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Immigration Policy

House Loses Memo on How to Succeed on Immigration Reform

Marielena Hincapié | Posted 06.15.2013 | Politics
Marielena Hincapié

A year after the president announced DACA, the Republican-controlled House seems not to have read -- or to have lost -- the memo on what makes good immigration policy. The House has embarked on a destructive political and policy strategy that rejects the events of the last year.

Wynwood's IamHere Mural: A Creative and Interactive Approach to Immigration Reform

Tina Orlandini | Posted 06.11.2013 | Arts
Tina Orlandini

The genesis of the IamHere mural and collection of immigrant stories stems from conversations with members of the local community and the broader public. ACLU Florida hopes to eliminate a language that is fraught with "theys" and "thems."

Immigration Push Will Help Border Security, Officials Say

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Republican senators criticized border security provisions in a new immigration bill Tuesday, arguing that the landmark legislation ...

Obama To Test Higher Profile Role In Contentious Debate

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul ...

Conservative Commentators Further "Racialize" Immigration Debate

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 04.26.2013 | Politics
Warren J. Blumenfeld

To stereotype and scapegoat all followers of Islam is as invalid as blaming all Christians for the despicable actions perpetrated by Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber who was a devout Christian.

Obama Group Steps Up Efforts On Contentious Issue

AP | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's political support group is stepping up its immigration efforts as the Senate holds hearings on overhauling the ...

Rubio Likely To Emerge Unscathed From Big Gamble

National Journal | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

Members of the more conservative Florida House released their alternative plan to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act last week. So far, ...

Rubio Balancing Act Puts Ambitions At Risk

RealClearPolitics | Posted 04.15.2013 | Politics

If you turned on the TV Sunday morning, chances are you saw Marco Rubio. ...

Perry Weighs In On Immigration Reform

The Huffington Post | Nick Abrams | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) discussed immigration reform on Fox News Wednesday and insisted that America not have a "revolving door" border. "You can...

Court Asked To Block Portion Of Contentious Brewer Law

AP | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for the federal government say a section of Arizona's 2010 immigration law that prohibits "harbor...

Queer DREAMer Joins Battle

VOXXI | Griselda Nevarez | Posted 03.30.2013 | Latino Voices

Jorge Gutierrez tells the story of how he came out as a Queer undocumented immigrant and calls for an inclusive immigration reform. This week, I ca...

The Border Security Black Hole and the Key to Immigration Reform

Sagar Tikoo | Posted 05.20.2013 | Teen
Sagar Tikoo

After two decades of emphasis on high security of the U.S.-Mexico border, brute-force policies have left America with costs that are too high, and benefits that are too little. As immigration continues to permeate American political debate, alternative solutions must be explored.

Obama Plan Defended As Backup For Congressional Failure

AP | Posted 02.18.2013 | Politics

BY PHILIP ELLIOT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal as merely a backup plan if lawm...

Key Obama Aide Looks To Complete Immigration Journey

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 04.19.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Cecilia Munoz, President Barack Obama's chief domestic policy adviser, keeps a framed letter from the late Democratic senator and i...

Keeping the American Dream in America

David Troy | Posted 04.15.2013 | Impact
David Troy

Consumer-facing, peer-to-peer commerce start-ups are hot, but how many tie-sharing services does the country really need? (Yes, there is hot competition in this space.) Ideas like these are attractive because they are easy to act on quickly.

Immigration Reform Is Bigger Than Our Borders

Sylvia Puente | Posted 04.15.2013 | Latino Voices
Sylvia Puente

I'll concede that there are aspects of border security -- smuggling of human beings, drugs, and arms -- that do demand immediate attention. However, we can't allow the economic and moral imperatives for broad-reaching immigration reform get lost in rhetoric around the border.

Republicans and Immigration

Charles Kolb | Posted 04.07.2013 | Politics
Charles Kolb

From a political perspective, the current approach of the Republican Party borders on suicidal. But it is more than that: It is also wrong on the merits. As Reagan showed us, America has always been about openness, about welcoming citizens from around the world.

'Perilous' Situation Threatens To Split GOP

AP | Posted 02.02.2013 | Politics

BY CHARLES BABINGTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The immigration debate is threatening to split the Republican Party, pitting those who focus ...

Immigration Policy and Racism

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics
Warren J. Blumenfeld

These racially- and ethnically-charged representations of minoritized people perpetuate a long and dishonorable tradition of preventing "the huddled masses to breathe free."

Rubio Faces Tough Balancing Act

AP | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics

BY STEVE PEOPLES AND KEN THOMAS, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Republicans face a delicate balancing act as they embrace an unprecedented shift i...

Snyder Applauds Bipartisan U.S. Immigration Reform Effort

ABC News Radio | Christine Hsu | Posted 04.03.2013 | Detroit

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Governor Rick Snyder applauds the bipartisan immigration reform legislation that U.S. Senators are working to get passed in Congre...

Don't Follow the Loser on Immigration Reform

Jakada Imani | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics
Jakada Imani

On the strength of the Latino and Asian vote, Obama won. We also won the promise of a balanced approach to comprehensive immigration reform.

We've Always Played Politics With Immigration

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.30.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

America goes through these grand debates every generation or so, and what remains constant is that both sides in the fight can be counted upon to accuse the other side of "playing politics" with the immigration issue. This has, indeed already begun.

Memo to the GOP: Immigration Reform Much More Than Just a Policy

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 03.31.2013 | Latino Voices
Fernando Espuelas

For Republicans seeking a path to winning a national majority again, understanding what's really at play in the rapidly evolving immigration reform debate is of existential importance.

Elise Foley

Senators Announce Bipartisan Immigration Measure For Undocumented 'Living In The Shadows'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.29.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Senators from the eight-member working group on immigration reform did their best on Monday to walk the thin line between two very diffe...