Aug 23, 2011
Reflecting a change in deportation policy, the Obama administration has dropped its attempt to remove a member of a same-sex California couple who overstayed his visa.
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As the economy continues to sputter, many policymakers are looking to entrepreneurs to create new jobs. And many foreign-born, highly skilled entrepreneurs want to come to the United States and stay here, but immigration laws and policies haven't made that easy.
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Rep. Jeff Flake continues to run from his record on immigration reform. The GOP Congressman from Arizona, who is now running for Senate, launched an attack on the Obama administration's new deportation policy. He used to be a champion for comprehensive reform.
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His name is Antonio Diaz Chacon, he's a New Mexico resident, he is 23, he is a hero, and he is undocumented. Before last week Monday, Diaz had not known the feeling of being a hero of a small town. That was until a 6-year-old girl in Albuquerque was...
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For the most part, the Obama admnistration's new policy on deportation is being welcomed by editorial boards from major newspapers across the country. We provide a sampling of the reaction.
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A raucous week of protests against Secure Communities continued last week in Chicago, where protesters angry about deportations rallied outside an immigration hearing. Ten people were eventually arrested by police.
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WASHINGTON – Tras la intensa presión de grupos pro inmigrantes y más de un millón de deportados después, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) anuncia que llevará a la práctica lo que puso en papel hace unos meses y lo que debió hacer desde un principio: priorizar las deportaciones...
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The White House has just taken a large step toward a more sensible and lawful policy on illegal immigration. The administration said that it would stop deporting illegal immigrants who pose no threat to public safety or national security so that it can focus on catching and expelling criminals...
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Critics blasted the administration's reassessment of deportation priorities as an affront to the rule of law. Some immigration advocates hailed it as a potential panacea for tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants. It is likely to be neither — not the unauthorized power grab that some fear or...
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Yesterday's decision by the Obama administration to forestall the deportations of undocumented immigrants who don't pose a threat do public safety is a huge, huge deal. Not just for the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who won't be ripped away from their homes and families.
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