{"id":12347,"date":"2016-03-14T17:01:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T21:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:37:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:37:12","slug":"key-immigration-hearings-week-of-march-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/03\/14\/key-immigration-hearings-week-of-march-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Immigration Hearings\u2014Week of March 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/capitol_031516_185x100.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12359\" alt=\"capitol_031516_185x100\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/capitol_031516_185x100.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/capitol_031516_185x100.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/capitol_031516_185x100-100x54.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a>There are several important immigration-related hearings on Capitol Hill during the week of March 14 that FAIR wants to make you aware of.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, March 15 at 10 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Executive Overreach Task Force is holding a hearing entitled, \u201cExecutive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I \u2013 Health Care and Immigration.\u201d The witness list consists of four attorneys: Elizabeth Papez; Prof. Josh Blackman; Simon Lazarus; and Elizabeth Slattery.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the hearing live <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/hearing\/executive-overreach-in-domestic-affairs-part-i-health-care-and-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, March 15 at 10 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing entitled, \u201cThe Security of U.S. Visa Programs.\u201d Four administration officials are testifying: David Donahue, Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary of State; Leon Rodriguez; director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Sarah Saldana, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and John Roth, inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the hearing live <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/hearings\/the-security-of-us-visa-programs\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, March 16 at 10 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup (amending) on H.R. 4731, the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the markup live <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/markup\/h-r-__-refugee-program-integrity-restoration-act-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, March 16 at 10 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest is holding a hearing entitled, \u201cThe Impact of High Levels of Immigration on U.S. Workers.\u201d There are four witnesses testifying: Peter Kirsanow, United States Commission on Civil Rights Commissioner; Benjamin Johnson, American Immigration Lawyers Association Executive Director; David Kallick, Fiscal Policy Institute Senior Fellow; and Steven Camarota, Center for Immigration Studies Director of Research.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the hearing live <a href=\"http:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/meetings\/the-impact-of-high-levels-of-immigration-on-us-workers\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday, March 17 at 10 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee is holding a budget hearing for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE Director Sarah Saldana is the lone witness appearing.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the hearing live <a href=\"http:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=394458\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>***Additional Immigration Event on Capitol Hill***<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives is expected to vote<b>\u00a0Thursday<\/b> on a resolution authorizing the Speaker to file an amicus brief (friend of the court brief) on behalf of the full House in <i>U.S. v. 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