Immigration Law
Lines in the sand are expected to be drawn in Washington in the battle to reform immigration.
A new law modeled after Arizona's controversial S.B. 1070 law could have a direct impact on Kansas immigrants if legislators in the Sunflower State decide to pass it.
Just days after a new law passed designed to make it easier for immigrants with family members in the U.S. to be reunited with their loved ones, the new regulation is drawing reaction from both supporters and critics.
Georgia Republican Dusty Hightower hopes to alleviate unnecessary workload within the state government's administrative offices, a complaint that secretary of State Brian Kemp has raised concerning a 2011 immigration law that demands documentation of citizenship for public benefits,
Immigrants with spouses, children and parents in the U.S. may not have to wait much longer to get their much sought-after green cards, thanks to a new change in immigration policy.
Starting next year, federal immigration officials will be cutting back its support of programs that give local police the authority to question individuals about immigration statuses and arrest them based on that.
Arizon'a SB1070 law effectively makes it a state crime to be an illegal immigrant to the United States and gives police the power to check anyone's immigration status, so long as they suspect that the individual does not have the proper documentation to reside here.
South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy has been selected to head the House immigration subcommittee.
With a federal judge lifting an injunction this week, Georgia law enforcement officials can start enforcing the controversial "show-me-your-papers" law.
Barely a month after GOP candidate Mitt Romney was dealt a stinging defeat in the race for the presidency, signs are beginning to show that more Republicans are taking immigration reform as a more serious priority.
Speaking to reporters in Dallas on Tuesday, former President George W. Bush called on Washington to come to a solution on immigration reform.
Critics are split on whether the U.S. House of Representatives did the right thing days after voting to pass a bill granting green cards to immigrants with advanced degrees in science in technology fields.
With immigration reform on the forefront of Congress's priorities after the election, Democratic leaders from both the Senate and the House Wednesday outlined the nine principles they want to guide immigration reform and help the economy recover.
New Americans campaign launches citizenship drive
Number of Cubans coming to America rising this past year; could be tied in with new Cuban policy easing punishments for defecting Cubans who want to return to visit
