Sep 21, 2011
Immigrant rights advocates claim federal immigration raids in Shelbyville were designed to intimidate local Latinos who complained about the way they are treated by law enforcement at a hearing last week — a claim Immigration and Customs Enforcement denies.
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Maryland Del. Patrick L. McDonough (R-Baltimore County) accused Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Tuesday of resorting to "divisive, unfair and inaccurate hate speech" during an appearance in Washington last week.
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For international students seeking to attend college in the U.S. or stick around after graduation, obtaining a visa just became a little easier. Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, announced on Friday the launch of a new website called "Study in the States," part of a...
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President Barack Obama says he backs immigration reform, announcing last month an initiative to ease deportation policies, but he has sent home over 1 million illegal immigrants in 2-1/2 years -- on pace to deport more in one term than George W. Bush did in two.
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Texas Tea Party leaders, challenging Rick Perry to dispel doubts about his stance on illegal immigration, on Monday demanded that the Texas governor call lawmakers back to work to enact a controversial "sanctuary cities" bill and other major immigration measures.
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The leadership of the California Republican Party (CRP), which held its annual convention last weekend in Los Angeles, plans to show its serious intentions to communicate with and attract the state's Latino voters.
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Four months after President Barack Obama went to the other end of the Texas-Mexico border to tally achievements in border security and call for comprehensive immigration reform, a Republican congressman said the border remains unsafe and convened a hearing Monday in this border city to show it.
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Farmers in one of Alabama's leading agricultural areas asked legislators Monday to make emergency changes to the state's tough new law against illegal immigration, saying millions of dollars of crops are at risk in coming weeks because of a sudden lack of hands for harvest.
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Communities like Doraville, where one can find an abundance of signs in languages other than English and cultures not native to the U.S. can maintain distinct identities, have what riles Phil Kent. He says such places are inconsistent with American values.
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