Jan 15, 2010
Rallies by Nebraskans to urge changes in national immigration laws are not new.
But there were some new voices speaking out today at a press conference calling upon Congress to update laws and create a path to citizenship for many of the 12 million illegal immigrants in the country today.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is heading for a collision with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) over whose pet issue will get top billing in the Senate later this year.
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Dozens of immigrant advocacy groups and several members of Congress are renewing a long-standing call for the Obama administration to grant temporary legal status and work permits to as many as 125,000 Haitians living in the United States illegally.
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Members of Congress are gearing up their response to the earthquake in Haiti, drafting legislation to encourage charitable giving and calling on the administration to relax immigration restrictions.
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Inside-the-beltway skepticism about the prospects of immigration reform often hinge on three misplaced beliefs – that immigration reform is unpopular with the public; that reform is bad policy in a down economy; and that tackling reform is a political non-starter given our current dynamics and the upcoming midterm elections....
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Jan 14, 2010
America's Voice strongly supports calls by members of South Florida's Congressional delegation for Pres. Obama to grant Haitian immigrants TPS, a designation that has been routinely granted to nationals of other countries that suffered natural disasters, wars, or other serious calamities, but consistently denied to Haitian nationals despite a...
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As the immigration debate heats up this year, America's Voice today releases a special report, "Immigration Reform: Know the Players," providing an indispensable reference for anyone following the issue of immigration reform. The series, originally published in Spanish between November 5th and December 17th 2009 on MaribelHastings.com, an America's...
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Immigrant workers fuel the New York engine - making up almost half of the workforce and churning almost a third of its income, a new state study says.
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Arizona is the flash point of the immigration debate, a place where high levels of illegal immigration have led to state and local restrictions, most recently a law that requires government workers to report illegal immigrants seeking public benefits.
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In the aftermath of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, the Obama administration announced Wednesday it was temporarily suspending deportations of undocumented Haitians.
But there was no immediate indication that the federal government would grant Haitian nationals Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, an immigration benefit long sought by Haitian activists and South...
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