Archive for the ‘Congressional Research Service’ Category

Chief of Staff Emanuel Admits Immigration Reform Bill Lacks Votes to Pass

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Offering a more realistic assessment on Immigration Reform Bill, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said that Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill do not have the requisite votes to pass a comprehensive reform bill. Speaking to reporters, Emanuel also ruled out immediate immigration reform, saying it is “not impossible” ...

CRS Report on Immigration Policies and Issues on Health Related Grounds for Exclusion

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The recent outbreak of H1N1 virus (commonly known “Swine Flu”) rang alarm bells in U.S. The timely response from frontline agencies helped in controlling the disease from taking huge death tolls. However, it was a very scary situation for majority of Americans, since their close proximity with Mexico and the ...

CRS on Temporary Admissions

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Recently, the Congressional Research Service released its latest detailed dossier on temporary admission of various categories of foreign nationals. The report enumerates various aspects of temporary admission and contains 12 years of statistics on visa issuance and alien admission into the US. It also highlights several specific temporary visa concerns ...