/tags/immigration-policy immigration policy en-US WLRN Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-06-27/desantis-boat-people-boondoggle-haiti-migrants COMMENTARY If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis really wants to stop the migrant invasion he's girding for, he can steer the millions he's wasting on state patrol to Haiti development. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-06-27/desantis-boat-people-boondoggle-haiti-migrants Tim Padgett /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-26/a-year-later-florida-businesses-say-the-states-immigration-law-dealt-a-huge-blow Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:01:10 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-26/a-year-later-florida-businesses-say-the-states-immigration-law-dealt-a-huge-blow Jasmine Garsd /2024-03-05/biden-trump-immigration-speeches-texas-border President Joe Biden overstated the authority provided to him in the border security bill. Former President Donald Trump made broad and often unsubstantiated statements about the migrants entering the U.S. and his administration’s immigration successes. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:40:40 GMT /2024-03-05/biden-trump-immigration-speeches-texas-border Maria Ramirez Uribe | PolitiFact /commentary/2024-02-01/blasting-bidens-immigration-bargain-is-short-sighted-advocacy COMMENTARY Too many immigrant advocates forget the U.S. needs to reform asylum and aid Ukraine — and that doing both can help ease America's border crisis. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-02-01/blasting-bidens-immigration-bargain-is-short-sighted-advocacy Tim Padgett /government-politics/2023-11-29/donald-trump-2024-immigration-plan Stephen Miller, who led Trump’s first-term immigration agenda, provided The New York Times an overview of Trump’s second-term immigration proposals. Some of the plans mirror Trump’s 2016 campaign promises; others go further. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:55:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-29/donald-trump-2024-immigration-plan Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe | PolitiFact /government-politics/2023-11-28/florida-grand-jury-illegal-immigration A statewide grand jury has issued a 146-page report that calls for taking a series of steps to try to curb illegal immigration, saying "it will be up to Florida and other states to help themselves, at least in the short term," as problems go unsolved at the federal level. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:32:52 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-28/florida-grand-jury-illegal-immigration Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /immigration/2023-10-05/fact-check-desantis-migrants-biden Ron DeSantis' statement conflates the number of times border patrol agents have encountered migrants at the border with the number of migrants who entered and remain in the country. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT /immigration/2023-10-05/fact-check-desantis-migrants-biden Marta Campabadal Graus, Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /immigration/2023-09-18/ron-desantis-florida-immigrant-law One of the strictest in the nation, the law criminalized transporting immigrants lacking permanent legal status into the state, invalidated any U.S. government identification they might have and blocked local governments from providing them with ID cards. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:00:00 GMT /immigration/2023-09-18/ron-desantis-florida-immigrant-law Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /government-politics/2023-08-21/republican-presidential-candidates-primary-debate-fact-check PolitiFact rounded up some of the claims that could resurface as Republican presidential candidates take the stage in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. Trump announced he will not be participating in the debate, citing his lead in the polls. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:08:25 GMT /government-politics/2023-08-21/republican-presidential-candidates-primary-debate-fact-check Amy Sherman | PolitiFact /immigration/2023-08-21/republican-lawsuit-biden-immigration-policy Under the humanitarian parole program, the U.S. allows up to 30,000 people monthly from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The program started for Venezuelans in 2022. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:02:09 GMT /immigration/2023-08-21/republican-lawsuit-biden-immigration-policy