The Senate is just days away from voting on their bipartisan immigration bill and the House is poised to take up immigration in the coming weeks. Today, June 25th at 12:30pm EST, advocates and members of Congress are hosting a Google+ Hangout to update the progressive community on the... Continue »
Se espera triunfo en el Senado esta semana  y se prevé el desafío en la Cámara Baja Washington, DC- El Senado empieza hoy una serie de votos que determinarán si la reforma migratoria avanzará hacia la aprobación final. Si se aprueba como se espera, el centro de la atención... Continue »
The final vote to pass the Gang of 8 immigration bill through the Senate is almost certain to come this week, and already many eyes are looking toward the House.  With Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) indicating that he will not break the Hastert rule to pass the immigration bill,... Continue »
Today the Senate cleared an important procedural hurdle.  The cloture vote on the amendment sponsored by Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) passed, by a 67-27 margin. A vote on passage of this amendment is now set to take place on Wednesday, followed by another crucial cloture... Continue »
Por Maribel  Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC – Hacia fines de esta semana el Senado habría votado sobre la primera reforma migratoria amplia con una vía a la ciudadanía en casi tres décadas, si la medida supera los retos que le quedan por delante sólo en... Continue »
Falla 1: la enmienda de King de la semana pasada para deportar a los Dreamers; falla 2: la revisión de mañana del Comité Judicial de la propuesta para criminalizar a los inmigrantes; falla 3: si la Cámara Baja bloquea la reforma migratoria este año. Washington, DC – Comprensiblemente, mucha... Continue »
We’ve been writing about Kris Kobach for a long time.  Kobach is (by day) the Kansas Secretary of State.  But by night (and, apparently, also by day), he’s the architect who wrote the extremely anti-immigrant laws in Arizona and Alabama.  He was Mitt Romney’s immigration adviser and a chief... Continue »
Victory in the Senate Expected this Week, Challenge to the House Comes into Focus  Today, the Senate begins a series of votes that will determine whether immigration reform will moves toward final passage.  Should it pass as expected, the spotlight will turn to the House of Representatives to act... Continue »
El líder de la mayoría demócrata del Senado de EE.UU., Harry Reid, dijo hoy que someterá a un voto clave el lunes próximo una enmienda considerada como una tabla de salvación para la reforma migratoria, en medio de las críticas por la militarización de la frontera y su alto... Continue »