This week, Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock announced his plans to run against Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) for the Republican nomination in the 2012 Senate race.
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Yesterday, we learned that President Obama believes Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. Also, his administration will no longer defend the law in pending court cases. Section 3 of DOMA defines marriage as a union of one man and one woman under federal law...
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Just when you didn't think it could get much worse for immigrants in these United States, it actually does. This time, it's in Texas.
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Yesterday, we reported that Arizona State Senator Russell Pearse had introduced yet another anti-immigrant bill to the Arizona Senate. If you thought SB 1070 was bad, check out SB 1611.
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We've just learned from Border Action that the author of the infamous (and unconstitutional) SB 1070, Senator Russell Pearce, has introduced a new souped up anti-immigration bill for 2011. The new legislation, SB 1611, which was just introduced, is on a fast track.
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As anti-immigrant attitudes in the US intensify, Geri Mannion & Taryn Higashi, co-founders of the program, felt the need to honor fifteen people who would normally go unrecognized for the courage they've demonstrated in standing up for immigrants or refugees.
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A bill allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Colorado's public colleges passed its first test Thursday, clearing a Senate committee after a nearly three-hour hearing in which one opponent asked that all non citizens be removed from the room.
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The Lone Star State just got a whole lot bigger – 4.3 million Texans bigger to be exact - according to 2010 census data released today.
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When it comes to immigration, law-and-order Republicans are at odds with a number of those charged with enforcing law and order in local communities.
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The American people want leadership and solutions on the immigration issue, but what they've been getting from Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is flip-flopping and hypocrisy. Instead of taking the lead towards solutions, Cornyn talks about supporting immigration reform in public, while undermining legislative efforts in Congress.
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