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Senate Approves Scaled-Back Immigration Bill, President Calls for National Guard on Border
The U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill in May 2006 by a 62-36 vote, adding amendments to cap temporary workers at 200,000 annually and strengthen border fencing.
Senate Debate Resumes and DHS Boosts Internal Enforcement
The 2006 Hagel-Martinez immigration bill in the U.S. Senate proposed 325,000 annual temporary work visas and tiered legalization for unauthorized immigrants as of spring 2006.
American Immigration Reform from a Scandinavian Perspective
A Norwegian migration official argues the U.S. problem is unauthorized status—not numbers—and urges a managed, employer-driven work permit system with no cap on labor visas.
Europe and Its Immigrants in the 21st Century: A New Deal or a Continuing Dialogue of the Deaf?
Europe’s long-term prosperity hinges on migration policies that simultaneously tackle aging and labor shortages while protecting cherished social welfare models.
Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church became central to the 2006 U.S. immigration debate, mobilizing nearly 80 dioceses in support of comprehensive reform and opposing enforcement-only approaches.
Senate Debates Temporary Worker Program and Path to Legal Status for the Unauthorized
A March 2006 U.S. Senate bill proposed 400,000 annual temporary work slots and legalization for unauthorized immigrants as hundreds of thousands rallied in support.
Bush Immigration Appointees, Immigration Judges Criticized
U.S. President George W. Bush used recess appointments for immigration posts.
The Growing Connection Between Temporary and Permanent Immigration Systems
While the temporary and permanent immigration systems are meant to be separate, temporary visas increasingly serve as a pathway to a green card in a de facto third admissions system.
U.S. Employment-Based Admissions: Permanent and Temporary
The U.S. employment-based immigration system, permanent and temporary, falls short in responding to changing market conditions and is out of sync with companies’ hiring cycles.
Comprehensive Legislation vs. Fundamental Reform: The Limits of Current Immigration Proposals
Comprehensive immigration reform plans advanced by Congress and the George W. Bush administration contained shortcomings and would not materially change the immigration regime.