Houston-area immigration lawyer<\/a> Annie Banerjee has serious concerns about the massive new H.R. 6080 bill recently signed into law.<\/p>\n President Obama\u2019s connotation of the sprawling new Southwest Border Security Bill as a \u201cstrategic and integrated southwest border security strategy\u201d may sound reassuring to some, but it might well be something of a misnomer, according to Houston area immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee.<\/p>\n With its estimated $600 million price tag, the signing into law of H.R. 6080 has been perceived as an enforcement-first step. \u201cHopefully colleagues on both sides of the aisle will now come together and we can pass comprehensive reform,\u201d said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY).<\/p>\n But even this might be misleading. \u201cI\u2019m not certain if this legislation brings us any closer to what\u2019s really needed \u2013 which is comprehensive immigration reform,\u201d Banerjee said. \u201cIn some ways, this new law might push any meaningful decisions onto a back burner now that a lust for (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Houston-area immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee has serious concerns about the massive new H.R. 6080 bill recently signed into law. President Obama\u2019s connotation of the sprawling new Southwest Border Security Bill as a \u201cstrategic and integrated southwest border security strategy\u201d may…<\/span><\/p>\n