If you've been paying attention to the politics of immigration this month, you've probably noticed:
1) GOP state and local officials, joined by Republicans in both the House and Senate, are trying to mainstream an extreme push to repeal the 14th Amendment. So much for being defenders of the...
Continue
»
Arizona Republicans introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to challenge the right to U.S. citizenship for children born in the state whose parents are illegal immigrants or other non-citizens.
Continue
»
President Obama said Tuesday night that he is prepared to "work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows."
Continue
»
The new majority in the House of Representatives seems to have found a solution to the problem of high unemployment: workplace immigration raids.
Continue
»
Yesterday, the Immigration Subcommittee (of the House Judiciary Committee), which is led by notoriously anti-immigrant members of Congress -- Lamar Smith (R-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), and Steve King (R-IA) -- held their first immigration hearing since Republicans took control of the House.
Continue
»
The Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing under Republican leadership yesterday, titled "ICE Worksite Enforcement – Up to the Job?" It is the first unveiling of Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Elton Gallegly (R-CA), and Immigration Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Steve...
Continue
»
Despite the fact that Arizona's SB 1070 is highly controversial, absurdly expensive, and likely unconstitutional, Virginia's immigration hardliners continue to push for their own Arizona-style legislation. Here we go again.
Continue
»
The Spanish-language press reports today that Republicans' response to President Barack Obama's request to cooperate to pass immigration reform was a hearing during which they advocated enforcement-only policies with no solution but deportation for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
Continue
»
Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, is the target of a recall petition.
A community organization called Arizonans for Better Government filed the paperwork with the Secretary of State's Office Thursday afternoon, saying they will seek as many as 15,000 signatures as part of their recall effort.
Continue
»
Two U.S. senators have taken up the mantle of state lawmakers trying to deny automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants.
Continue
»
