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

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

Mary Mata June 3, 2013

By Fox News Latino One member of the “Gang of Eight” is predicting comprehensive immigration reform will overwhelmingly pass the Senate by July 4 while House Republicans cautioned that they would […]

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

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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 […]

For Medicare, Immigrants Offer Surplus, Study Finds

Mary Mata May 30, 2013

By Sabrina Tavernise,  The New York Times Immigrants have contributed billions of dollars more to Medicare in recent years than the program has paid out on their behalf, according to […]

National and State by State Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform

Mary Mata May 29, 2013

By Robert Lynch and Patrick Oakford, Center for American Progress …there are significant economic benefits to the U.S. economy and to all Americans when unauthorized immigrants acquire provisional legal status. Our […]

Arpaio not barred from enforcing immigration laws

Mary Mata

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was dealt a heavy blow when a federal judge imposed a long list of restrictions on his […]

Border Injustice – NYT Editorial

Mary Mata May 28, 2013

By The Editorial Board, New York Times Those who view fixing immigration as simply a matter of getting tougher on lawbreakers tend to overlook how tough the system already is, […]

Build Bridges, Not Fences – NYT Letter to the Editor

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By Alfredo Gutierrez To the Editor: As a commentator for a daily Spanish-language talk show in Arizona, I met a steady stream of migrants from Mexico. They brought in IDs […]