1 hr ago | The Las Vegas Sun
Nevada lawmakers 'all over the map' on immigration reform
Nevada's full congressional delegation met in the Mike Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol to discuss Nevada policy for the first time in several years, Wednesday, Feb.
5 hrs ago | News 4 Jax
Big victory for immigration reform efforts
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill on Tuesday, sending the measure to the Senate floor for consideration and giving the bill's backers their first major legislative victory.
7 hrs ago | MyFoxAtlanta
Committee nears final vote on immigration bill
Far-reaching immigration legislation neared a final committee vote on Tuesday as the White House and Democratic supporters sought to delay a showdown over the rights of gay spouses until a debate in the full Senate.
12 hrs ago | Advocate
LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform Good As Dead, Say Advocates
Sen. Chuck Schumer, far right, speaks while flanked by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, center, and Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform and border security on April 22 in Washington, D.C. LGBT activists across the country are fuming over what appears to be the death-knell for hopes of ... (more)
14 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Farmers hope immigration bill yields more foreign ag workers
Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you’re as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or oranges from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Bradenton, Fla.
17 hrs ago | North County Public Radio
Will immigration reform ease NY's farm labor shortage?
As lawmakers in Washington debate the immigration reform bill released last month, farmers in New York State are hoping to find enough workers to fully staff their operations.
21 hrs ago | Farmington Daily Times
Man to face charges for alleged 2002 sex assault
A Kirtland man who was convicted and served a prison sentence for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl was allowed to take back his guilty plea because he didn't know the plea could result in his deportation.
Jason Richwine: About That Dissertation
Our big report on the fiscal cost of amnesty had just been released, and I packed in 18 radio interviews to promote it.
Exhibit on US Jews who helped refugees from Nazis
In this undated photo provided by the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Carl Laemmle is shown with his children, Rosabelle and Carl Jr.
Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled.
Immigration agents fight Senate bill
A union of more than 12,000 immigration agents is opposing the Senate's version of comprehensive immigration reform, the beginning of a week in which supporters hoped the bill could pass the Senate Judiciary Committee.
GOP will determine amount of focus on scandals, adviser says
In the wake of controversies plaguing the Obama administration, a White House senior adviser admitted Sunday there is a "healthy skepticism" about government.
Many Republicans would like to deny the president a victory in immigration reform, which is being considered by the Senate today.
Column: Dustups have government's role in common
A big brother you can trust to keep you safe, give you a hand and do right by you? Or a big brother who snoops, lies and bullies you in all corners of your life? There's a common thread running through a series of controversies dogging President Barack Obama : the federal government, and conflicting interpretations of what it is.
Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
As Congress takes up immigration reform, lawmakers seeking tighter border security may have to confront the reality of places such as Matamoros, Mexico, and other border towns controlled by drug cartels.
Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border.
Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration
The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.
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Senate Considers Immigration Reform
This article will explore some of the challenges and opportunities which immigration reform will present if it is ever implemented as envisioned by the United States Congress in S744 and various amendments. One of the most perplexing questions politicians on both sides of the aisle face on immigration reform is when and under what circumstances the border with Mexico can be made secure.
House lawmakers reach tentative bipartisan immigration deal
Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to torpedo negotiations.
Immigrants to the U.S. face red tape, paperwork
Congress is currently debating a way of giving millions of undocumented immigrants a route to citizenship, the first revamp of the system in decades.
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