Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON – Esta semana arranca la ofensiva nacional para impulsar la reforma migratoria amplia en el Congreso con el componente central de la vía a la ciudadanía para 11 millones de indocumentados. El nombre lo resume todo, Alianza para la Ciudadanía... Continue »
This weekend, USA Today published details of a White House draft immigration bill, setting off a furious round of Washington hand-wringing, analysis, and recriminations.  In light of the leaked plan and related speculation, America’s Voice Education Fund adds the following: Relax.  Breathe deeply.  Things remain on track for real... Continue »
A disturbing new article in USA Today, based on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the ACLU of North Carolina, highlights how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been focused on meeting deportation quotas by targeting, arresting and deporting... Continue »
For the first time, President Obama has a net positive approval rating on his handling of immigration. 47 percent of Americans said they approved of the President’s job performance on immigration, while 46 percent disapprove. This is a high for President Obama on this issue and the first time his... Continue »
You’ve heard it from us over and over: there’s a new politics of immigration reform, shaped by the 2012 elections. That new politics means immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million, is under serious consideration in Congress. The Democrats promised it. And the Republicans need... Continue »