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Senators agree on high-skilled immigration reform, but Democrats insist it must be comprehensive

By | 07.27.11 | 6:43 pm

The current employment-based immigration system is dysfunctional and needs reform, panelists and lawmakers stated at a Senate Judiciary committee hearing on Tuesday. Judiciary Chairman Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) presided over the hearing, which heard testimony from leaders in the business, higher education and immigrant communities, as well as three American mayors.

In S.C. primary, support for immigration law could be a delicate choice

By | 07.20.11 | 6:03 pm

Of the states which have passed immigration laws modeled after Arizona’s S.B. 1070, South Carolina is the most important in the GOP presidential primary season. The “first in the South” primary is considered by many observers to be the decisive testing ground for the Republican Party presidential candidates, as it More…

Pro-immigration reform Democrats to meet with Obama

By | 11.16.10 | 9:33 am

President Obama will meet with pro-immigration reform Democrats — Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Reps. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) and Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) — this afternoon to discuss immigration plans for the lame-duck session. The meeting will be a follow-up to a September meeting with the three Democrats, More…

Poll shows broad support for immigration reform among voters

By | 11.10.10 | 2:36 pm

A majority of voters support comprehensive immigration reform that includes legalization measures as well as border security, according to a poll released today. The poll was conducted by Lake Research Partners on behalf of the pro-reform group America’s Voice between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2 and surveyed 1,200 likely More…

Rubio and the 2012 Latino vote

By | 11.08.10 | 10:50 am

Politico had a story this weekend looking ahead to how Latinos, the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the country, will swing politically in 2012. Most of the message was familiar to followers of Latino voting patterns and immigration reform: Advocacy groups and pollsters said Latino voters respond More…

Immigrant voter-mobilizing groups look to 2012

By | 11.04.10 | 3:14 pm

As the dust settles from Tuesday’s midterm elections, Latino and immigrant rights groups that worked to register Latinos and newly naturalized citizens to vote this year said they are now looking at how they can influence the elections in 2012. Their central message: Latinos, already the largest and fastest-growing minority More…

Virginia Tea Party Convention - Day 2

GOP aims to bolster immigration enforcement, but little change is likely

By | 11.04.10 | 6:00 am

During his campaign for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama made the now-broken promise to Latino supporters that he would pass comprehensive immigration reform in his first year as president. But in remarks to the press on Wednesday, after Republicans took control of the House and won back several More…

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Loses Three Members (At Least)

By | 11.03.10 | 1:31 pm

Three House members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — Reps. John Salazar (D-Colo.), Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas) and Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas) — lost their bids for re-election yesterday, meaning the pro-immigration reform wing of Congress will shrink next session. Arizona Democratic Reps. Gabrielle Giffords and Raul Grijalva could still lose their More…

Senate Races to Watch for Immigration Policy

By | 11.02.10 | 3:22 pm

Today’s elections will almost certainly make it harder for Congress to push through progressive agenda items such as comprehensive immigration reform. Although a lot of the changes will be broad — more Republicans will mean more arguments for border security and enforcement and less support for paths to legalization — More…

Which Races Could Latinos Decide on Tuesday?

By | 10.27.10 | 5:20 pm

No one is quite sure how big an impact Latino voters will have on the upcoming elections. Polling early in the month pointed to low turnout among Latinos, who reported lower enthusiasm than voters overall for the Nov. 2 elections. There were reports that Latino voters More…

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