illegal immigration
The long-awaited push to fix the nation's immigration laws looks like it might be ready to reach Congress for a vote soon.
After stops and stalls late in the process, it appears that the bipartisan Senate panel working on immigration reform may be closer than ever to a deal to fix the nation's immigration laws.
With more movement on the immigration reform issue in Washington than ever before, it appears that attitudes are softening among Americans when it comes to allowing undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. legally.
Continuing his recent push to have Washington pass comprehensive immigration reform into law, President Obama told Univision Wednesday that he expects a bill on immigration overhaul to be ready by April.
The advocates for fixing the nation's immigration laws have once again found themselves in the position where they support President Obama's push for immigration reform, but are blasting Immigration and Customs Enforcement's treatment of detained immigrants that have taken place under his administration.
Just as all seemed like smooth sailing on the immigration reform waters, the negotiations involving an immigration bill that would rework the nation's immigration laws seems like it has hit a snag with labor unions.
The bipartisan group of senators working on a deal for comprehensive immigration reform are nearing agreement on a deal that would grant undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. a pathway to citizenship that would take 13 years.
For politicians who have taken a side on immigration reform, it may as a relief for proponents on the issue that more Americans are starting to favor granting immigrants a path to citizenship, as a new survey shows.
With the debate on immigration reform rapidly gaining traction in Washington, proponents and opponents on both sides have been mobilizing to champion their respective efforts.
After the losses the Republicans suffered among Latinos in the November elections, GOP members has become more inclined to embrace immigration reform.
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As the debate on immigration reform continues, President Obama is "urgently awaiting" the bill that will bring about comprehensive immigration reform that is being worked on by the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan Senate panel.
After weeks of negotiations, the bipartisan U.S. Senate group appears to have reached an agreement on how to grant millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S legal status, a huge part of the deal for fixing the nation's immigration laws.
In yet another step towards immigration reform, President Obama met Friday with several religious leaders in Washington to discuss the need to fix the immigration system-a meeting that leaders left with optimism on the issue afterwards.
A new poll indicates that nearly two-thirds of Latino voters want same-sex couples to be included as part of immigration reform in Washington.
