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In an exclusive interview with Latinos Post, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)’s senior immigration legislation analyst Laura Vazquez discussed the future of immigration reform.
On a big weekend for immigration reform, rallies were held across the U.S. by activists and protestors calling on Congress to pass immigration legislation while California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a series of bills protecting undocumented immigrants from certain legal repercussions.
The House bill still offers to uphold two of the Senate bill's cornerstone provisions, a pathway to citizenship and increased border security, except the proposal offers differing alternatives as to how to get there.
Determined to keep immigration reform alive, a group of House Democrats are expected to introduce an immigration bill of their own on Wednesday.
With time running out on the year and before a looming government shutdown, immigration reform advocates are continuing to stay the course as they plan for nationwide demonstrations on Oct. 5 calling for the passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
In the shadow of the March on Washington, pro-immigration supporters across the nation this past weekend staged several marches, demonstrations and vigils in efforts to get Congress to support immigration reform.
The divide between the right wing and the left over immigration reform has been fraught for years, with Democrats demanding a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers (i.e. illegal immigrants who came to the states as children) and Republicans expressing anxiety about the porousness of the US's southern border with Mexico and the stress an influx of new citizens could put on an already struggling economy. Now, with the passage of the gang of eight immigration reform bill, political allegiances are being redrawn.
With the House gearing up for a vote on immigration reform, groups from many walks of life, including business and religious entities, are making their voices heard.
The GOP's political future appears tied to the fate of immigration reform as a controversial Senate bill awaits a vote in the House sometime this fall--yet one of Washington's top Republicans said the chances of a bill passing this year are better than most realize.
Senator Marco Rubio (R - Florida) has taken to the airwaves to urge the House of Representatives to push the immigration bill through after the Congressional recess of August, stating that if they don't, Democratic President Barack Obama may just find a way to issue the law by executive order.
With the U.S. House looming closer to a vote on the controversial immigration bill this fall, key legislators and advocates in favor of the bill have intensified the pressure on several fronts to persuade House Republicans to pass the legislation.
As Congress prepares itself for a major debate regarding the controversial immigration reform proposal from the Senate, former President George W. Bush plans to speak on the bill next week.
With the immigration reform proposal due for a potentially earth-shaking debate this summer, another major Republican has issued his support for immigration reform, but some Democrats are becoming hesitant on the bill's tough border provisions.
On Sunday, legislators took to the airwaves as they argued their cases for and against the immigration reform bill's passage at the House this time around.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush argued for immigration reform, stating that more legal immigration would add to the American workforce and create more revenues from payroll taxes.
