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Ice on Immigration: The deathknell for immigration reform

By L. Patricia Ice, Featured Columnist

Question:  Is comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) now a dead issue in the United States Congress?

Answer:  Most likely, yes.  There are still some legislators who would like to see reform happen this year, so there is always a chance that the situation could change.  However, there is intense disagreement on what the reform provisions should be, and my opinion is that CIR will not be brought up again in Congress until late 2008 or 2009, after the presidential elections.  For now, the current immigration laws are still in effect.

 

L. Patricia Ice

Featured IMDiversity Immigration Columnist L. Patricia Ice is an attorney and counselor who has taught immigration law at Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, and also contributes regular immigration advice stories to La Noticia and The Jackson Advocate.  A practicing attorney, Ms. Ice has recently taken on a two-year role as an Equal Justice Works Katrina Legal Fellow, focusing on immigrant employment issues as fair labor standards, and wage and hour problems, in areas around the Gulf Coast.  She is also dedicated to immigrants rights advocacy, and serves on the Board of the non-profit rights education group, MIRA: The Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance at www.yourmira.org.

Articles in this column are Copyright 2006 L. Patricia Ice.  All rights reserved.  Please do not reproduce further without seeking the permission of the author.

IMDiversity.com is committed to presenting diverse points of view. However, the viewpoint expressed in this article is the opinion of the author and is not necessarily the viewpoint of the owners or employees at IMD.

 

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