Tag: immigration reform
Immigrants encouraged to apply for DACA
Immigrant rights advocates are encouraging families to get ready for the possible implementation of two programs that could go into effect later this year....
Obama’s immigration executive action: What you need to know
President Barack Obama has finally delivered the eagerly awaited Executive Order and although masses were excited about the prospects of the Order solving their...
Obama announces unilateral action on immigration
After Rep. John Boehner told President Obama last week that House Republicans would continue to block a vote on immigration reform this year, Obama...
Eight immigration wins in 2013
BY REBECCA LEBER AND ESTHER YU-HSI LEE
Despite a landmark comprehensive immigration reform bill that cleared the Senate in June, a corresponding bill that addresses the 11.7 million undocumented immigrants...
U.S. House Declines to Take Up Senate’s Comprehensive Immigration Bill; Opts...
Immigration reform is now in the hands of the U.S. House of Representatives, after the Senate passed a comprehensive bill two weeks ago. The...
Senate Set to Introduce Immigration Reform Bill
In the wake of the November 2012 election, this year is an ideal time for Congress and the President to agree on a specific...
Undocumented immigrants come out of the fiscal shadows to pay taxes
Under the 7 train on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, shops line the street catering to immigrants. A bakery has an ATM that makes deposits...
Immigration Reform: A Top Second-Term Priority for Obama
In the midst of divisive political debates over gun control and tax-and-spending policies, the White House promised to keep a close eye on immigration...