Immigration: Selected Congressional Hearings on Immigration Reform

• "The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Strengthening Our National Security," Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, May 17, 2005
• "Legislative Hearing on H.R. 98, the Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2005," House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, May 12, 2005
• "The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy," Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, May 26, 2005
• "The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing the Cooperation of Participating Countries," Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, June 30, 2005
• "Comprehensive Immigration Reform," Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, July 26, 2005
• "Comprehensive Immigration Reform II," Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, October 18, 2005
• "Immigration: Economic Impacts," Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, April 25, 2006
• "Immigration Enforcement at the Workplace: Learning from the Mistakes of 1986," Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, June 19, 2006
• "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Examining the Need for a Guest Worker Program," Senate Judiciary Committee, July 5, 2006
• "Examining the Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Part II," Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, July 12, 2006
• "Hearing on Impacts of Border Security and Immigration on Ways and Means Programs," House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, July 26, 2006
• "The Budgetary Impact of Current and Proposed Border Security and Immigration Policies," Paul R. Cullinan, CBO Chief of Human Resources Cost Estimates Unit, testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, August 30, 2006
• "Employment-Based Permanent Immigration: Examining the Value of a Skills-Based Point System," Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, September 14, 2006
• "U.S.-VISIT Program Faces Strategic, Operational, and Technological Challenges at Land Ports of Entry," Richard M. Stana, GAO Director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues, testimony before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, January 31, 2007
• "Comprehensive Immigration Reform," Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, February 20, 2007
• "Crossing the Border: Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking, Part I," House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, March 14, 2007
• "Crossing the Border: Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking, Part II," House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, March 19, 2007
• "The Roll of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market," Peter R. Orszag, Congressional Budget Office Director, testimony before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, May 3, 2007
• "The Impact of Immigration on States and Localities," Dr. Audrey Singer, Immigration Fellow, The Brookings Institution, testimony before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, May 17, 2007
• "Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Verification System," Richard M. Stana, GAO Director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues, testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, June 7, 2007
• "Hearing on H.R. 1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 (STRIVE Act)," House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, September 6, 2007
• "Hearing on H.R. 750, the Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007," House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, October 11, 2007
• "Hearing on H.R. 750, the Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007," House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, October 8, 2007
• "DHS Has Taken Actions to Strengthen Border Security Programs and Operations, but Challenges Remain," Richard M. Stana, GAO Director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues, testimony before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, March 6, 2008

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