A coalition of groups favoring immigration reform launched a series of Spanish-language radio ads Tuesday to highlight what they characterize as Republican obstructionism on major administration-backed reform measures. Continue »
During the only moment at which he "broke character" from his ultraconservative-commentator persona during a Congressional hearing on undocumented farm workers, comedian Stephen Colbert couldn't have been more serious: I like talking about people who don't have any power. Continue »
Via Huffington Post's Amanda Terkel, Florida's Independent Senate candidate Charlie Crist says immigration reform is key to keeping social security solvent: "Studies show that 11-14 million people are in the country as non-citizens, and if we are willing to have a thoughtful, reasonable pathway to citizenship -- earning... Continue »
A new Times/USC survey shows Latinos backing Democrat Jerry Brown by 19 points over Republican Meg Whitman in the governor's race, and Barbara Boxer by 38 points over Carly Fiorina for the U.S. Senate. Continue »
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running as an independent for the state's U.S. Senate seat, is arguing that one of the nation's toughest problems -- extending the solvency of Social Security -- can be tackled by taking on another controversy: creating a pathway to citizenship for the nation's... Continue »
One of the possible candidates in the race for mayor goes on the attack. Congressman Luis Gutierrez went on the attack Monday on Rahm Emanuel's record on immigration. Continue »
Midway through "9500 Liberty," their penetrating new documentary about the immigration wars of 2007-2008 in Prince William County, filmmakers Eric Byler and Annabel Park let slip which side they are on. Continue »
Don Francisco: A week before the elections we had a chance to speak with you. You spoke about immigration and about those 12 million undocumented workers that still wait for a solution to their problems… Continue »
Taking his blowhard comedy act to Congress, Stephen Colbert told lawmakers that a day picking beans alongside illegal immigrants convinced him that farm work is "really, really hard." Continue »
Via Culture Kitchen's Liza Sabater, Massachussetts Senator Scott Brown has come out with an ugly attack on the DREAM Act, attempting to smear Harvard University's President in the process. Of course, the irony is thick: the reason that ROTC is banned from Harvard's campus is that the program... Continue »