immigration reform news
After the losses the Republicans suffered among Latinos in the November elections, GOP members has become more inclined to embrace immigration reform.
A deal on reforming immigration laws in a way that would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the nation is close to being completed.
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"Working together" has been the theme of the "Gang Of Eight" bipartisan U.S. Senate panel who have been working round the clock to get a bill reforming the nation's immigration laws done.
As the debate on immigration reform continues, President Obama is "urgently awaiting" the bill that will bring about comprehensive immigration reform that is being worked on by the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan Senate panel.
After weeks of negotiations, the bipartisan U.S. Senate group appears to have reached an agreement on how to grant millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S legal status, a huge part of the deal for fixing the nation's immigration laws.
In yet another step towards immigration reform, President Obama met Friday with several religious leaders in Washington to discuss the need to fix the immigration system-a meeting that leaders left with optimism on the issue afterwards.
A new poll indicates that nearly two-thirds of Latino voters want same-sex couples to be included as part of immigration reform in Washington.
As the debate on immigration reform rages on in Washington, new polls are indicating that more Americans are favoring stronger borders as a prerequisite to fixing the immigration system.
Even with the news of the sequester taking most of the headlines on Capitol Hill these days, immigration reform is still a hot topic and one prominent senator addressed how a new bill would not allow violent offenders to become U.S. citizens.
Two days after hundreds of detained immigrants held at detention facilities nationwide were released due to pending spending cuts, both Homeland Security Department and White House officials said they were not made aware of the decision to set those immigrants free.
President Obama received praise from two lead Republicans Tuesday after a highly anticipated meeting to talk about pending legislation to fix the nation's immigration laws, but was slammed by Republicans after his administration decided to release hundreds of undocumented immigrants due to pending sequester cuts.
As Congress deals with the looming sequester, there are already some red flags popping up in terms of problems that Congress could be dealing with regarding passing a bill that would reform the nation's immigration laws.
In the wake of all the recent moves designed to bring changes to the nation's immigration laws, President Obama and an old political rival, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will meet next week to discuss the work on immigration overhaul.
In a huge step forward towards fixing the U.S. immigration system, business and labor leaders have apparently ironed out the basic outline on a compromise for a new system that can bring low-skilled workers to U.S. borders.
