When the regular session of the Texas Legislature ended on Monday, most key immigration legislation was left dead, including a proposal championed by Republican Governor Rick Perry that sought to crack down on cities that provide sanctuary to illegal immigrants.
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May 31, 2011
State Rep. Ana Hernandez Luna stood before the House on the afternoon of May 9, hours after lawmakers passed the controversial "sanctuary city" bill, and started reading from a prepared statement, her eyes downcast.
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House Democrats today urged President Barack Obama to do more right now to help illegal immigrants — even while he's pushing Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Obama said he is making immigration reform a priority in a speech May 10 in El Paso. Rep. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.,...
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The easiest way to delegitimize your opponent's argument in a debate is to concoct wild exaggerations about it, then make the exaggerations the fulcrum of the debate. To see this tactic at work, just look at how the word "amnesty" accompanies any discussion about comprehensive immigration reform.
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May 20, 2011
As the regular session of the Texas Legislature draws to a close, the House is churning out plenty of signature bills from the Republican supermajority — some of it bad. It will be up to the Senate to improve legislation when possible and stop it when not.
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Texas State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-McAllen) used a procedural tactic to derail an anti-immigration bill that was moving in that state's legislature. The bill could be brought back, but time is running out. The legislative session ends on May 30th.
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May 18, 2011
Hispanic lawmakers in the Texas Senate are bracing for a bitter fight over one of the session's flashpoint immigration issues: the so-called sanctuary cities bill that one legislator called a "hate-mongering" and racist measure.
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Following a series of meetings with immigration stakeholders, celebrities, and members of Congress, President Obama is continuing with his most focused push on immigration reform to date this week, flying to El Paso, Texas, to visit the border for the first time as President. Obama is expected to...
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Facing a re-election campaign next year, the White House is embarking on a public relations effort to reassure Latino supporters who say they are frustrated by the president's failure to deliver on his immigration promise.
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President Barack Obama is making his first trip as president to the U.S.-Mexico border, using the setting to sharpen his call for a remake of the nation's immigration laws and try to cast the GOP as the obstacle standing in its way.
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