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A broad spectrum of the Democratic Senate caucus yesterday issued a letter to President Obama urging him to use his authority and grant relief from deportation to young people who would be eligible for the DREAM Act. The twenty-two senators wrote that they "would support a grant of...
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Twenty-two Democratic Senators sent the letter posted below to President Obama this afternoon, asking him to grant deferred action to qualified DREAM students. The letter was signed by a wide spectrum of the Democratic caucus, including leadership. We'll have more tomorrow, but wanted to post the letter once...
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Yesterday, former gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman stated at a conference at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, "My view is that the immigration discussion, the rhetoric the Republican Party uses, is not helpful; it's not helpful in a state with the Latino population we have…We as a...
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California's agriculture and food production are the envy of the world. The state's farmers not only help feed the world, but keep prices low and jobs right here in the United States. Yet this great agricultural machine is under assault by one of California's own members of...
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Ending the day on a positive note, our neighboring state of Maryland passed an in-state tuition bill for undocumented youth, Tuesday evening. The bill now goes to the desk of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, who is expected to sign the legislation into law, thereby bringing Maryland communities together.
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Yesterday, both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly passed the Maryland DREAM Act and invested in their state's future. The bill now goes to the desk of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, who is expected to sign the legislation into law, making good on his longstanding commitment to bring...
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Immigration advocates scored a major victory in Arizona’s battle against SB 1070 today when a federal appeals court refused to lift a ban blocking the most extreme elements of the legislation. This decision involves the lawsuit filed against the Arizona law by the Obama administration’s Department of Justice.
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A new backgrounder from America's Voice profiles Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), the most important California Member of Congress dealing with immigration that you've never heard of. But if his hard line views become law he could ruin the state's economy – and further doom his party's prospects...
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For some time now, we've been noting to our readers that the Latino population is growing – fast. Our factual reports based off of the 2010 census are often followed by warnings, sometimes to Obama to keep his promise on passing immigration reform, but often to the GOP...
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