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Must-Read News on Immigration Reform, May 13, 2013

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New York Times: In Immigration Bill Talks, House Group Raises Voice
By Ashley Parker

Daily Beast: Immigration’s Odd Couple: Two Puerto Rican Congressmen Forge a Deal
By Sandra McElwaine

The Hill: Issa tapped for major role on immigration
By Jennifer Martinez

The Hill: Senate Judiciary panel to debate high-skilled immigration amendments
By Jennifer Martinez

NBC: Meet the Press: Feinstein details immigration bill amendments

New York Times: Some Countries Lobby for More in Race for Visas
By Eric Lipton

Washington Post (Wonkblog): Why Mike Lee wants to exempt household help from immigration enforcement processes
By Dylan Matthews

Associated Press (Utah): Utah among top states for immigration cases

Wall Street Journal: Taxing Problem for an Immigration Plan
By Corey Boles

Washington Post: Green card lottery, a ticket to hope for many, could be eliminated
By Pamela Constable

The Hill: Gay-rights groups press Obama to help on immigration reform
By Alexander Bolton

Washington Post: Co-author of immigration study resigns from Heritage Foundation
By David Nakamura

Wall Street Journal: Author of Heritage Immigration Report Quits
By Neil King and Sara Murray

Politico: Jason Richwine, Heritage immigration expert quits
By Mike Allen

Washington Post (Wonkbook): Here’s the economic advice Congress is getting on immigration
By Brad Plumer

Los Angeles Times: Debate over amnesty looms over efforts to reform immigration laws
By Cindy Chang

Associated Press: Congresswoman Wilson at immigration reform forum

Wall Street Journal: Rust-Belt Reaches for Immigrant Tide
By Mark Peters and Jack Nicas

POSTVILLE RAID ANNIVERSARY

Associated Press (Iowa): Immigrants urge reform as memory of Postville, Iowa, raid remains

Radio Iowa: Event marks the 5th anniversary of the Postville immigration raid
By Pat Curtis

KWWL-TV: Cedar Rapids event marks Postville immigration raid anniversary
By Eric Page

EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS

New York Times (Editorial): First Steps to a Better Immigration Bill

Houston Chronicle (Editorial): Seek immigration reform solutions, not excuses

Los Angeles Times (Editorial): Boomers need immigrants

Washington Post (Opinion): Rubio’s high-stakes push for immigration reform
By Dan Balz

Daily Beast (Opinion): Rubio vs. the Right
By Peter Beinart

The Hill (Pundit’s Blog): The time has come for immigration reform
By John Feehery

Washington Post (Wonkbook): ‘Simply opposing immigration reform should not be the conservative response’
By Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas

Arizona Republic (Opinion): Immigration reform, if done right, will benefit economy
By Eddie Goitia

Wall Street Journal (Opinion): Politics Counts: The Foreign-Born Factor
By Dante Chinni

New York Magazine: How Jason Richwine Passed Immigration Reform
By Jonathan Chait

New York Times (Opinion): Dark Heritage
By Bill Keller

Miami Herald (Opinion): Heritage Foundation’s immigration report a case study in gaffes
By Marc Caputo

Daily Beast (Opinion): Racist Immigration Disaster As Jim DeMint Botches His Heritage Debut
By Jamelle Bouie

TIME (Opinion): The Made-Up Numbers Dominating the Immigration Debate
By Christopher Matthews

Washington Post (Blog): Richwine resigns, but will others follow?
By Jennifer Rubin

Deseret News (Opinion): Lost respect for Heritage Foundation
By Robert Bennett

Kansas City Star (Opinion): Conservatives must purge eugenics obsession
By Mary Sanchez

New York Times (Opinion): E Pluribus Me
By Timothy Egan

Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles Times: L.A. worries about immigration reform’s cost to taxpayers
By Richard Simon

Boston Globe: Residents taking sides over immigration-status vote
By Deirdre Fernandes

Associated Press (South Carolina): SC Immigration Unit Measures Successes, Challenges
By Kimberly Wise

Associated Press (North Carolina): NC groups rally for immigration reform for undocumented families