Jan 4, 2010
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is now reportedly making support of health care legislation conditional on White House support for immigration reform measures this year. The details aren't clear, and the office of Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) wasn't immediately available to discuss the question, though it's seen as an extremely...
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Carlos Ruano was down to his last $50 when his landlord kicked him out in September because he could no longer pay rent. He sent the money to his wife and children in Guatemala and spent the night riding the E train, which has a nickname among his fellow...
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Jan 1, 2010
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Friday to promote a more open U.S. immigration policy during his third term, much as he made a campaign against illegal guns a hallmark of his second term.
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It's time again for New Year's resolutions, especially if Congress and the White House really plan to reopen the explosive immigration debate in 2010. Whether or not they do depends on which part of the political carnival you're looking at.
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Lacing up new pairs of walking shoes with a flourish, four immigrant students set out on foot from downtown Miami on Friday, starting a four-month walk to Washington to protest what they called the Obama administration's lack of action on legislation granting legal status to illegal immigrants.
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Arizona's anti-illegal-immigration laws and the poor economy have had a chilling effect on the number of babies born in the state.
Newly released figures from the state's Department of Health Services show a 7 percent drop in the number of infant births in the past year alone and a more...
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With the healthcare battle still unfinished, the Obama administration has been laying plans to take up an issue that could prove even more divisive -- a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system.
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Dec 28, 2009
Migrant-worker advocates on the local and national levels believe 2010 will be the year Congress passes comprehensive immigration reform advocates say is way overdue.
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The mere thought that immigrants are an American asset, not a liability, puts a whole new face on the Lou Dobbs-style attacks on America's 12 million undocumented immigrants that CNN so long tolerated and right-wing media still promote.
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Though Congress still has to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of legislation to revamp the nation's health care system, the next issue in line is already stepping forward in Washington and at the grassroots.
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