A coalition of technology’s brightest entrepreneurs is holding the March for Innovation today, a bipartisan virtual march calling for immigration reform that works for America’s future. As the #iMarch’s website states: The March for Innovation, together with thousands of supporters at every level, from grassroots supporters to tech leaders,... Continue »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – El Comité Judicial del Senado desestimó el martes por 13-5 una enmienda propuesta por el senador Ted Cruz (republicano de Texas) que prohibía que los inmigrantes que se legalizaran a través de la reforma migratoria del Grupo de los Ocho obtuvieran la ciudadanía, eximiendo únicamente a... Continue »
Last night, the immigration reform world cheered as the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Gang of 8 immigration reform bill out of markup on a 13-5 bipartisan vote.  As our own executive director Frank Sharry said: Today immigration reform took a giant step forward.  The Gang of Eight bill... Continue »
El presidente, Barack Obama, alentó hoy a los estudiantes indocumentados a que sigan compartiendo sus historias de sacrificio con líderes del Congreso, como parte de una campaña de presión a favor de la reforma migratoria que debate el Legislativo.  Obama y el vicepresidente, Joe Biden, recibieron hoy en el... Continue »
Por una votación voto de 13-5, el Comité Judicial del Senado aprobó ayer el proyecto de ley para una reforma migratoria. Se espera que la propuesta sea debatida por la Cámara Alta en junio.  Luego de cinco jornadas de trabajo y la consideración de más de 200 enmiendas, los... Continue »
National Journal: First Hurdle Cleared in Immigration, but Bigger Ones Remain By Fawn Johnson Bloomberg: Senate Panel Advances U.S. Immigration Bill With Hatch’s Changes By Heidi Przybyla and Kathleen Hunter Reuters: Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move By Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan NBC Latino: Senate committee... Continue »
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the immigration legislation by a bipartisan vote (13-5).  The vote concludes the committee markup process in the Senate and signifies the clearing of the first official legislative hurdle for immigration reform’s passage in 2013 (see here for a list of “good and bad”... Continue »
THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE STRENGTHENED S. 744 BY Making the path to citizenship more efficient and practical. By adopting Hirono 12, the SJC ensured that immigrants along the path to citizenship will be able to pay application fees on a more affordable installment plan, ensuring more low-income immigrants will be... Continue »
Washington, DC –  Luego de trabajar en la mayoría de sus enmiendas, el Comité Judicial del Senado se encuentra en las etapas finales de la revisión del proyecto de ley de inmigración bipartidista. Según el presidente del Comité Judicial, Patrick Leahy (D-VT), quien encabeza el proceso atenta y justamente,... Continue »
Below is a press statement from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, about President Obama’s meeting with DREAMers and their families today: Families part of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement Share Personal Stories of Broken Immigration System and the Impact on Their Lives (WASHINGTON) – This morning, President Obama and... Continue »