 21st century. -
McCain upbeat on migrant reform in House
Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the lead negotiators on the comprehensive immigration-reform bill passed June27 by the Senate, said they were feeling good because House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other House Republicans this week acknowledged that avoiding action on the immigration issue is not an option and that bipartisanship is needed. -
Farmers, laborers in midst of debate
Under a Senate bill provision known as Ag-Jobs, undocumented farmworkers would gain temporary legal status almost immediately. -
Court closures put migrants in limbo
Luis Manuel Estrada Gonzalez’s green-card hearing was set for Oct. 1, Day 1 of the federal government shutdown.
