The Birmingham News: Do nothing? Now that’s something Sen. Jeff Sessions can do By Joey Kennedy New York Times (Opinion): Priced Out of Citizenship By Rahm Emmanuel and Luis Gutierrez Wall Street Journal: Trumka Warns on Immigration Touch-Back Option By Sara Murray Washington Post: Labor, faith leaders oppose cuts... Continue »
PolitiFact: What is ‘a pathway to citizenship’? By Molly Moorhead Bloomberg: Obama Labor Pick’s Immigration Advocacy Tests Republicans By Laura Litvan Voices of NY: With Immigration Reform Looming, Undocumented Save Money, Pay Taxes New York Times: House Immigration Bill Is Said to Offer 3 Paths By Ashley Parker Associated... Continue »
Last weekend, Marco Rubio joined the chorus of Senate Republicans asking Patrick Leahy to slow down immigration reform, leading commentators and advocates alike to slam Rubio for trying to halt the gears on immigration.  At a time when the moment seems so ripe for reform, we must ask Rubio–a... Continue »
Over the weekend, officials at the US Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO announced that they had reached an agreement on a guest-worker  program in immigration reform, one of the key holdups in the process to legislation.  Though some members of the Senate Gang of 8 were quick to note... Continue »
In the latest blow to GOP minority outreach, the big news of the day involves Rep. Don Young (R-AL), who referred to immigrants as “wetbacks” while speaking on a local radio station yesterday: “My father had a ranch; we used to have 50-60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes,” Young, an... Continue »
President Obama gave interviews to Univision and Telemundo yesterday in which he expressed confidence that immigration reform would be accomplished this summer.  The Senate Gang of 8 is “actually making progress” on immigration, he said.  “I’m actually optimistic.”  Otherwise, the President noted, he has his own legislation waiting in... Continue »
In today’s news, Sens. John McCain, Jeff Flake, Chuck Schumer, and Michael Bennet are scheduled to tour the border; the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for DOMA, which has significant implications for bi-national same-sex couples and immigration equality; and President Obama is scheduled to sit down for an... Continue »
One month after Sen. John McCain faced hostile Tea Partiers at an Arizona town hall, McCain saw love from a roomful of immigrants this week who came to give him their support for immigration reform.  Check out this great Twitterpic showing that Republicans CAN grow support from Latino voters by leaning... Continue »
Washington Post (Opinion): How did we build an immigrant movement? We learned from gay rights advocates. By Frank Sharry Huffington Post (Blog): Got Any Spare Change (Theory)? By Jared Bernstein Arizona Republic: Senators closer on migrant measure By Dan Nowicki USA Today: GOP stresses minority outreach in self-critique By... Continue »
McClatchy Newspapers: Senators lean toward point-based immigration system, giving workers more of an edge By Franco Ordonez NBC Latino: Gang of Eight will meet immigration timeline, says aide By Sandra Lilley ABC/Univision: White House: Missed Immigration Deadline No Cause for Alarm By Jordan Fabian Washington Post: Schumer says immigration... Continue »