Hispanics
In a huge step forward towards fixing the U.S. immigration system, business and labor leaders have apparently ironed out the basic outline on a compromise for a new system that can bring low-skilled workers to U.S. borders.
After much anticipation, details from President Obama's plan to reform immigration were reported this week-plans that include providing a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants.
In one of his most anticipated speeches-the first State of the Union address since the November election-President Obama Tuesday emphasized once again the need for comprehensive immigration reform to pass in order to bolster the U.S. economy.
On the heels of the big push on immigration reform in the last few weeks, President Obama is expected to talk about fixing the immigration system in his highly-anticipated State of the Union address Tuesday.
With immigration reform seemingly closer than ever before, supporters of a deal fixing the U.S. immigration system are pushing for Republicans to get a deal done soon--one that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
The road to immigration reform once again goes through Capitol Hill Tuesday as business leaders and labor union reps debate how to fix the immigration system--a guest worker program being one of the things they will consider.
In the week following the busy push for immigration reform, President Obama and his administration are looking to keep the pressure on regarding fixing the immigration system.
With immigration reform taking the forefront again in the nation, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says that keeping high tech jobs in the United States should be a major reason why immigration reform should be passed.
The Golden State looks like it's getting a bigger wave of Asian Americans--so big, in fact, that it's dwarfing the Latino population coming into California from Latin America, a new Census study says.
Days after her family was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Arizona, a prominent young Arizona immigration activist has joined a newly elected Arizona Congresswoman's office.
With the immigration debate taking shape amid a new plan from the Obama administration to fix the immigration system, two high-profile Hispanic politicians have come forward speaking on both sides of the argument on immigration overhaul.
The arrest of a well-known immigration activist's mother during a nighttime raid in Arizona has drawn attention and a huge outpouring of supporters calling for her release.
Hispanic women appear to be getting the short end of the stick in pay when it comes to their male counterparts, a new analysis finds.
The new immigration law that allows certain undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States while applying for permanent visas is drawing mostly positive reaction, but immigration experts and critics say that more is needed if there is to be true reform to the broken immigration system.
Immigrants with spouses, children and parents in the U.S. may not have to wait much longer to get their much sought-after green cards, thanks to a new change in immigration policy.
