As some states such as Utah look to put cops on the front lines of immigration enforcement, San Jose Police Chief Chris Moore and other prominent law enforcement officials warned Wednesday that using their shrinking pool of officers to target illegal immigrants is inefficient, costly and would make their...
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The outrageous suggestion that illegal immigrants could be dealt with like feral hogs — killed by snipers from helicopters — flew out of Kansas state Rep. Virgil Peck's mouth and across the Internet.
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We need a coherent, responsible policy, and we're collecting signatures asking the White House to stop deporting DREAMers. We'll hand-deliver the petition to the White House, so please sign your name to tell our leaders in Washington, DC, that we'll continue to fight for the Dream Act.
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Via Adam Serwer at the American Prospect, we learn that Mark Krikorian's organization has jumped on the "Terror Baby" bandwagon – with a "laughably debunkable" report.
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The claim by Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), the chair of the House Immigration Subcommittee, that he is focused on "illegal" immigration was disabused at his latest hearing. Instead, the Chairman pitted native-born workers against foreign-born workers (plenty of whom are citizens). We also learned something about the GOP's...
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Maryland state senators on Monday signed off on legislation that would make undocumented immigrants eligible for in-state tuition benefits at the state's public colleges.
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Surrounded by supporters urging the federal government to tackle illegal immigration, Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law Tuesday a series of bills passed by the Utah Legislature that have been described as a "Utah solution" to the issue.
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The LDS Church stepped from the sidelines on immigration reform and squarely onto the playing field Tuesday by sending Presiding Bishop H. David Burton to attend and speak at Gov. Gary Herbert's signing ceremony for four bills passed by the Utah Legislature.
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It's a dream for hundreds of Connecticut high school students, but it's out of reach because they are illegal. Proponents say there's no cost to the state, and kids should not pay for mistakes made by their parents. Opponents say it's full of potential problems.
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New Census data on the growth of the Hispanic population continues to underscore the importance of this group in our national fabric -- and to the electoral map.
Take Arizona for example: the Hispanic population grew 46% in the last decade and we now constitute 30% of the population of...
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