Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Congressional Democrats are anxiously anticipating President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday as they look to him to reverse a precipitous political slide that has endangered their majorities and helped revive the GOP. Continue »

In today's Congress Daily, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) identified the key lesson both parties need to learn from the special election in Massachusetts this week: the American people sent policymakers to Washington to solve tough problems, not run from them. He blasted politicians who think the smartest strategy... Continue »

Professional pundits and Democratic politicians are in a frenzy over what Martha Coakley's senate seat loss to Republican Scott Brown might mean for American politics. Immigration reform in jeopardy As Harold Meyerson of the American Prospect reports, the loss of one seat probably won't derail heath care reform, but it does... Continue »

As the results in Massachusetts demonstrate, Americans remain angry and frustrated at the status quo. They want real action on real issues that will benefit the average hardworking American. They want our politicians to focus on solving problems not scoring political points. They want jobs created,... Continue »

Here's another damning piece from the New York Times exposing the nation's shadowy immigration detention system, which exploded under the Bush administration. The editorial is called, "Secrets of Immigration Jails," and begins: "Americans have long known that the government has been running secretive immigration prisons into which detainees have... Continue »