Making U.S. borders absolutely secure is an understandable but unachievable aspiration. Yet this goal has been turned into an insurmountable obstacle facing anyone who dares to initiate a conversation about comprehensive immigration reform. Continue »
A Politico piece entitled "Senators look for immigration deal" by Carrie Budoff Brown is causing quite the stir today. We're always happy when there's talk of comprehensive immigration reform, because it's the only real solution to the immigration crisis we face. President Obama just called for action in the State... Continue »
The Coalition of Utah Progressives decried immigration bills under consideration by the Utah Legislature at a Sunday press conference, calling four of the bills irresponsible and a grandstand for political posturing. Continue »
Bipartisan couple Lindsey Graham and Chuck Schumer are getting back together in the name of immigration reform. Continue »
The vast majority of illegal immigrants who had children in the United States in 2010 had entered the country several years earlier, according to a new report. Continue »
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have rekindled their alliance on immigration reform, taking some early steps to test the political will for addressing the contentious issue this year. Continue »
07/02/11 a 11:25am por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON – La semana pasada un reporte del Centro Hispano Pew concluyó algo más o menos sabido: la población de indocumentados en Estados Unidos se ha mantenido estable a pesar de todo, incluyendo la crisis económica y el récord de deportaciones de la... Continue »
About 100 religious leaders and members of the Latin and Hispanic communities of Manatee and Sarasota counties met Saturday morning at the Palmetto Youth Center for the Faith against Racism breakfast to discuss Florida's proposed immigration law. Continue »
After Arizona rancher Robert Krentz was killed on his land last year by a man police believe was an illegal immigrant, television networks and more than 300 newspapers wrote about his death as an example of the dangers on the border. Continue »
National immigration legislation, held hostage by contentious partisan politics for the past decade, seems farther than ever from enactment. Yet new Census figures and studies by several nonprofit groups indicate it is the necessary alternative to piecemeal local and state initiatives. Continue »