immigration reform news
Texas is that lastest state to propose legislation allowing driver's permits to undocumented immigrants.
Gov. Scott Walker continues to flip flop on immigration reform, recently claiming he won't support a pathway to citizenship until the borders are more secure.
GOP lawmakers are adament in stopping legislation on Obama's executive action that includes a pardon on previously unpaid taxes.
Last week's attack on a satirical French newspaper highlight the impact of immigration reform and how another government shutdown would leave both the GOP and President Obama in an unfavorable light.
As America's demography continues to become more diverse, studies show that the country on a whole has become more tolerant of immigration and the economic and cultural enrichment that immigrants contribute. However, there's one demographic group in particular that is lagging behind when it comes to the acceptance of immigration: older white Americans.
Frank Keating, the head of the American Bankers Assn. and a former Republican governor, is calling on his party to pass comprehensive immigration reform and lend their support to the bipartisan Senate immigration bill. According to him, it's what GOP party hero Ronald Reagan would do.
A new trickle of hope that immigration reform may pass this year has been sparked by three House Republicans who have signed on to the House comprehensive immigration reform bill presented by Democrats earlier this month.
While the approval of immigration reform legislation is being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives, public discussions on the necessity of immigration legislation are reaching higher levels of attention.
The last few weeks of partisan politics and the 16-day government shutdown may surprisingly give leeway for immigration reform to reemerge as an issue in the national discourse.
Even with the nation still gripped in a fiscal crisis with Congress still arguing over the debt ceiling, President Obama told the nation Tuesday that he would push for a vote on immigration reform.
Around 50,000 frustrated activists and supporters from around the country hit the streets earlier this month to take part in the "National Day of Immigrant Dignity and Respect," calling for reform and a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented.
In an exclusive interview with Latinos Post, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)’s senior immigration legislation analyst Laura Vazquez discussed the future of immigration reform.
Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte will give a performance in front of the U.S. Congress Tuesday as part of the event "Camino Americano", a march that has summoned hundreds of people to protest in Washington to demand that President Obama stop the deportations of undocumented immigrants from the U.S.
The state of Arizona could be cracking down on voters who can't prove they are citizens in future elections thanks to a new law planned by state officials.
Gov. Jerry Brown of California passed a series of bills that expands rights for noncitizens. However, he vetoed a bill that would have allowed legal noncitizens in California to serve on juries.
