Bush Administration Flip-Flops on Immigration

Immigrants that Would Have Benefited from Failed Senate Bill are Targets of Harsh New Measures

Washington, DC The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic membership organization, is outraged by the series of immigration measures that the Bush Administration has introduced. At a time when the Administration was making progress on comprehensive immigration reform, they have now turned their backs on immigrants, and will explore deplorable measures aimed at enforcement-only tactics.

LULAC is considering joining other national organizations and challenging these new rules in court.

Some of the provisions include an array of enforcement tools such as delegating border search and seizure authority under Title 19, further militarization of the border, implementing the flawed Basic Pilot Employment Verification program, and reducing access to immigrant court hearings and appeals.

[b]Even more appalling, the measures will convert the Social Security Administration “No Matchâ€