Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Gun bill’s failure may help immigration legislation Here’s an odd political reality: The collapse of the gun bill in the Senate last week may well make the passage of immigration reform legislation slightly easier. “I think the continued intensity of the dysfunction of Congress on this [gun] vote will help immigration,” Democratic pollster John Anzalone said. More
Immigration bill would be largest such effort ever attempted After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of eight senators is poised to offer a sweeping bill to rewrite the nation's immigration laws this week, taking advantage of a changed political alignment that, for the first time in nearly a generation, appears to have opened the way for comprehensive legislation. More
"Taxpayers Deserve Answers!" NYC Democrat Fumes As Migrants Claim Towed Cars Outside Shelter New York City Democrat captured alleged migrants' vehicles being towed on camera and demanded some explanation. 03/27/2024 - 4:06 am | View Link
How Migrant Clubs Help People in the U.S. and in Immigrants’ Homelands Also known as hometown associations, they raise money by holding member breakfasts, raffles, and other events to help students pay for college or to pave roads, install electricity, or deal with other ... 03/25/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
A UNC senior's one-man show explores experiences as a second-generation Korean American UNC senior Ethan Kim's one-man show, “The Dishwasher: soap, sponge, scrub” explores themes of generational trauma and what it means to do work with one’s own hands as an immigrant without generational ... 03/24/2024 - 6:47 pm | View Link
Reader voices: Immigrants are a resource, not a burden A reader says it's a win-win if U.S. companies sponsor immigrants who are seeking a better life and can also address national economic needs. 03/24/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
Other Views: We need immigrants. A bracing message from a titan of corporate America The U.S. immigration system is broken. Voices on all sides of this debate can agree on that, if not where to cast the blame. But our need for economic growth ... 03/19/2024 - 9:00 pm | View Link