Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week announced the culmination of a years-long effort to reform the family unity waiver process for new Americans, who up until recently had to travel back to their country of origin to obtain a visa without any guarantee of being able... Continue »
With the passage of SB 1070 in 2010, Arizona became the first state in the nation to sanction the kind of ugly anti-immigrant politics that states like Alabama and Georgia now also practice.  Despite warnings about its racial profiling provisions and the potential for negative impact on the state,... Continue »
Immigration reform will happen because Americans support it, Democrats promised it, and Republicans need it… Continue »
The Huffington Post reports that President Obama is planning to move “full steam ahead” on immigration reform this January, with the White House planning “to push forward quickly.”  Meanwhile, both movement conservatives and Republican leaders are calling for Republicans to engage in a new way on immigration.  As a new America’s Voice report makes clear, this... Continue »
January 3, 2013 | Download PDF here Having just finished covering the most expensive presidential campaign in U.S. history, political journalists were quick to analyze how the President had cast aside the doubters and won his re-election by a resounding margin. While some pointed to the re-election campaign’s success... Continue »
Key Lessons for Both Parties as Legislative Debate Moves “Full Steam Ahead”  The Huffington Post reports that President Obama is planning to move “full steam ahead” on immigration reform this January, with the White House planning “to push forward quickly.”  Meanwhile, both movement conservatives and Republican leaders are calling... Continue »
El resultado de la elección presidencial elevó la importancia de los latinos, y de su agenda, ante los ojos de los líderes demócratas y republicanos. Por lo tanto, la posibilidad de una reforma de inmigración parece estar al alcance. Hay muchas prioridades políticas que competirán por la atención legislativa... Continue »
La nueva regla entrará en vigor el próximo 4 de marzo y permitirá a ciertos inmigrantes que se encuentran en el país ilegalmente solicitar una exención provisional antes de viajar a sus países como parte del proceso para obtener una visa de inmigrante. La titular del DHS, Janet Napolitano,... Continue »