Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A ‘Deporter In Chief’
Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A ‘Deporter In Chief’
*Here’s what’s new: President Obama has told immigration activists – who had turned their pressure tactics on the White House – to continue pressuring Congress to pass immigration reform for […]
Paul Ryan: Immigration a question of ‘when’
*I don’t know whether to feel optimistic about Rep. Ryan’s words, or hold on to my cynicism. Leaders on the Democratic side say they have the votes to pass CIR […]
Dems try to breathe new life into Immigration Reform (and set a Tea Party trap)
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco As immigration politics goes, this is as exciting as it’s gotten in a long time. Most of us have been lighting candles at a death vigil, […]
Obama Deportation Review Crucial to Hold Latino Support
By Michael C. Bender, Bloomberg Businessweek A review of the U.S. deportation system ordered by President Barack Obama is seen by pro-immigration Democrats as good policy and good politics. It’s […]
How Immigration Advocacy Has Changed From A Washington Boys Club To A Gritty Girl Movement
By Angela Maria Kelley, Hispanically Speaking News I started my career over twenty years ago as a young immigration attorney in an under-funded community legal organization in Washington, D.C. representing refugees, […]
Border showdown: Families will demand U.S. entry to reunite with relatives
*This article was suggested by Taquista Ito Romo. By Michael Martinez and Jaqueline Hurtado, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Juana Vidal yearns to reunite with her undocumented immigrant son and his family, but she fears […]
Will Obama throw Latinos a bone?
By Tony Castro, Voxxi In his State of the Union last week, President Barack Obama made an expected plea for passage of the long-awaited immigration reform legislation that pleased America’s […]
Boehner drafting GOP principles on immigration overhaul
By Brian Bennett and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Seeking to make an overhaul of immigration laws a priority, House Speaker John A. Boehner vowed Wednesday that he […]
For Obama, Congress, a last grasp at immigration
By Associated Press/Washington Post WASHINGTON — His agenda tattered by last year’s confrontations and missteps, President Barack Obama begins 2014 clinging to the hope of winning a lasting legislative achievement: […]
‘Dreamers’ Poised for Online Push Toward Immigration Reform!
By Lisa Barron, Newsmax FWD.us, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s lobby group, has introduced the young illegal immigrants who will take part in this month’s “hackathon” contest in Silicon Valley. FWD.us […]
