The journey of three local anti-immigrant laws reached a dead end today, with a settlement pending in South Carolina and the Supreme Court refusing to take up housing ordinances from Farmers’ Branch, Texas and Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Hazleton, PA and Farmers’ Branch, TX have since 2006-2007 both been defending town...
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In New Mexico, Gov. Susana Martinez is adding insult to injury for immigrants, with a new petition to repeal driver’s licenses for the undocumented — that refers to them as “illegal.” Gov. Martinez has long crusaded on repealing driver’s licenses for the state’s undocumented population, one of the few...
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With Backing of Hardline Anti-Immigrant Movement, House Judiciary Committee Set to Mark Up Rep. Diane Black’s Bill to Eliminate Outreach Position Speaker John Boehner’s recent assertion that the House likely would not address immigration before the 2014 midterms generated widespread attention and condemnation. Yet as the Judiciary Committee schedule...
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House Republicans have openly acknowledged that short-term political considerations are the main reason for their inaction on immigration reform. They seem intent on avoiding “intraparty drama” ahead of the 2014 midterm elections in the interest of unity and base turnout. Not only is this politically myopic, but it leads...
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Aún faltan dos años para las elecciones generales de 2016 pero parece que ya están aquí con los truenos de que, mirando al pasado, podría haber un Clinton o un Bush en la pelea por las nominaciones presidenciales demócrata y republicana. ¿Quién dijo que las dinastías políticas están extintas?...
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Los Angeles Times: Spanish-language media pick up on Border Patrol use-of-force report By Cindy Carcamo Politico: Some Republicans reject Dem immigration tactic By Seung Min Kim NBC News: Immigration Activists to Hold Lenten Fasts By Suzanne Gamboa Washington Post (WonkBlog): Reforming the laws won’t be enough. Immigrants need financial...
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