Mar 5, 2012
In 2008, our Executive Director, Frank Sharry, had an idea. 'There will be a new president in November,' he thought. 'With change will come another opportunity to pursue something this country desperately needs—comprehensive immigration reform.'
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Jan 26, 2012
After leaving Miami Dade College yesterday following his interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos, Romney went on to an event at the historical Freedom Tower where he spoke to Cuban-Americans about US-Cuba relations and his support for the Cuban community. Obviously, immigration was not discussed at this event.
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Major development on immigration today, as reported by Julia Preston at the New York Times: Obama administration officials announced on Friday that they will propose a fix to a notorious snag in immigration law that will spare hundreds of thousands of American citizens from prolonged separations from immigrant spouses...
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Today on a press call, experts on Latino voters, the politics of immigration, and the DREAM Act highlighted how Mitt Romney's recent pledge to veto the DREAM Act will imperil his chances in the general election.
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Yesterday was the deadline for Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio to indicate whether he would cooperate with the United States Department of Justice civil rights investigation of his department. Well, Arpaio did respond -- in fairly typical Sheriff Joe fashion with some bravado and attitude
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Last night was the official first start for the 2012 race to the White House, and as we expected the issue of immigration was never far from the limelight.
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Romney's recent vow to veto the DREAM Act continues to dog him -- and will be a major issue moving forward, especially in Florida. DREAMers sent an open letter to Romney, challenging his position. But, the GOP candidate reiterated his opposition to the DREAM Act today.
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In case you missed, it over the holiday weekend, Mitt Romeny told Iowa caucus voters that he would veto the DREAM Act if elected president. We all knew Romney was running to the far right on immigration in Iowa, but this was his most definitive stance to date.
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Dec 22, 2011
It's been a crazy year in immigration. As 2011 winds to a close and we reflect back upon the year, it's hard to believe that just 12 months ago, we were watching the DREAM Act fail in the Senate by a historic 55-41 vote.
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On June 9, 2011, Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley, with the support of the Alabama legislature, signed into law the now-infamous HB 56 immigration bill. Composed of social, political, and economic barbs, the law has completely changed life as we've known it for all undocumented immigrants throughout the...
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