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A leading congressional advocate for immigrants' rights introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens and would end a controversial program that enlists local police to enforce immigration laws.

Rigoberto Padilla, 21, came to the USA from Mexico when he was 6. He went to school in Chicago, joined the honor society and dreamed of becoming a lawyer - all while living here illegally.

A new law introduced into the US House of Representatives would open a path to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants, the New York Times reported.

A group of 87 Democratic lawmakers presented Tuesday a draft bill for comprehensive immigration reform that would pave the way to legalize undocumented immigrants in the United States.

Nearly 90 members of the U.S. House are co-sponsoring an immigration reform bill that would make some broad changes to the H-1B program, as well as take the high-skilled employment debate in new directions.

"Raising the curtain on a new round of debate over immigration reform, a group of Democratic congressional lawmakers introduced a comprehensive bill Tuesday that, among other provisions, would offer a path to legalization for the country's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.

Share + Dec 15, 2009 7:47 pm US/Mountain U.S. Rep. Jared Polis said Tuesday he wants to make it easier for foreign investors to create jobs in the U.S. as part of a proposal to change the country's immigration system.

Immigration Overhaul Bill Unveiled In House The legislation, which includes a path to legalization, is met with criticism from conservatives and liberals.

Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez Setting the preamble to a major 2010 debate, a broad coalition of Hispanic, black, Asian and other House lawmakers led by Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez , formally introduced in the House of Representatives today, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009, or "CIR A.S.A.P.", ...

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks at a rally for immigration reform on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.

Democrats on Tuesday begin their new push for an immigration bill, hamstrung by the image of legalizing millions of illegal immigrant workers at a time when the unemployment rate stands at 10 percent -- more than twice what it was the last time Congress tried to act.

Let's be real. Americans have been griping, 'There goes the neighborhood' for more than 200 years.

Congressman Luis Gutierrez's eagerly awaited comprehensive immigration reform bill will be introduced next Tuesday.

Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez issued a press release on Friday announcing that he will introduce another bill for so-called 'comprehensive immigration reform' . He plans to do so next week.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., confirmed in an interview with La Opinion/Impremedia that he plans to introduce his immigration reform bill next Tuesday, Dec.

Six days away from deportation, a University of Illinois at Chicago student caught in the switches while awaiting immigration reform has a one-year reprieve.

The nation's biggest banks would be hit with a raft of new fees, leverage limits and other restrictions under far-reaching 'too-big-to-fail' bank legislation approved by a key congressional committee on Wednesday.

Total to Current Members of Congress since 1989: $153 million Total Lobbying Expenditures since 1998 : $674.9 million Legislation aimed at regulating the securities and investment industry is as complex as the industry itself.

Local immigrants and activists are preparing for a major push to reform the nation's immigration system.