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Immigration Legislation or Executive Action Will Shape Latino Vote
*Four quick graphs that show how immigration is a central issue in the coming mid-term elections. We know that Republicans could help themselves by bringing CIR to a vote, and […]
Gun Bill’s Failure May help Immigration Legislation
By Chris Cillizza, Washington Post Here’s an odd political reality: The collapse of the gun bill in the Senate last week may well make the passage of immigration reform legislation slightly easier. “I think the […]
White House Continues Own Work on Immigration Legislation
By Michael D. Shear, The New York Times The White House is working on early drafts of a comprehensive bill that would offer 11 million illegal immigrants a pathway to […]
Biden Says He’ll Introduce Immigration Bill ‘Immediately’
President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll introduce immigration legislation “immediately” after taking office later this month, and that his Justice Department will investigate the Trump administration’s separation of migrant children from […]
Los Angeles Plans $10 Million Immigration Defense Fund
*It looks like we’re going to get an interesting start to 2017. VL December 19, 2016 Juliana Rose Pignataro Displayed with permission from International Business Times Making good on a […]
Kamala Harris: California will ‘provide national leadership’ on immigration under Trump
*The Senator-elect from California says her state must be the voice of leadership on immigration in Washington. VL Hailey BransonPotts Los Angeles Times Displayed with permission from Tribune Content Agency […]
Graham to roll out extension of Obama immigration program
*This is good news for DREAMers, from a senior GOP Senator nonetheless. He says he has the votes in congress to protect them. VL By Jordain Carney, The Hill (1.5 minute read) […]
State Anti-Immigration Laws Discourage All Latinos from Moving In
*There’s a line in this story that’s central to the problem and the immigration debate in general. It’s in the fourth paragraph, it says “This is a loss of human capital,” […]
Texas Sheriffs, Jails on Immigration Front Line
*For all the talk about securing the border and being strong on immigration enforcement, it’s not the politicians who bear the brunt of it, it’s local, county law enforcement that’s […]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions
*The Obama administration and immigration activists are breathing a collective sigh of solace. The U. S. Supreme Court had left the president’s executive actions on immigration case out of its initial […]