(Official White House Photo: Pete Souza) In November, NAFSA released a statement calling on President Obama to lead a national conversation on immigration reform. The president took an important step in that direction in last night’s State of the Union address. The President has spent most of his first term responding to the immigration opponents’ [...]
Posts Tagged ‘immigration reform’
With State of the Union Address, President Takes Key Step Toward a National Conversation on Immigration Reform
Posted in Advocacy, Foreign Students & Scholars, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, global talent, immigration reform, President Obama, State of the Union on January 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Mission Accomplished! A Way Forward on Immigration Reform
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, illegal immigration, immigration reform on December 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In 1966, when America was becoming bogged down in the Vietnam War—a problem seemingly as intractable as the immigration problem seems today—Sen. George Aiken of Vermont proposed a novel solution. He said we should just declare victory and get out. A similar proposal seems in order with respect to today’s war against illegal immigration from [...]
President Obama Must Lead a National Conversation on Immigration Reform
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged immigration reform, President Obama on November 7, 2011 | 15 Comments »
To borrow a line from the president: We can’t wait any longer. It is time for President Obama to lead a national conversation on immigration reform. NAFSA members understand how our antiquated immigration laws impede the movement of people seeking educational opportunities, and perhaps even worse, how the xenophobic tenor of our national debate on [...]
Undocumented Students Need Relief While DREAM Act Is Pending
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged deferred action, DREAM Act, immigration reform, Janet Napolitano, Saad Nabeel on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There seems to be a never-ending stream of heart-breaking stories these days about the plight of undocumented students. In Texas, the big story has been about Saad Nabeel, who was brought to the United States at a young age by his family and – though he was enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington [...]
Video: DHS Secretary Says Immigration Reform A Must for US Competitiveness
Posted in Immigration Policy, tagged Center for American Progress, homeland security, immigration reform, NAFSA, visa law on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In a speech today at the Center for American Progress, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made it clear that immigration reform must happen in order for her department to effectively meet the challenges and needs of the 21st century. As she set out the specific parameters of reforms, Napolitano highlighted the damage done [...]
International Students, Skilled Immigrants and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Posted in Immigration Policy, tagged immigration reform, Marlene Johnson, skilled immigration, Stuart Anderson on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Marlene M. Johnson and Stuart Anderson Cross-posted at ILW.com Looking ahead to next year, it has become increasingly important that concerns about the economy not deter lawmakers from ensuring that reforms to attract and retain highly educated, highly skilled foreign nationals are included in comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Illegal immigration issues have dominated the [...]
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