The Texas Senate adjourned this week without a final vote on the "Sanctuary Cities" legislation that was one of Gov. Rick Perry's "emergency" items at the start of the year. The bill, which became an umbrella for a package of harsh immigration measures, crumbled during a 30-day special session... Continue »
Immigrant rights advocates will serve the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department with a summons to get information about the department's participation in immigration enforcement programs and data about deportations. Continue »
Last week, Houston homebuilder Bob Perry and San Antonio grocery store magnate Charles Butt stuck their noses into the Legislature's misguided effort to solve a "sanctuary cities" problem that doesn't exist. Continue »
“Necesitamos un mecanismo más balanceado que sólo un sistema de verificación de identidad”, afirmó el presidente WASHINGTON – Aunque en su rueda de prensa el presidente Barack Obama no respondió si vetaría un proyecto de nacionalización y obligatoriedad del E-Verify si llega a su escritorio, sí afirmó que el... Continue »
“Si el presidente nos da la espalda, también le daremos la espalda” WASHINGTON –  Otro año, otra graduación simulada y su sueño sigue sin concretarse. Más de 200 jóvenes indocumentados abarrotaron un salón del Senado para recordarle a la administración Obama que necesitan que los ampare de la deportación... Continue »
One day after the Senate held its first-ever hearing on the DREAM Act, DREAMers, activists, and allies descended on the Capitol again to stage a special graduation ceremony for the "Deportation Class of 2011." Hundreds of DREAMers from all over the country, born in all different parts of... Continue »
Today, we heard an important pronouncement from President Obama at a White House press conference. The President made it clear that mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform is unacceptable. On E-Verify, the President gets it. Continue »
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In an important pronouncement at a White House press conference today, President Obama made it clear that mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform is unacceptable, saying "We need to have a more balanced approach than just a verification system." Continue »
In an important pronouncement at a White House press conference today, President Obama made it clear that mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform is unacceptable, saying "We need to have a more balanced approach than just a verification system." Continue »