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After historic Senate immigration vote, the pressure is on for House Republicans
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino The proverbial ink was not dry on the historic Senate immigration bill when the focus was already moving to the next group – the Republican-led House, […]
Senate approves massive immigration bill
By Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post Senators approved sweeping legislation Thursday to remake the nation’s immigration system for the first time in a generation by spending tens of billions of dollars to […]
Congressional Hispanic Caucus to meet with Boehner: immigration reform on agenda
By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino For the first time in his tenure as Speaker, John Boehner (R-Ohio) will meet with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. During the meeting with the all-Democratic caucus, immigration […]
Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit
By Ashley Paker, Washington Post WASHINGTON — Congressional budget analysts, providing a positive economic assessment of proposed immigration law changes, said Tuesday that legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration system […]
Immigration UnReform
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco One of the funniest and saddest things I have observed in my carrier as a political commentator is the multi-ring circus currently performing in Washington […]
Background on the President’s Immigration Event Today
PRESS RELEASE White House Office of Communications Joining the President at the event will be law enforcement representatives, business and labor leaders, faith leaders, and Republican and Democratic elected officials […]
Raul Labrador exiting House immigration group
By Seung Min Kim, Politico Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) — a key conservative who had been engaged in secret negotiations over immigration reform — said Wednesday that he will drop […]
Latinos push immigration reform on social media
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 […]
‘Nuns on the Bus’ Kick Off Immigration Tour
By David Gibson, Religion News Service JERSEY CITY, N.J. (RNS) With the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, the “Nuns on the Bus” on Wednesday (May 29) kicked off a national […]
Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
By Lisa Mascaro and Brian Bennett, Los Angele sTimes WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it […]