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February 12 Legislative Preview

2/11/2018

 
Senate Poised to Begin Debate on DACA Relief as Congress Staggers Toward a
Week-Long Recess

Monday, February 12, 2018
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Both the House and Senate are scheduled to leave Washington at week's end for their brief week-long President's Day recess.  However, before it begins its recess, the Senate is likely to be consumed by an open-ended and yet-to-be-structured week-long debate on legislation to provide relief to beneficiaries of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. which President Trump has pledged he will terminate effective March 5, 2018.
It was unclear at the time of this writing whether the Senate will be able to muster the 60 votes necessary to pass anything relating to DACA this week, especially given the demands from President Trump and his allies in Congress that any such legislation must be accompanied by provisions that would  eliminate a number of avenues by which families are reunited within the nation's legal immigration system, as well as by provisions that would eliminate the Diversity Visa program, dramatically increase border security spending,  and reduce the due process rights for persons in removal proceedings.

The picture on DACA relief legislation may be a bit more clear by week's end.  Then again, maybe not.

In addition to the Senate debate on DACA legislation, the highlight of the coming week's immigration-related activity in Washington includes President Trump's scheduled release of his budget submission for fiscal year 2019 and a House panel hearing on the nexus (if any) between sanctuary cities and opiate trafficking.

In all, from the perspective of those interested in immigration, refugee, homeland security, or human trafficking policy, the week's schedule includes five hearings and one business meeting at which matters on those subjects could be examined, and possible floor action on one matter of consequence to immigration.

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February 11 Sunday Shows Preview

2/10/2018

 
Extensive Discussions about DACA and Immigration Likely  on This Weekend's  Sunday Morning
Public Affairs Programs

Saturday, February 10, 2018
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Given the proximity of the debate on the fate of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrrials (DACA) beneficiaries that is due to take place next week in the U.S. Senate, it is likely that all five of the venerable Sunday morning public affairs programs will address the subject of immigration during theirFebruary 11, editions.

A sneak peek at the guest lists for the upcoming April 16, 2017, editions of each of the five major broadcast and cable Sunday public affairs programs appears after the jump, along with previews of the likely or possible discussions on those programs about immigration and, refugees.

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April 16 Sunday Shows Preview

4/15/2017

 
Extensive Immigration Discussions Unlikely Given the Guest Lists on This Weekend's  Sunday Morning Public Affairs Programs
Saturday, April 15, 2017
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Coverage of the situation in North Korea  will dominate this week's Sunday morning public affairs programs, leaving little room for discussions about other subjects, including immigration and refugees.

A sneak peek at the guest lists for the upcoming April 16, 2017, editions of each of the five major broadcast and cable Sunday public affairs programs appears after the jump, along with previews of the likely or possible discussions on those programs about immigration and, refugees.

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April 10 Legislative Preview

4/10/2017

 
Congress Begins Two Week-Long
Easter Recess But a Heavy Immigration and Refugee Agenda Could Be On Tap Upon Its Return

Monday, April 10. 2017
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Both the House and Senate have departed Washington to begin two week-long Easter recesses.  The Senate is scheduled to return to the Nation's Capitol on Monday, April 24th, while the House plans to resume its sessions one day later.  Once back, the two chambers could immediately be thrown into a showdown between each other and with the White House over funding a border wall and funding increased defense and immigration enforcement spending that could force a shutdown of the federal government.
Upon its return on April 24th, Congress will begin a five week-long work period leading up to a one week-long Memorial Day recess, which begins upon the close of business on Friday, May 26th, and ends on Monday, June 5th.

In actuality, the Senate is scheduled to be in session continuously throughout that five week-long work period.  However, the House is scheduled to be in session for the first two weeks, in recess during the week of May 8th, and then resume activity for the last two weeks leading up to the Memorial Day recess.

With Congress absent over the next two weeks, the focus of immigration-, refugee-, and human trafficking-related activity will shift from Congress to the executive branch during the two week-long congressional recess. 
The following examines the likely and possible legislative action on migration-related matters that Congress will face during the five week-long work period that will begin after Congress returns from its Easter recess.

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April 9 Sunday Programs Wrap-Up

4/9/2017

 
Secretary of State Tillerson, Ambassador Haley, and Senators Rubio, Cornyn, and Cardin Discuss Immigration and Refugee Policy and Politics During April 9th Sunday Public Affairs Programs
Sunday, April 9 2017

Click the Play Button, above, to see excerpts of instances in which the subjects of immigration or refugees were discussed during the April 9, 2017, Sunday public affairs programs.

Notwithstanding the dominant coverage of  the past week’s cruise missile attack that the United States launched against Syria, there still was  plenty of discussion about other subjects during the April 9th Sunday public affairs programs, including a significant number of discussions about immigration and refugees. 

Among the guests on this weekend’s programs whose appearances included discussion about immigration or refugees were Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who made his first appearances on the Sunday programs since being confirmed by the Senate and discussed the border wall with Mexico; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who discussed Syrian refugees; and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Cardin (D-MD), who discussed the wall between the United States and Mexico.

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