"The best of Congress is to be found far from the polarized, dysfunctional politics on Capitol Hill in a year when the American people have given Congress the lowest approval ratings in the history of polling," wrote Juan Williams in the Hill today, in a post where he names... Continue »
At Saturday night's Republican presidential debate, most of the candidates continued to demonstrate how out of step they are with the public's wishes on immigration. As new Fox News polling makes clear, Mitt Romney and other candidates espousing mass deportation positions appeal to a very narrow sliver of... Continue »
At Saturday night's Republican presidential debate, most of the candidates continued to demonstrate how out of step they are with the public's wishes on immigration. As new Fox News polling makes clear, Mitt Romney and other candidates espousing mass deportation positions appeal to a very narrow sliver of... Continue »
For years, anti-immigrant activists have scared Republican officials into thinking that GOP voters are rabidly anti-immigrant and oppose any candidate who supports common sense reform. The recent ascent of Newt Gingrich, who has weathered attacks from enforcement-only candidate Mitt Romney over his immigration position, demonstrates conclusively that this line... Continue »
It's the end of the year and time to pick the top member of Congress for 2011. The best of Congress is to be found far from the polarized, dysfunctional politics on Capitol Hill in a year when the American people have given Congress the lowest approval ratings in... Continue »
The Republican presidential candidates all vowed during Saturday night's GOP debate in Iowa to crack down on illegal immigration, but a split emerged over whether to deport all illegal immigrants already in the country. Continue »
Most American voters believe illegal immigrants should be given a chance to apply for citizenship -- if they meet certain requirements. In addition, just over half of voters like a plan -- floated by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich -- to allow local boards to decide the fate of... Continue »
Gov. Robert Bentley said Friday that he would work to revise the state's tough new immigration law after embarrassing incidents in which foreign workers were detained because they were not carrying sufficient identification. Continue »
Immigration officials released an undocumented Alabama woman from custody on Thursday, about four hours after a Democratic congressman told Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano about her case. Continue »
The national debate on the undocumented is filled with inaccuracies, generalizations, insinuations and stereotypes that hinder a reasonable dialogue to achieve comprehensive immigration reform that considers all aspects of this complex issue. Continue »