In a small classroom at Portland State, the university president, two elected officials and a pack of students rallied Tuesday around a cell phone delivering the voice of Hector Lopez. "I want go home to Portland," said Lopez, 20, from Mexico City. "I spent my life in America."
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President Obama suggested that he would not pursue reforms to the immigration system through regulations or other administrative policies.
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Democrats attach the key policy objectives to the annual spending legislation. Republicans vow to filibuster, accusing the majority of using the bill to galvanize voters.
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U.S. and Mexican border governors called Monday for reform of U.S. immigration policies...
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Sep 20, 2010
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S. and he has firsthand knowledge of that -- because they fix his house.
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At a community event organized by The Reform Immigration for America and the Center for Community Change this morning, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) announced the way forward for the immigration reform movement.
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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) will meet with President Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss next week's Senate action on the DREAM Act and the path ahead for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Today’s top story in the Spanish-language press is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) announcement yesterday that he plans to introduce the DREAM Act, which would legalize undocumented youth, as an amendment to the defense appropriations bill to be debated in the Senate next week. Senate to vote on...
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Sep 14, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced plans to push for the so-called Dream Act as part of the defense authorization legislation (along with a repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell). The comprehensive immigration reform effort is all but dead this year.
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Both Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Republican challenger, Carly Fiorina, have reputations for toughness and for not backing down: Boxer voted against the Iraq war and Fiorina rose to the top of American business at Hewlett Packard and Lucent at a time when it was rare to...
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