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Lawmakers Fighting Over Guest-Workers Portion of Immigration Bill
March 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Differences over the size and details of a guest-worker program are the major obstacle to a bipartisan accord on immigration reform, The Washington Post reported. Republicans, allied with the business community, want to see up to 400,000 visas a year issued to foreigners willing to fill mainly low-paying positions. continue reading »
Granting Legal Status to Undocumented Immigrants Benefits the U.S. Economy
March 21, 2013 | by Center for American Progress | Latino Daily News
The movement toward comprehensive immigration reform has accelerated significantly in recent months. Legal status and a road map to citizenship for the unauthorized will bring about significant economic gains in terms of growth, earnings, tax revenues, and jobs—all of which will not occur in the absence of immigration reform or with reform that creates a permanent sub-citizen class of residents. continue reading »
Latino Lawmaker Proposes to Abolish State’s Anti-immigrant Laws
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
State lawmaker Joe Salazar, a Democrat from Thornton, has proposed abolishing a package of anti-immigrant laws that have been on Colorado's books since 2006 including the one that demands the cooperation of local police with federal immigration authorities. continue reading »
Latina Health Advocates Urge Congress to Improve Immigrants’ Rights
March 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) joined other leaders in immigrants’ rights and health equity to send a letter to President Obama and members of Congress urging that programs and public services that meet basic human needs be included in immigration reform, including programs that improve access to affordable health care. continue reading »
Jeb Bush Says He is Still in Support of Immigration
March 10, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush is defending his stance on immigration reform after accusations that he is backing down on helping undocumented workers find a path to citizenship. continue reading »
REPORT: Border Patrol Agents as Interpreters Unwise Policy, Illegal Practice
September 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Today, the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) released Border Patrol Agents as Interpreters Along the Northern Border: Unwise Policy, Illegal Practice by Lisa Graybill, Esq. continue reading »
Menendez: Republicans in Disarray on Immigration Policy
June 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) reacted to Mitt Romney’s appearance at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference, saying his comments “highlight the paralysis and disarray within the Republican party on the question of immigration reform.” continue reading »
Anti-Hispanic, Anti-Immigrant GOP Cannot Count on Marco Rubio to Save Its Image
November 1, 2011 | by Americas Voice Online | Latino Daily News
Freshman Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) remains a Tea Party favorite and, despite his protests to the contrary, the leading vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party continue reading »
Latinos in California’s Central Valley Lag Behind
October 28, 2011 | by New American Media | HS News Network
A Latino baby born in rural and urban areas of California's San Joaquín Valley can expect to live 81.2 years -- about a year longer than the average Californian, but fewer years than Latinos in other regions of the state. continue reading »
Sen. Rubio: One of Us Supporting None of Us
May 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
On Monday Politico reported on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) and his surprising stance against the DREAM Act. In a nationally televised interview with the Spanish-language television network Telemundo, continue reading »
Immigration Court Backlog Likely to Get Worse Before It Gets Better
May 21, 2011 | by Immigration Impact | Latino Daily News
Our nation’s immigration courts are backlogged. Historically backlogged. At the end of last year, more than 260,000 cases remained pending before immigration judges. Across the country, the average wait was nearly sixteen continue reading »
Immigration Policy Expert Recommends Dose of Economic Reality (VIDEO)
May 18, 2011 | by Notre Dame News | HS News Network
As President Obama renews an effort to pass immigration reform, Allert Brown-Gort, associate director of the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, says immigration has become a bad word. continue reading »
