Catholic Push to Overhaul Immigration - Assignment Example

? Summary of 12 New York Times Articles SUMMARY OF 12 NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLES Catholic Push To Overhaul Immigration Goes to Pews BYLINE: By ASHLEY PARKER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. 12 The need for a multi-variant approach to getting as many people as possible to support the government on its new immigration laws is presented in the paper. As part of the approach, Catholic bishops have been used as a bait to attract as many ‘fish’ in the form of congregational members as possible. The writer explains that the need for this approach, which targets Catholic bishops, is in the fact that the Catholic Church has the single largest religious representation in Congress. Moreover, there are several people from Latino backgrounds who are Catholics as compared to other denominations. Some of the realistic successes that the Catholic Church has experienced through campaign and advocacy programs were outlined, including their influence on the abortion law. There are subsequently verbatim quotations from leaders of the church, expressing their readiness to be part of this all important campaign for the government. Carwash Managers Held in Immigration Raids BYLINE: By FERNANDA SANTOS; Rebekah Zemansky contributed reporting. SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. 10 The government’s determination to cramp down on some key practices it considers as criminal, specifically the use of illegal and falsified documentations is brought to bear as a raid leads to the arrest of 223 people. Initial reports from people nearby the 16 Danny's Family Car Wash reported the raid as an immigration enforcement operation. However, Barbara Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement denied it, saying the raid was a typical criminal investigation. Out of the 223 people rounded up in the operation, 30 of them were charged with various forms of offenses, resulting in their deportation from the country. The report notes that this operation comes in a wake when the new immigration reforms still sits in Congress unfinished. This therefore raises questions of conflict of interest as some of the charged people refused to sign a voluntary deportation order. Big-Name G.O.P. Donors Urge Members of Congress to Back Immigration Overhaul BYLINE: By ASHLEY PARKER SECTION: Section ; Column 0; National Desk; Pg Yet another move made by the Obama government to win the hearts of as many Republicans in Congress as possible to back the new immigration law is presented as Big-Name G.O.P Donors are said to present a letter to Republican members of Congress to accept the reforms. The donors describe the presenting immigration system as broken and thus urge for it to be fixed. However, the stand of the Republic side is reechoed on the need for certain key policies to be fixed ahead of the said approval of the new immigration law. Particularly, they would want to see a secured US border with well defined rules on future immigration issues. In their letter, the G.O.P Donors identified some inputs that some immigrants play in the economy of the country and based on that for their plea to be accepted. White House Ties Immigration Overhaul to Farms BYLINE: MICHAEL D. SHEAR SECTION: US; politics A report from the White House on the benefits of the immigration overhaul on farms and the agricultural sector as a whole is presented and debated. Generally, the Obama administration continues to push for a new immigration law that would ensure that “everyone is playing by the same rules”, both illegal workers and those who hire them. According to the White House, the future of the country’s agricultural fortunes is in a rigorous labor force that can produce much enough to meet the demands of the populace and the country’s industries. Using the guest-worker program in the Senate legislation for instance would ensure that there is enough labor, be they skilled or unskilled to boost productivity in the agricultural sector. All of these notwithstanding, critics continue to argue that the United States is not plagued by the kind of shortage of workers as being trumpeted by farmers. The House's Immigration Dilemma BYLINE: By ROSS DOUTHAT SECTION: Section SR; Column 0; Sunday Review Desk; OP-ED COLUMNIST; Pg. 11 The House Republican is seen to be in a limbo, divided among its self on whether or not to give backing and approval to the proposed immigration reforms. This is because whiles some members in the House see the reform as a way of saving their party from extinction, other big whips in the party see this as a wrong move. Generally, it is seen that the member who oppose to the reform do so with the idea that there are key aspects of the new law that would need considerations, and others that are beneficial. The fact that emphasis should be placed on high-skilled immigration is seen to be supported by a very large proportion of the Republican fraternity. Whiles the party thinks of potential votes it might loss as a result of its opposition to the new law, it also considers what will be done to the large portion of illegal immigrants who will be left out of the scope of high-skill immigration. After Recess, House Democrats Seek Path Forward on Immigration BYLINE: ASHLEY PARKER SECTION: US; politics The concerns of Congressional Democrats are summed up in one request, which is the need for there to be an immigration bill that includes a pathway to citizenship. The influence of the Democrats is clearly identified because according to Mr. Schumer, if the Democrats hold back their support for any legislation, there is no way such a bill will be passed. Essentially however, the Democrats want to see a citizenship component in the bill so that the bill can be defined as one that is elaborate and people centered as possible. For the House Republicans, there seem to be an old ghost hunting it and that is the margin of lost that Mitt Romney recorded against Obama on Hispanic votes. For Democratic votes to be acquired to fix the broken immigration system therefore, Xavier Becerra admonishes the inclusion of a pathway to citizenship. Immigration in the House BYLINE: By THE EDITORIAL BOARD SECTION: Section A; Column 0; Editorial Desk; EDITORIAL; Pg. 20 An unpredictable new direction to the new immigration law brouhaha continues as Wednesday will see the Republican caucus of the House of Representatives in a private meeting. The direction to come out of the meeting is said to be unpredictable because it is yet to be known if the Republican, which has so far being described as ‘no-dealers’ and ‘hard-core’ on the immigration law would soften their stance or strengthen it. Generally though, there is a debate that there are aspects of the law that if well considered would serve as benefit to them. For example the new law has been said to have the potential of shrinking the deficit and satisfying the interests of big businesses. It is therefore admonished that a bipartisan support be allowed by Mr. Boehner to ensure that the reform goes through successfully. Struggling to Measure An Economic Impact BYLINE: By ANNIE LOWREY SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; ECONOMIX; Pg. 24 The pending immigration legislation under consideration has several aspects of it that have been debated already but the debate on the economic impact of the legislation remains a big issue, yet to be resolved. This is because whereas some schools of thoughts hold the opinion that an overhaul of immigration laws would reduce the deficit, there are others who believe that the deficit would rather go up. To the Organization for Economic Corporation and Development even, immigrants have little impact on the deficit made by the federal government. It is appreciated that there could be a cause for the unresolved economic impact and this is in the discrepancies associated with the approach to measuring the impact. Until such a time that a common ground will be established on how to make economic impact calculations, the debates will continue. Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit BYLINE: By ASHLEY PARKER; Erin Banco contributed reporting. SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. 17 For the necessity of the pending immigration legislation to get to the hearts of all Americans, particularly Republicans, it is important that all cost benefit analysis on the issue be made clear. Through one of such, Congressional budget analysts have overruled fears that the proposed immigration law changes will burden the budget. This is because as explained by Senator Charles E. Schumer, the reform comes with nothing else than boon to the economy. Some of the specifics of this argument include the fact that the immigration law changes will widen the tax basket of the government, leading to an estimated $700 billion reduction in the budget deficit in the first decade. Skeptics had earlier argued on the basis that from the second decade when immigrants begin enjoying some state facility, the cost on the deficit would go higher but these fears have also been put to rest by the Congressional budget analysts. Rubio Disputes Report On Immigration Bill Costs BYLINE: By ASHLEY PARKER SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. 15 The battle of number on the impact of the new immigration legislation continues among reputable members of the State as Senator Marco Rubio and Heritage Foundation seem to take on each other. This is because in the analysis and estimate of a Heritage Foundation report, whereas $3.1 trillion could sure be won as taxes from the 11 million illegal immigrants waiting for citizenship, a higher quote of $9.4 trillion will be spent on the same people in terms of government benefits. This leaves a deficit of $6.3 trillion. But according to Senator Marco Rubio, these are not accurate analysis. In the opinion of the Senator, the fact that the study by Heritage Foundation is based on a single premise is flaw and inaccurate. He also challenges some of the assumptions made by the report holders such as the fact that immigrants are poor and will remain poor forever. Gun Vote Clouds Path Of Immigration Bill BYLINE: By JENNIFER STEINHAUER SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; CONGRESSIONAL MEMO; Pg. 14 The gun safety bill, which passed though Senate unsuccessfully, raises questions for the future of the new immigration law. Generally, there are people who have a feeling that some of the outcomes of the gun safety bill, which contributed to its disapproval, must be considered in the new immigration law. An example of this is the suggestion that backgrounds of suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings should have a place in the immigration debate. But by and large, the need to understand and appreciate the differences that exists between these two forms of laws has been reechoed by leading members such as Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa. Though there may be areas of reflection with the gun safety bill in relation to the new immigration law, there is a larger consensus that the latter has a larger following and support from recognized institutions including the chamber of mines, labor unions and several church groups. House Panel Set to Offer Several Immigration Bills BYLINE: By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN and ASHLEY PARKER; Sheryl Gay Stolberg contributed reporting. SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. 11 To most advocates and supporters of the new immigration law, they will see the move made by the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday as a step away from winning the battle for the whole law to be passed. This is because there was a giant step involving the introduction of series of bills within the overhaul of the immigration system. According to insiders within the bipartisan House group, the new approach is a much pragmatic means of ensuring that the legislative details of the law become better examined by members. On the part of House Democrats, they are considering a total fix of aspects of the law that have raised controversies rather than a partial fix. This stand taken by the House Democrats may be seen as a justification, if not support for Mr. Goodlatte, whose attitude towards the introduction of the bills has been criticized by many as amounting to dragging out the process. Reference List Board, (July 8, 2013 Monday ). Immigration in the House. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Douthat, R. (July 14, 2013 Sunday ). The House's Immigration Dilemma. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Emmarie H. (April 26, 2013 Friday ). House Panel Set to Offer Several Immigration Bills. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Fernanda A. (August 20, 2013 Tuesday ). Carwash Managers Held in Immigration Raids. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Lowrey, A. (June 27, 2013 Thursday ). Struggling to Measure An Economic Impact. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Parker A. (July 9, 2013 Tuesday ). After Recess, House Democrats Seek Path Forward on Immigration. The New York Times Blogs (The Caucus), Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Parker, A. (June 19, 2013 Wednesday ). Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Shear, A. (August 22, 2013 Thursday). Catholic Push To Overhaul Immigration Goes to Pews. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Shear, A. (July 31, 2013 Wednesday ). Big-Name G.O.P. Donors Urge Members of Congress to Back Immigration Overhaul. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Shear, M.D. (July 29, 2013 Monday ). White House Ties Immigration Overhaul to Farms. The New York Times Blogs (The Caucus), Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Steinhauer, J. (May 2, 2013 Thursday ). Gun Vote Clouds Path Of Immigration Bill. The New York Times, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Read More