By 2013, according to an Obama administration plan, everyone in the United States who is arrested and fingerprinted will undergo an immigration check. Continue »
More illegal immigrants with criminal convictions are being deported in recent years, driving up the number of people being removed from the United States, according to data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Continue »
As Congress breaks and the 2010 campaigns heat up, political observers are wondering how the immigration debate in Washington, DC and across the country will impact the mid-term elections. Tracking polling by Latino Decisions is showing small but clear movement toward the Democrats, in the wake of a... Continue »
04/10/10 a 7:40pm por Maribel Hastings Washington, DC – El sábado miles abarrotaron la zona del monumento a Abraham Lincoln a un mes de los comicios de medio tiempo que determinarán qué partido regirá las dos cámaras del Congreso, elecciones que siempre se interpretan como el primer referendo del... Continue »
Immigration became the hottest issue in the California gubernatorial race last week, as controversy raged over Republican candidate Meg Whitman's treatment of undocumented former housekeeper Nicky Díaz Santillan, and Whitman and Democratic nominee Jerry Brown squared off in a Univisión-sponsored debate at California State University-Fresno. Continue »
Immigration became the hottest issue in the California gubernatorial race last week, as controversy raged over Republican candidate Meg Whitman’s treatment of undocumented former housekeeper Nicky Díaz Santillan. Continue »
Washington, DC - El sábado miles abarrotaron la zona del monumento a Abraham Lincoln a un mes de los comicios de medio tiempo que determinarán qué partido regirá las dos cámaras del Congreso, elecciones que siempre se interpretan como el primer referendo del desempeño de la administración de turno.... Continue »
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) recently introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010. It includes the Uniting American Families Act, which allows citizens to sponsor their same-sex partners, and the DREAM Act. Continue »
Immigrant rights advocates claim recent events have reignited Latino voters' support for Obama and other Democrats who they think will be more likely to deliver comprehensive immigration reform in the future. Continue »
The dust-up over Republican Meg Whitman's undocumented housekeeper may be driving defections among the small group of Latino voters who were inclined to support the former eBay chief's gubernatorial campaign. Continue »