Congressional Hispanic Caucus to meet with Boehner: immigration reform on agenda
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 […]
Dream Act applicant says man took money, ran
By Kerry Kavanaugh, wsbtv ATHENS, Ga. — Local students working to qualify for the Dream Act say their efforts may have been derailed. They say the former director of an Athens nonprofit, […]
Study: Latinos Learn English Faster Than Past Immigrants
By Cristina Costantini, ABC News/Univision Many who oppose high levels of Latino immigration argue that these new immigrants don’t learn English as quickly as prior waves of European immigrants did. A series […]
Obama’s immigration enforcement director to resign
By Alan Gomez, USA Today WASHINGTON — President Obama’s immigration enforcement director announced his resignation Monday, ending a four-year tenure that saw a dramatic shift in how the federal government […]
As U.S. Plugs Border in Arizona, Crossings Shift to South Texas
By Eric Lipton, New York Times WASHINGTON — A surge in migrant traffic across the Southwest border into Texas has resulted in a milestone: the front line of the battle […]
Bracero Pay Day on Hold
By Mónica Ortiz Uribe, Latino USA While Congress debates provisions for a new guest worker program, elderly Mexican farmworkers called braceros protest about retirement money they say they’re owed. Mónica Ortiz […]
Senate Digs In for Long Battle on Immigrants
By Michael D. Shear and Ashley Parker, New York Times WASHINGTON — After seven months of steadily building momentum, the push for a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system enters its most […]
poll: Latino voters evaluate Congress through actions on immigration
By Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions Latino Decisions released a new national poll today that found overwhelmingly Latino voters are following the immigration reform debate in Congress and that actions taken […]
Joe Arpaio Forced To Suspend Immigration Enforcement
By Fox News Latino (Joe) Arpaio, the controversial sheriff of Maricopa County, which includes metropolitan Phoenix, has temporarily suspended all his immigration efforts after a federal judge concluded two weeks […]
