Lucille Roybal Allard

Iran Threat Reduction Act Actually Enhances Threat of War

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.14.2012

Stephen Zunes

Never in the history of this country has Congress ever restricted the right of the White House or State Department to meet with representatives of a foreign state, even in wartime. If this measure passes, it will establish a dangerous precedent.

Christina Wilkie

With Child Labor Bill, Eva Longoria the Latest Hispanic Actor to Lobby Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 08.16.2011

It’s amazing what an A-list celebrity can do to a well-meaning child labor bill. On Thursday, Eva Longoria hit Capitol Hill, where she injected a...

Elise Foley

DHS To Review Secure Communities Enforcement Program In August

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.10.2011

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security announced this week it will conduct an internal review of its Secure Communities program this August...

DREAM Act Makes History in House, Given New Life in Senate

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011

Frank Sharry

Harry Reid just positioned DREAM to give it the best chance possible to cross the finish line. Now, we just need a handful of Republican Senators to step up to the plate and turn this historic, bipartisan House victory into law.

Kennedy, Menendez And Gillibrand Introduce Bills To Stop Immigrant Detainee Abuse

The Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Thursday responded to a growing number of reports about t...