For many, talk of any kind of reform inevitably and inaccurately leads to the dreaded A-word —amnesty — even though recent Democratic-backed bills introduced in both the House and Senate ask that immigrants meet certain conditions.
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President Obama told Hispanics today he is with them on overhauling the nation's immigration laws -- but he won't use executive orders to alter the law on things such as deportations. "Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own," Obama...
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Republicans need to come forward to pass immigration reform, President Barack Obama said at a meeting of Latino advocacy group National Council of La Raza on Monday, continuing his push for Latino votes in 2012 amid concern over his record deportations of undocumented immigrants.
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Tomorrow, Lamar Smith will hold a hearing on the HALT Act, legislation designed to bully President Obama. The HALT Act would prevent the use of discretion by the President in immigration cases. Smith's expert witness is Senator David Vitter, who knows a thing or two about prosecutorial discretion.
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Minutes before the President took to the podium, NCLR president Janet Murguia reminded him of his “unfinished business,” pointing out that practically every person sitting in the audience has been affected by America’s broken immigration system. More than that, the Latino community has also been devastated by the record...
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At the NCLR Conference, President Obama's claim that he couldn't use his authority to prevent deportations was met with the chant, "Yes, You Can!"
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How bitterly partisan is Washington? Take a look at the Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act, the HALT Act. The legislation, introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, would strip the Obama administration of prosecutorial discretion in the deportation of illegal immigrants.
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Today, President Obama is scheduled to speak at NCLR's annual conference in Washington, DC. Three years ago, when President Obama was still candidate Obama, he spoke at the same conference in San Diego, saying:
"I think it's time for a president who won't walk away from something as important as...
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On Monday, President Barack Obama will make a luncheon speech at the National Conference of La Raza's (NCLR) annual conference in Washington, DC. While most of the political class is mesmerized by the debt ceiling negotiations, millions of Latinos will be focused on what the President says...
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Georgia is surely becoming a state that has food, but no immigrants to cook it, and is abundant in fruit, but has nobody to pick it. How extreme do things need to get before lawmakers open their eyes to the damage the state's new anti-immigration law, House Bill 87,...
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