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John Boehner On Immigration: We'll Do It, But 'Don't Ask Me How'

2013-05-23T12:32:41Z

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday he's confident the House will "work its will on immigration" reform and come to a deal...

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Conservative Congressman Supports Path To Citizenship

2013-05-23T12:13:16Z

Conservative Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) said Monday that he supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, although at the same event he sa...

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Alex Nowrasteh: Senate Immigration Bill Lurches to the Right

2013-05-23T11:26:43Z

E-Verify is in theory supposed to keep unlawful immigrants out of the labor market. But in reality, not only will it fail to keep people out, it will also hinder job creation with expensive new regulations.

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Chris Weigant: Immigration Reform Clears First Hurdle

2013-05-22T19:26:41Z

The politics of immigration reform are already messy, and they're just going to get messier. The hurdles are going to get a lot higher, and a lot harder to clear. Whether they can be cleared or not may depend on the final tally the bill gets in the Senate floor vote.

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Heather Smith: The March for Innovation

2013-05-22T18:41:03Z

A vast majority of them were brought to America through no fault of their own. But they have grown up as Americans and know about the country they came from only through stories their parents tell them. Are we to leave them to live in the shadows?

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LGBT Activists Stand By Immigration Reform, Even After Loss

2013-05-22T18:36:23Z

WASHINGTON -- Although Democrats abandoned same-sex couple provisions in immigration reform legislation on Tuesday, LGBT activists will continue to su...

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Brian Levin: Immigration Reform Will Make Our Communities Safer

2013-05-22T17:11:31Z

As it currently stands, undocumented immigrants all across the country are weary of talking to the police. To get a sense for how immigration reform can abate this, just look at the case study of New Haven, CT.

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What Immigration Reform Opponents Don't Want You To Know

2013-05-22T13:26:32Z

Immigration is one step closer to becoming a reality after a Senate panel approved the bipartisan "gang of eight" immigration bill on Tuesday. But cri...

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Robert Hormats: The Diaspora Experience: America's Story

2013-05-22T11:47:45Z

When I walk down the streets in my other home city -- New York City -- I am always proud to see so many people from different countries, cultures, and ethnicities living and working together. It also makes me proud when I see the contributions that waves of immigrants have made in the U.S.

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Michael R. Bloomberg: We Cannot Sit Out the Race for Global Talent

2013-05-22T11:01:29Z

Our federal immigration system is broken, and until we fix it, our economy will continue to suffer and other countries will continue to gain jobs at our expense.

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Thomas M. Menino: A Broken System

2013-05-22T08:23:59Z

The City of Boston was founded on the dreams, traditions and entrepreneurial spirit of immigrants. Today, immigrants help Boston to thrive and to grow. But the system is broken. And it doesn't work for Boston.

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Nithya Das: Immigration Reform for America, a Country Built by Immigrants

2013-05-22T08:23:04Z

America is a country built by immigrants. My parents' story is important not because it is unique but rather because it is the story of America. It is a story that should be allowed to repeat itself.

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Grover Norquist: People Are an Asset, Not a Liability

2013-05-22T08:21:39Z

America is the most immigrant-friendly nation in the world and we are also the richest; that is not a coincidence. Immigrants have been coming to our shores since the Pilgrims landed and they bring with them determination, innovation, and the entrepreneurial spirit that built this great nation.

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Jeb Bush: Why We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform

2013-05-22T08:20:57Z

Most Americans agree that coming to the United States legally should be easier and with less cost than coming to the country illegally. Unfortunately, right now, that is not the case.

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Jeff Clavier: Why We Need an Entrepreneurs Visa

2013-05-22T08:20:03Z

An immigration system that welcomes the innovators of the world who can help us build an even stronger nation is just plain common sense. Let's make this happen.

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Prerna Gupta: Help Entrepreneurs Make America Home

2013-05-22T08:18:42Z

Our company was created by Americans -- immigrants, children of immigrants, and the great-grandchildren of immigrants -- all of whom share an undying passion for building a better America.

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Obama Applauds Immigration Bill Vote

2013-05-22T00:42:18Z

President Barack Obama lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's passing of an immigration bill on Tuesday, calling the action "a strong bipartisan vote...

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Immigration Bill Approved By Senate Panel

2013-05-21T20:20:17Z

WASHINGTON — Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleare...

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Thomas A. Saenz: Federal Reform Must Bar State and Local Regulation of Immigration

2013-05-21T19:16:39Z

The major impact of the law has been to prevent many non-Latino citizens -- most likely the elderly, the young, and others less likely to have the requisite documents readily at hand -- from registering.

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New Strategy Could Be What Gets Immigration Reform Done

2013-05-21T15:38:45Z

The momentum to pass an immigration reform bill has undeniably changed since past efforts to push for such legislation — and so have the strategies ...

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Sanjay Sanghoee: How the Republicans and Tea Party Are Playing Obama

2013-05-21T14:10:36Z

On the face of it, the Tea Party seems autonomous and even a thorn in the side of the GOP. But that façade masks the real truth about the Tea Party, which is that ultimately it is less a political organization than a contract killer working for the Republicans.

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Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño: LGBT Families Must Be Included in Immigration Reform

2013-05-21T10:02:42Z

The opportunity to reunite their families should be extended to all immigrant families, including LGBT families. It is the just and right thing to do. It is the humane thing to do. It is what we must do.

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Senate Committee Nears Decisions On Elusive Immigration Compromise

2013-05-21T08:59:13Z

BY DAVID ESPO & ERICA WERNER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-t...

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John Bruhns: It's Time to Get Real on Immigration

2013-05-20T17:43:30Z

If undocumented Mexicans are willing to fight and work for this country, they are doing more than many of my contemporaries, who were born here and automatically assume that they have free rein to enjoy all of the amenities that America has to offer while contributing the bare minimum.

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Bob Bragar: A Chat With Obama: Immigration Equality for LGBT Families

2013-05-20T15:43:39Z

One doesn't often have the opportunity to make a quick remark that might affect the course of U.S. policy. I got that chance in an unexpected conversation with Barack Obama in 2007.

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