Update: As Rep. Luis Gutierrez told Fusion today: “Democrats think all they need to do is to simply blame Republicans. You know what? We control the White House and we control the deportation apparatus,” he said. “We have a responsibility to act.” The Obama White House, more than once,... Continue »
Choice for GOP is Clear: Be Defined by the Nativists or Be Competitive With a Changing American Electorate It’s been a bad week for the anti-immigrant movement.  Actually, it’s been a bad couple of years.  They are facing criticism from the right, their standing with Republicans is waning and... Continue »
Boehner se reunió a puerta cerrada con miembros de su partido, a quienes expresó su interés en discutir los puntos que, a su juicio, debe incluir la reforma migratoria. Se prevé que Boehner presente formalmente su documento a la bancada republicana de la Cámara de Representantes en las próximas semanas.   Continue »
“Estamos determinados a hacer de 2014 el año en que la reforma migratoria sea finalmente promulgada”, dijo Thomas Donohue, presidente de la Cámara, que agrupa a tres millones de empresas estadounidenses.   Continue »
Los Angeles Times: Boehner drafting GOP principles on immigration overhaul By Brian Bennett and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press: Business Lobby Seeks Major Push on Immigration By Jim Kuhnhenn CNN: Chamber to ‘pull out all the stops’ to pass immigration reform in 2014 By Dan Merica and Kevin Bohn USA... Continue »
Chris Christie se mete en el tema migratorio Washington, DC – El probable candidato presidencial republicano para 2016 y actual gobernador de Nueva Jersey, Chris Christie, convirtió ayer en ley su versión estatal del DREAM Act.  Algunos observadores ya están tratando de evaluar las implicaciones políticas de la probable... Continue »
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, after decades of perpetrating criminally unjust enforcement practices against undocumented immigrants, is not sitting pretty these days, and seems to be finally facing his reckoning.  Last year, a federal judge found Arpaio and his department guilty of practicing discriminatory immigration enforcement tactics, including racial profiling, and ordered a... Continue »
A new story by Cristina Costantini at Fusion provides the latest illustration of the gap that exists between policy and practice in the world of immigration enforcement.  ICE isn’t supposed to be detaining pregnant immigrant women, who might require care that ICE isn’t capable of providing and who can be... Continue »
What it Means for the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Immigration Reform and the Politics of Immigration  Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate and current New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed his state’s version of the DREAM Act into law yesterday.  Already, some observers are trying to assess the political implications for... Continue »