According to a report by David Nakamura in the Washington Post, “key Senators are developing plans that would make it harder for U.S. citizens to get visas for their family members while easing the path for more high-skilled foreign workers, according to aides and advocates familiar with negotiations over an emerging immigration...
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The manufactured kerfuffle of ICE’s release of a number of immigrants from detention facilities last month has officially reached the phase where House Republicans hold hearings to show off how outraged they are by the Obama Administration. Typically, such hearings are full of fact-free fearmongering about criminals running amok...
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As the Associated Press reported yesterday, “President Barack Obama told House Republicans Wednesday that they would benefit politically more than Democrats would from supporting a comprehensive immigration overhaul, lawmakers present said … The assertion prompted some ‘light chuckles’ from certain Republican members, while others reacted more like Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who said,...
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Today the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “The Separation of Nuclear Families under U.S. Immigration Law.” Here are the list of witnesses: Randall Emery, American Families United Mathi Mugilan Paguth Arivalan, Lawful Permanent Resident Demetrios Papademetriou, Migration Policy Institute Clarissa Martinez de Castro, National Council of...
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Yesterday, we wrote about and posted pictures from the “people’s hearing” for immigration reform on the Hill. Today, Julia Preston has a great piece in the New York Times on the grassroots push for immigration legislation and how this year’s approach differs from the backroom nature of previous attempts at...
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If last week’s controversy over Jeb Bush’s immigration position showed just how quickly the politics of immigration reform have shifted, this week shows that the Republican Party continues to lurch forward in a messy, but necessary, realignment toward the center on this issue. After a period of positive developments that show momentum for...
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As CPAC begins in Washington, DC, the Washington Post wonders if the conference is even relevant anymore: Immigration is an issue that will be front and center at CPAC. Organizers, led byAmerican Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas , say they are determined to elevate the debate and rescue the right...
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A coalition of grassroots immigrants’ rights organization with the Fair Immigration Reform Movement came to Washington, DC today to hold a “people’s hearing” in favor of immigration reform and family unity. The participants were mostly members of the Keeping Families Together Bus Tour, which launched last month and sent...
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I know you’re committed to fighting for immigration reform–but are your senators? As we speak, a small group of senators are meeting to hammer out an immigration reform bill. The details of the proposal, however, depend on the pressure senators feel from constituents back home. To ensure we get real reform that...
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Since the 2012 election, a key political topic has been the Latino vote and how the GOP’s inability to court it could doom them in future elections. Texas is a crucial factor in this calculation, as a longtime red state that saw a 38% growth in eligible Latino voters...
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