Immigration Bill Passes First Early Test in Senate
Immigration Bill Passes First Early Test in Senate
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro, Reuters (Reuters) – In the first legislative test for the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill, the Judiciary Committee rejected a Republican attempt to significantly […]
The Immigration Amendments You Need to Know
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) By Jordan Fabian, ABC/Univision Senators filed a whopping 300 amendments to the bipartisan immigration reform bill this week, setting the stage for intense debate over core […]
Social Security Report: Immigration Bill Would Boost Economy
By Seung Min Kim, Politico The Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration legislation is likely to be a net boon to the economy and Social Security, a new government report shows. […]
The Heritage Foundation’s Immigration Guru Wasn’t Just Racist, He’s Wrong
By Elspeth Reeve, The Atlantic A co-author of the already controversial new Heritage Foundation study — the one that claims to show immigration reform will cost the U.S. $6.3 trillion […]
Poll: Latinos Now Less Likely to Report Crimes to Police
By Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON – Many Latinos say they are less likely than before to report crimes because local police are increasingly involved in enforcing immigration laws, […]
How Much Safer Can Safe Border Cities Get?
By Margaret Moran & Luis Torres, LULAC For the past three years, El Paso, Texas has been ranked as the safest city in the country, according to a report from the […]
Continuing the Green Case for Immigration Reform
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco In case you missed it, the Sierra Club came out in support of comprehensive reform—and more explicitly, a path to citizenship. This keeps the debate alive, […]
In Immigration Debate, Millionaire’s Visa Under the Radar
By Kelly Chung Dawson, New America Media The Immigration Act of 1990 introduced the EB-5 visa, an “employment-based” route to legal permanent US residency – a “green card” – for foreigners […]
The Priest Who Travels With Bodyguards
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer It’s early April and Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde, 68, arrives in McAllen where he will be the keynote speaker at a migrant smuggling and human […]
Immigration Bill & Obama’s Trip to Mexico: Why the Two are Linked
By Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board President Obama makes a two-day trip to Mexico this week with the hope of better integrating the US economy with that of its southern neighbor. He describes […]
