GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry’s statements on immigration in Florida last week and the reaction of immigration-enforcement-only policy supporters seems to be having an impact on the Florida Legislature.
Democrats in both houses of Congress plan to reintroduce the DREAM Act, legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the United States illegally by their parents.
At a Wednesday press conference, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised that the bill would get a More…
President Barack Obama called for immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, in a speech in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday. It was Obama’s first trip to the border as president.
Obama said the lack of progress on immigration reform occurred despite work from people on More…
UPDATED at 11:58 p.m., with details on how to watch the speech live.
Acknowledging that America’s current immigration system is “broken,” President Obama is planning to tell Americans how to fix it when he gives a speech Tuesday afternoon near the border of Texas and Mexico.
Following a More…
Maryland is set to join ten other states in passing a DREAM Act allowing undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities.
Texas was the first state to institute a DREAM Act in 2001, and other states have formally or informally used the term More…
As Arizona lawmakers today contemplate a bill to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents, it is interesting to note what other states and cities and counties have spent defending similarly unconstitutional laws.
President Obama reiterated his support for the DREAM Act during a meeting this afternoon with Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.Y.) and Reps. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) and Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), all of the pro-immigration reform Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Obama said he believes Congress should act on the issue More…
As Congress begins the lame-duck session, both houses are under increasing pressure to pass the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow some undocumented young people to gain legal status by attending college or serving in the military. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who is retiring at the end More…
Conservatives in Utah signed a pact last week promising to push for a moderate approach to immigration reform as a state lawmaker works on an Arizona-style immigration enforcement bill for the next session. The “Utah Compact” commits politicians and reform supporters to five broad priorities for More…
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…
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