84% of Tennesseans support deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal record, according to a new poll by Vanderbilt University.
NashVillager Podcast: The humans at the heart of immigration
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Tennessee law enforcement may soon be required to report unauthorized immigrants to the federal government
Current law allows local law enforcement agencies to report to the federal government when they arrest a person that is unauthorized to be in the United States. A bill heading to the governor would require it.
How a proposed easing of federal immigration policy could help one Nashville tech company
The Federal Department of Labor is considering an expansion of its Schedule A program. This would make it easier for science and technology companies, including some in Middle Tennessee, to sponsor immigrant employees for permanent residency in the U.S.
Tennessee stalls a bill that would increase penalties for transporting undocumented immigrants
Legislation filed in Tennessee’s statehouse would increase the penalty for people that give a ride to an undocumented immigrant.
The federal government is changing how visas for college-educated immigrants work
A change to the H-1B visa application process for college-educated immigrants could make the system more fair, according to a Nashville immigration lawyer.
Razor wire border dispute draws Tennessee AG into 24-state coalition trying to overturn SCOTUS order
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a coalition of 24 conservative states in an effort to overturn a recent U.S. Supreme Court order on border control.
Explained: the ‘dubious’ legal basis for Republican governors resisting Supreme Court order
Gov. Bill Lee has returned from a weekend trip to Eagle Pass, Texas. The border town is where the current legal battle between state and federal authorities over razor wire began — and where more than 125 Tennessee National guardsmen are currently deployed.
Gov. Bill Lee will head to Texas as its governor defies Supreme Court decision
This weekend, Governor Bill Lee is headed to Texas as the state’s governor, Greg Abbott, defies a Supreme Court order authorizing the removal of razor wire at the border.
How Egyptian Americans, Nashville’s third-largest immigrant group, find community
Thousands of Egyptian families have arrived in Nashville since the 1990s, and many of the new arrivals have kept the local service industry afloat, staffing the Gaylord Opryland hotel and other tourist destinations.
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