This week the Chamber of Commerce is renewing its push for Congress to take up immigration reform, sending a letter to Speaker Boehner asking him to take action on legislation this year.  More than 600 businesses have co-signed this letter, from Apple to McDonald’s to AT&T and more.  View the... Continue »
The current Republican fantasy on immigration reform seems to involve killing legislation this year, then passing a bill “the right way” in 2015, when they’re hoping to be in control of the Senate.  Such a bill, as advocated by nativists like Mark Krikorian, would drastically beef up border security... Continue »
The need for immigration reform with a path to citizenship is receiving a stirring defense from both the left and right this week.  One day after Republican Congressman Jeff Denham (R-CA) called legalization without citizenship “un-American,” labor leader Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO is making an attainable path to... Continue »
Republicans are supposed to be reaching out to Latino voters, but last year all they did was stall on immigration reform, pass the enforcement-only SAFE Act out of committee, and give Steve King a vote on his amendment to deport DREAMers. This year isn’t looking much better.  Senate Republicans this week clamored to... Continue »
All year, we’ve been warning about the grave political and demographic danger Republicans will find themselves in if they fail to pass immigration reform this year.  According to the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Republicans who oppose immigration reform may also find themselves in financial trouble–with their own Republican campaign... Continue »
Commentators this week have been worrying that between Syria, the debt ceiling, budget negotiations, and other issues this fall, immigration reform–which Congress and the Republican Party desperately need to pass–has fallen by the wayside. This week, more than 100 businesses–among them some of the nation’s largest companies–have sent a... Continue »
Bibles, Badges, and Business–a project of the National Immigration Forum–has been busy this August, holding dozens of events in key districts around the nation to push for immigration reform.  The effort brings faith, law enforcement, and business leaders together in order to persuade members of Congress that immigration reform... Continue »
This past week has been an extremely busy one for immigration advocates across the nation. From civil disobedience in Washington to grassroots rallies held in swing districts, the country’s news outlets have had a lot to cover in the way of immigration. A rally this past Friday in Representative... Continue »
It has now been three weeks since the Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill with a path to citizenship by a 68-32 vote, with the House still appearing disinclined to make meaningful action anytime soon. Today, a number of House Democrats are taking a stand on the House... Continue »
Since the CBO score applauding the economic merits of immigration reform came out yesterday, Sen. Jeff Sessions has been working hard to try and discredit the score by claiming that its analysis is all wrong. “CBO did not provide enough information to assess the assumptions it made about the... Continue »