In today’s news, Sens. John McCain, Jeff Flake, Chuck Schumer, and Michael Bennet are scheduled to tour the border; the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for DOMA, which has significant implications for bi-national same-sex couples and immigration equality; and President Obama is scheduled to sit down for an... Continue »
Yesterday we wrote about a New York Times story on immigrants in detention who are forced into solitary confinement for 22 to 23 hours a day and weeks on end.  The method of imprisonment—already considered a form of torture—is especially horrific when imposed upon immigrants, who are held for... Continue »
After last week’s RNC report encouraging Republicans to support immigration reform, chair of the American Conservative Union Al Cárdenas sat down with Jorge Ramos on Al Punto to talk about the GOP’s mea culpa to Latino voters.  They discussed the mistakes Mitt Romney and the Republicans committed in the last election... Continue »
SEIU will begin to air $300,000 in ads nationwide on Wednesday, calling for immigration reform with a path to citizenship.  The ad is part of a seven-figure television ad campaign from SEIU, according to the Washington Post. As the ad intones: Our immigration system is broken, and Congress has a chance... Continue »
Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC – Si bien las diferencias entre los sectores sindical y empresarial sobre el lenguaje de reforma migratoria que negocia en el Senado el grupo bipartidista de los ocho no deja de ser preocupante, también es cierto que es prematuro... Continue »
A month after Sen. John McCain faced hostile Tea Partiers opposed to immigration reform at an Arizona town hall, McCain was at it again—and this time found lots of love from Arizonans applauding McCain’s leadership on immigration legislation. Yesterday in Arizona, Mi Familia Vota Education volunteers, with other community... Continue »
One month after Sen. John McCain faced hostile Tea Partiers at an Arizona town hall, McCain saw love from a roomful of immigrants this week who came to give him their support for immigration reform.  Check out this great Twitterpic showing that Republicans CAN grow support from Latino voters by leaning... Continue »
Ceremonia de Naturalización en la Casa Blanca: Ejemplo “de lo que como nación, hacemos mejor” Washington, DC – Hoy el presidente Obama fue anfitrión de una ceremonia de naturalización en la Casa Blanca en donde fue testigo de cómo 28 inmigrantes, entre ellos 13 integrantes del servicio militar, finalmente... Continue »