immigration reform 2013
Even with the news of the sequester taking most of the headlines on Capitol Hill these days, immigration reform is still a hot topic and one prominent senator addressed how a new bill would not allow violent offenders to become U.S. citizens.
Two days after hundreds of detained immigrants held at detention facilities nationwide were released due to pending spending cuts, both Homeland Security Department and White House officials said they were not made aware of the decision to set those immigrants free.
President Obama received praise from two lead Republicans Tuesday after a highly anticipated meeting to talk about pending legislation to fix the nation's immigration laws, but was slammed by Republicans after his administration decided to release hundreds of undocumented immigrants due to pending sequester cuts.
As Congress deals with the looming sequester, there are already some red flags popping up in terms of problems that Congress could be dealing with regarding passing a bill that would reform the nation's immigration laws.
In the wake of all the recent moves designed to bring changes to the nation's immigration laws, President Obama and an old political rival, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will meet next week to discuss the work on immigration overhaul.
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.
Despite the leak of part of his immigration proposal in the press earlier this week, President Obama remains confident that the news of the bill drafted by the White House won't hurt the ongoing negotiations in Congress geared towards reforming the immigration system.
Days after President Obama's leaked plan regarding immigration reform was leaked in the press, Obama has reached out to prominent Republicans on his proposal.
The White House is treading lightly in the aftermath of President Obama's leaked immigration plan, calling it only a backup plan in case Congress is unable to come to a consensus on comprehensive immigration reform in the next few months.
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.
As the debate on immigration reform continues, immigration agents now want to be part of President Obama's reform talks while opponents of so-called "amnesty" are ready to take their case to court.
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.
Thou shalt compromise, at least on immigration reform.
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.
It looks as if U.S. representatives in the Republican Party--long opposed to providing a pathway to immigration for undocumented Republicans--may be ready to reconsider their position, which bodes well for pending immigration reform proposals on Capitol Hill.
