Immigration Reform News

A vast majority of U.S. small businesses believe immigration reform is vital to their businesses, according to a survey from the National Association for the Self-Employed. The NASE survey found that 77 percent of the nation's small companies called the issue of immigration reform important to their business.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system.

Two Will County Board members announced Thursday they are opposed to the building of an immigrant detention center in Joliet, and one Joliet councilman is pushing the council to decide if it wants to court the project.

The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling America's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities.

A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Friday opens the first in a series of investigative hearings in Congress on the Internal Revenue Service's targetting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, as the political storm over the scandal shifts to Capitol Hill.

The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants... The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed ... (more)

Texas Republican Rep. John Carter, right, a member of the bipartisan group, in a January photo with House Speaker John Boehner.

After months of intense negotiations, a bipartisan U.S. House group has reached an "agreement in principle" on immigration reform, according to Rep.

In the wake of the U.S. Senate's Gang of Eight bill for comprehensive immigration reform introduced in April, several attempts have already been made to derail this bipartisan effort to reform our broken immigration laws by introducing onerous and unrealistic amendments.

In fact, the White House tends to have a siege mentality in its dealings with the media.

Journal photo by Michelle Horst Carla Pendino of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services answers questions on the immigration process Tuesday afternoon in Charles Town.

15, 2013 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

One of the best passages from Twilight of the Elites , Chris Hayes' book about the American meritocracy, recounted a moment in 2009 when debate raged about who President Obama should appoint to the Supreme Court.

Rep. Jim Moran and a group of like-minded panelists made the case for immigration reform Tuesday night at a community forum in Arlington.

Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population would not reach 400 million until after 2060, a decade or more later than forecast, according to census estimates Wednesday.

A prominent House conservative said Tuesday that the immigration reform bill under consideration in the Senate is part of an ongoing plot to build a massive new Democratic voting bloc.

Press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama trusts Attorney General Eric Holder, who said he recused himself from a national security leak probe in which prosecutors obtained phone records of Associated Press reporters to determine how the news organization learned about a counter-terrorism investigation in Yemen last year.

Known for his outspoken, unapologetic support of migrants in Mexico, the Rev. Alejandro Solalinde is bringing his message to the United States.

Former Sen. Jim DeMint is standing by the controversial Heritage Foundation study that put a $6.3 trillion price tag on the Senate immigration bill, saying: "There's no doubt that these numbers are real." He also says he has no regrets about leaving the Senate to become president of the Heritage Foundation, recalling his recent years in the Senate ... (more)