(WASHINGTON) — Two senators on opposite sides of the aisle are proposing comprehensive changes to the immigration laws that would include a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants now in the United States.
Immigration Update: Arizona Police Can Now Ask, ‘Papers Please’
By Alfonso SerranoSept. 07, 20120
Immigration rights advocates were delivered a setback after a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Arizona can start enforcing the controversial “papers please” provision of its immigration law, which had been upheld by a high pr …
Viewpoint: Immigration Reform’s New Day
By Jose Antonio Vargas / ChicagoAug. 15, 20120
Aug. 15 saw the beginning of the President’s new “deferred action” directive and thousands of young undocumented queued up to take advantage of it around the country
Why Are Some Undocumenteds Nervous About Obama’s Immigration Reform?
By Jens Erik Gould / Los AngelesAug. 13, 20120
As deferred action program launches, confusion and anxiety reign over who is covered — and whose status might be put at risk
A funny thing happened after the Supreme Court handed down a split decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. All the key players won — even the ones who lost.
Obama’s Next Immigration Battle: Local, Federal Authorities on Collision Course over Detention
By Adam SorensenJuly 16, 20120
Last Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a press conference to announce that he didn’t want his city’s law-enforcement authorities to follow federal requests to hold some undocumented immigrants, picked up on other charge …
No Deportation for Young ‘Illegals’: Obama’s End Run on Immigration Reform
By Adam SorensenJune 15, 20120
The president’s circumvention of Congress on the issue of deporting young undocumented immigrants is sure to rile Republicans, but as a short-term political tactic it’s a masterstroke
Inside the World of the ‘Illegal’ Immigrant
By Jose Antonio VargasJune 14, 20120
Since revealing my status as an undocumented immigrant, hundreds of others have come forward to share their own stories. What they have to say will surprise you
Why States Shouldn’t Control Immigration
By Adam CohenMay 07, 20120
Whatever the Supreme Court’s decision on Arizona’s controversial law, it should be a wake-up call about why American immigration policy must be established on a national — not state — level