Immigration Reform is not possible
To increase the tax base there has to be illegal immigration and a way to grant amnesty.
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About 25 women held in San Antonios Karnes County immigration detention center are on a hunger strike, according to an advocacy group and media reports. The women, some of whom have reportedly been in custody for almost a year, are seeking the release of themselves and their children.
Most of the women were detained following last years border surge when tens of thousands of Central American women and children illegally crossed the Rio Grande and then claimed asylum, the Houston Chronicle reports. The hunger strike is the groups protest of the Obama administrations decision to detain them.
"We will fight until we are granted our liberty. We're tired of the treatment we're receiving here," Kenia, a Honduran detainee who did not give her last name, told the Houston Chronicle by phone from the detention center. "Our children are all losing weight because they've lost their appetites. It's like we're living in a jail."
Estimates from the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICE) said the size of the original group of striking women ranged anywhere from 40 to 80 women. Some women were held in isolation and the number dropped.
A letter released by the women on Tuesday outlined the motivation of the group and the reasoning behind the hunger strike. You should know that this is only the beginning and we will notstop until we achieve our objectives. This strike will continue until every one of us is freed, the letter read, according to a copy released by grassrootsleadership.org. We deserve to be treated with some dignity and that our rights, to the immigration process, be respected.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Tuesday it was not aware of a strike but was investigating if a member of a nonprofit encouraged a hunger strike protest, according to reports. Geo Group Inc., which operates the facility, released a statement on its quality of care.
The Karnes County Residential Center provides high quality care in a safe, clean, and family friendly environment, and on site U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel provide direct oversight to ensure compliance with ICE's Family Residential Standard, the statement read. Our company has consistently, strongly denied allegations to the contrary.
Geo Group Inc. had previously been under investigation for sexual misconduct by employees at the Karnes County immigration detention center. The Department of Home Securitys Office of Inspector General announced in February it found no evidence of sexual misconduct.
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley meets with Monroe County residents at a town hall meeting in Albia, Iowa. /Matthew Thielke
ALBIA, IOWA -- The deportation of Iowa City pastor Max Villatoro to Honduras sparked an immigration debate that has swept across Iowa and impacted the entire county. Rep. Dave Loebsack,D-Iowa, has intervened on his behalf.
But Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said today at a town hall meeting in Albia that he doesn't know enough about the case to make a judgment.
Immigration reform and enforcement was just one of many questions asked by the Monroe County residents at the meeting.
Grassley says that the immigration system is broken, and the only way to fix the crisis is by strict enforcement and securing borders.
People ought to applaud the enforcement of our immigration laws because there has been a feeling that the laws have not been enforced by this administration, Sen. Grassley said. My feeling is that the immigration system is broken. The number one step to fix it and get other legislation passed is to make sure we secure the borders first.
Residents also asked questions about the controversial letter sent to Iran by Congress, which Sen. Grassley signed.
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By Emma Dumain Posted at 5:54 p.m. on April 1
Fellow immigration overhaul advocates remain behind Menendez. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Two longtime allies released statements of support within minutes of the announcement of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendezs 14-count federal indictment Wednesday.
Illinois Rep. Luis V. Gutirrez, a fellow Democrat, and Americas Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry both praised the Garden State senators character and his work on issues important to the immigrant community.
Bob Menendez has never given me any reason to question his integrity, his dedication to honest public service or hiscommitment to the American people, said Gutirrez, a leading advocate in Congress for an immigration overhaul. As a leader in the House and in the Senate, he has been a key ally in fighting for sensible immigration reform and a touchstone for all matters related to Latinos in this country.
He is a friend who is quick with advice, encouragement and good ideas. Im particularly proud of his leadership on foreign policy matters related to Latin America. My hope is that these legal matters are resolved quickly so he can go back to concentrating 100 percent on his service to the people of New Jersey and the United States.
Sharry,an immigration rights advocate who has worked with Menendez over the years on immigration overhaul legislation, echoed Gutierrezs sentiments, calling him not only the senior Senator from New Jersey; hes also the senior Senator for Latinos in America.
I know him well and love him dearly, Sharry said in a statement. He has been relentless and effective. And he is a major reason why Dreamers won relief under [the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program], why some 5 million undocumented immigrants are on the verge of living without fear in the country they now call home, and why comprehensive immigration reform is an idea whose time has come for some three quarters of the American public.
Menendez is scheduled to address the press from Newark, N.J., at 7 p.m. regarding the charges waged against him by the Department of Justice. The indictment stems from his relationship with Salomon Melgen, a Florida eye doctor and political donor to Menendez who was also indicted Wednesday.
Peter Carr, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, said the duo were indicted for a scheme in whichMenendez allegedly accepted gifts from Melgen in exchange for using the power of his Senate office to benefit Melgens financial and personal interests.
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