President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that, stalled immigration reform would be a top priority once the fiscal crisis has been resolved. “Once that’s done, you know, the day after, I’m going to be pushing to say, call a vote
By Pei Li Cronkite News WASHINGTON – For weeks, advocates have pushed to keep the issue of immigration reform in front of the public, during the debate over Syria, during the budget impasse, during the government shutdown. They have
By Taylor Pineda Youth and activism seems to go hand in hand as young people, historically full of passion have taken a stand over what they believe in. From Freedom Riders to present day demonstrations over immigration reform, the fight
By Valeria Fernandez A year after a deportation reprieve became available to undocumented youth, analysts are noticing a trend: Very few Chinese immigrants are applying for it. “We suspected this was the case, that there would be low numbers,” said
Members of United We Dream said Tuesday they plan to focus the next phase of their national immigration reform campaign on highlighting the impact that the nation’s broken immigration system is having on immigrant families. “With 1,100 people being deported
Nine young people who claimed asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border were granted parole on Wednesday, and released from an immigration detention center in Arizona. The “Dream 9” crossed the border in late July as part of a protest against U.S.
About 40 leaders of immigration reform advocacy organizations were arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill. The group was there as part of a protest aimed at pressuring the House GOP into passing an immigration reform bill with a pathway to citizenship.
By Emilie Eaton Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The Rev. Eve Nunez cried Thursday as she told a Capitol Hill audience that “it hurts to be a pastor” in Arizona, where ministers often have to help families that have been
House Republicans will be dealing with immigration reform Wednesday, weeks after the Senate passed a measure that some conservative members have vowed not to rubber-stamp. As the House GOP prepares to meet Wednesday to debate the way forward on immigration,
After a historic vote to pass the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill in the Senate last week, the attention now shifts to the House of Representatives, where the bill’s prospects are uncertain. We take a look at what lies ahead
