Starting January 23, 2007, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of State will require citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere.
CALL FOR PAPERS ON IMMIGRATION
REFORM
The Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy
announces a call for articles on “Reforming
U.S. Immigration Policy in the Post 9-11
World.” Articles will be selected for their
scholarly merits and their likelihood of
provoking debate, regardless of ideology. The
articles must be at least 3,000 words (about 10
double-spaced pages) in length, including
footnotes, and are due by January 2, 2007.
There is no maximum page limit.
Articles selected for publication will appear in
the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public
Policy’s 2007 Symposium issue. Selected
authors will also have the opportunity to
present their papers at a symposium hosted by
the University of Arizona American Constitution
Society and the University of Arizona Federalist
Society. The symposium will be held at the
University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law in
Tucson, Arizona on February 23, 2007.
Please submit materials electronically to
gjlpp@bulldog.georgetown.edu. Questions
concerning submissions should be directed to
Jed Borghei (jjb66@law.georgetown.edu) and
questions concerning the February 23rd
Symposium event should be directed to
Jonathan Millet (millet@email.arizona.edu) or
Robin Quarrier (rquarrier@gmail.com).
From the White House News Release: “We must face the reality that millions of illegal immigrants are already here. They should not be given an automatic path to citizenship; that is amnesty. I oppose amnesty. There is a rational middle ground between granting an automatic pass to citizenship for every illegal immigrant and a program of mass deportation. And I look forward to working with Congress to find that middle ground.”
Last night the Escondido city council heard arguments in favor and against a law that makes it a crime for landlords to rent to undocumented immigrants. Initial approval was given for the law to go forward.
September 26, 2006 post by Anousheh Ansar, the first female space tourist and first blogger from space:
“You cannot see any borders… you cannot tell where one country ends and another one starts… the only border you see is the border between land and water.”
www.http://spaceblog.xprize.org/
A report in the Population and Development Review found that Latin American U.S. immigrants generally lose their ability to speak Spanish over the course of a few generations thus diminishing the perceived threat of Spanish becoming an official U.S. language.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security amended its regulations to create a new port of entry at Sacramento, CA. The boundaries of the San Francisco-Oakland port of entry have also been realigned.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy announces a call for articles on the current immigration reform. Articles will be selected for their scholarly merits and their likelihood of provoking debate, regardless of ideology. The articles must be at least 3,500 words (about 12 double-spaced pages) in length including footnotes and are due by December 15, 2006. There is no maximum page limit.
Articles selected for publication will appear in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy’s 2007 Symposium issue. This year’s Symposium, hosted by the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law Federalist Society and the University of Arizona American Constitution Society, will be held in Tucson, Arizona on February 9, 2007.
Please submit materials electronically to gjlpp@bulldog.georgetown.edu.
Questions concerning submissions should be directed to Jed Borghei (jjb66@law.georgetown.edu) and questions concerning the February 9th Symposium event should be directed to Jonathan Millet (millet@email.arizona.edu).
US-VISIT biometric procedures will begin in Fresno, CA., New Orleans, LA., and Halifax, N.S., Canada. For more information go to www.dhs.gov/us-visit
City: San Diego, CA
Date: August 14
Time: TBD
Location: San Diego County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway
Committee: House Government Reform Committee
Additional information: Subject of hearing is “What is the impact on state and local governments, in terms of both societal costs such as policing and direct government costs such as health care and welfare benefits, of illegal immigration? Would the Reid-Kennedy bill impose huge unfunded mandates on state and local governments?” Witnesses will include Representatives of Department of Homeland Security, San Diego County Board of Supervisors, San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, San Diego County Board of Education, State of California Medicaid Office, and the Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial County.
