Immigration

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The Immigration Debate: English Matters

Mary Mata June 4, 2013

By Barbara Mujica, Huffington Post One aspect of the proposed immigration reform that has attracted little attention is the requirement that applicants for legal status show proficiency in English. The issue […]

New poll shows Latino voters want path to citizenship, not ‘border first’ excuses

Mary Mata

Immigration Reform Bill To Pass Senate By July 4th, Says Sen. Schumer

Mary Mata June 3, 2013

Undoc immigrants can drive in Nevada under new law

Mary Mata

By Alexia Shurmur, Reuters (Reuters) – Nevada’s Republican governor signed a bill on Friday to authorize driving privilege cards for illegal immigrants in an action that is likely to win […]

Recall effort against Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio fails

Mary Mata May 31, 2013

By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — Despite a recent court ruling that the department run by Maricopa County’s top cop used racial profiling in his quest to crack […]

Immigration reform could fail just like gun control did. Here’s why.

Mary Mata

By Aaron Blake, Washington Post Poll after poll shows a strong majority of Americans — upward of two-thirds, in some polls — support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. So […]

Latinos push immigration reform on social media

Mary Mata

By Lois Romano, Politico For forty-eight hours last week, a highly coordinated virtual “iMarch” on Washington promoting immigration reform swamped Twitter, generating thousands of tweets that landed more than a half billion […]