Mar 10, 2011
The Senate has rejected a Republican-backed proposal to stop New Mexico from issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. The Senate voted 24-17 Wednesday night against a proposal that would have ended the practice of granting licenses to foreign nationals without a Social Security number.
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In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) grilled DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano about her Department's deportation practices. Sen. Grassley was particular agitated about the "threat" of Napolitano using prosecutorial discretion and allowing some individuals with compelling cases to delay their deportations.
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New Census figures for California show the dominant and growing role Latino voters are playing in politics in the Golden State. National Journal summarized the findings: "The state's Hispanic population grew by more than a quarter in the last decade, and Latinos now make up 38 percent of...
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Of the hundreds of counties in the U.S. participating in a rapidly expanding federal program designed to catch and deport dangerous criminal immigrants, Maricopa County leads the nation in both the number of immigrants arrested and the number deported, federal records show.
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A bill that would require state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws and require state businesses to prove that they do not intentionally hire illegal immigrants is in position to come up for debate by the full House of Representatives as early as today.
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The South Carolina Senate is poised to pass legislation making it a state crime for illegal immigrants to stay or seek work in the state.
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Hundreds of students gathered outside the State House in Annapolis this week to try to build support for one of the most high-profile immigration bills of the legislative session. Lawmakers on Wednesday morning are set to debate a measure that would give illegal immigrants a path to paying in-state...
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It's almost time for the sixth annual Netroots Nation convention, and America's Voice is once again partnering with Democracy for America to offer scholarships for immigration bloggers like you.
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The Utah Legislature passed a pair of immigration bills aimed at striking a balance between people who want to deport all illegal immigrants and those who want to integrate them into American society. Much as Arizona discovered after passing an immigration enforcement law last year, Utah's road toward...
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Georgia lawmakers were just getting started last week when the House approved major legislation targeting illegal immigrants and the people who hire them. That legislation — House Bill 87 — is the longest and most comprehensive of at least nine bills now pending in the Legislature concerning illegal...
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