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Determined to keep immigration reform alive, a group of House Democrats are expected to introduce an immigration bill of their own on Wednesday.
The government shutdown due to a congressional impasse in new budget negotiations has forced the furlough of about 400,000 federal employees, and thousands more are forced to work without pay.
With time running out on the year and before a looming government shutdown, immigration reform advocates are continuing to stay the course as they plan for nationwide demonstrations on Oct. 5 calling for the passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Just in case you haven't been following national politics as of late, then please be advised that our federal government will more than likely shutdown Tuesday if Congress does not pass a spending bill by midnight.
In a unanimous vote, the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to clear a key procedural hurdle toward passing a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. The vote occurred after Republican Sen. Ted Cruz staged a filibuster-styled speech marathon in effort to defund President Obama's health care law.
With the clock ticking and the deadline to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year slowly nearing, it may take House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to reignite life back into this faltering issue and keep the debate going.
In a harsh verbal lashing, President Obama struck back at House Republicans who on Thursday passed a stopgap spending measure that would to continue government operations, but block funding for the Affordable Care Act or "Obamacare."
Stopping the deportation of undocumented residents would be a posture "very difficult to defend" juridically, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may help nudge congressional leaders to pass an immigration reform bill before the end of the year.
Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack's patronizing remark about clothing to one of his constituents at a town hall meet last week went viral, bringing out a non-apology apology from the U.S. Representative about the spirit of his comments.
At the town hall, the constituent - who's name is difficult to understand in this YouTube video - identifies himself as a Mexican-American from Fort Smith, Arkansas. Speaking with unaccented English, the young man, who is wearing a Mexican-flag colored polo shirt, describes having two Mexican parents and questions if Womack sees any hope for immigration reform to help create a pathway to citizenship for the eleven million undocumented residents of the United States.
In the shadow of the March on Washington, pro-immigration supporters across the nation this past weekend staged several marches, demonstrations and vigils in efforts to get Congress to support immigration reform.
With the House gearing up for a vote on immigration reform, groups from many walks of life, including business and religious entities, are making their voices heard.
The GOP's political future appears tied to the fate of immigration reform as a controversial Senate bill awaits a vote in the House sometime this fall--yet one of Washington's top Republicans said the chances of a bill passing this year are better than most realize.
In a possible sign of a shift in attitude for Republicans on the controversial subject of immigration reform, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus this week offered public rebukes on controversial remarks regarding immigrants made by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, and former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
With the U.S. House looming closer to a vote on the controversial immigration bill this fall, key legislators and advocates in favor of the bill have intensified the pressure on several fronts to persuade House Republicans to pass the legislation.
