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Obama To ‘Begin An All Out Drive For Comprehensive Immigration Reform’ In January
December 9, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
President Obama will “begin an all-out drive for comprehensive immigration reform, including seeking a path to citizenship” for 11 million undocumented immigrants, after Congress addresses the fiscal cliff, the Los Angeles Times reports continue reading »
America: Start-Up Nation of Immigrants
December 7, 2012 | by Immigration Impact
AOL co-founder Steve Case brought an important message to the National Strategy Session on Immigration in Washington, D.C. this week: America is a start-up nation. continue reading »
Santorum: U.S. Needs Immigrants To Grow Its Population
December 6, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
Another Republican is coming around on supporting an immigration reform policy that is less hostile toward immigrants and Latino voters. continue reading »
Texas Church Offers Firearms Classes To Train Parishioners To Defend Against Bands Of Mexicans
December 5, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
The Times of London reports that several American churches are now offering concealed firearms training in order to attract worshipers to their pews. continue reading »
United We DREAM Unveils Immigration Reform Platform
December 4, 2012 | by America's Voice
Following the success of the DREAMer conference in Kansas City this weekend—the biggest gathering of DREAMers to date—United We DREAM unveiled their new platform for change this morning, their statement of principles describing the type of immigration reform they have vowed to pursue next year. continue reading »
Immigrants May Hold the Key to Urban Renewal in Baltimore
December 3, 2012 | by Immigration Impact
In an attempt to reverse decades of population decline, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has launched a high-profile effort to attract “new Americans” to the city. continue reading »
Families of Detained Immigrants Denounce Homeland Security After Elk Grove Raid
December 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Families are demanding Homeland Security to release their loved ones due to a raid in Elk Grove, Illinois. Below is a statement prepared by the families of those who were detained: continue reading »
Steve King: Democrats Will Win Over Hispanics By Giving Them ‘A Great Big Check’
November 30, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
Since President Obama’s re-election and Mitt Romney’s poor performance among Hispanic voters, a number of prominent conservative lawmakers and commentators have come out in favor of immigration reform. But Rep. Steve King (R-IA) appears to have not gotten the memo, if his first comments on immigration since the election are any indication. continue reading »
STEM Bill Still Plagued by Politics
November 29, 2012 | by Immigration Impact
In 2010, the lame duck session of Congress was dominated by debate over the DREAM Act, which passed the House of Representatives before succumbing to a conservative-led filibuster in the Senate. continue reading »
GOP Senator: If Immigrants Want A Path To Citizenship, They Can Just Marry Americans
November 28, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
Lawmakers from both parties have expressed new interest in comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants, after Latino voters overwhelmingly supported President Obama in the presidential election. continue reading »
1.3 Million Women Received Unnecessary And Invasive Cancer Treatment, Study Finds
November 25, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
Routine mammograms have caused more than a million U.S. women to receive “unnecessary and invasive cancer treatments over the last 30 years,” a new study finds, detecting tumors that are harmless. continue reading »
Unemployment Insurance Kept 2.3 Million Americans Out Of Poverty Last Year
November 23, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
America’s unemployment insurance program is not as robust as those in many industrialized nations, but the program that is speeding toward massive reductions if Congress doesn’t extend it before the end of the year still kept more than 2 million Americans out of poverty in 2011. continue reading »
Foreign Students Add Billions of Dollars to the U.S. Economy Each Year
November 22, 2012 | by Immigration Impact
Most people don’t think of foreign students as an economic resource, yet that is precisely what they are. Each year, students from other countries spend billions of dollars in the U.S. economy, pumping money not only into the colleges and universities they attend, but the surrounding businesses as well. continue reading »
A Look at Immigrant Detention Facilities: Abuses and Proposed Reform
November 21, 2012 | by Immigration Impact
Last week, Detention Watch Network (DWN) launched its “Expose and Close” campaign, an initiative designed to reveal the egregious human rights violations taking place in immigrant detention facilities throughout the United States and to advocate for reform. continue reading »
Massachusetts Will Offer In-State Tuition To DREAMers With Work Permits
November 20, 2012 | by ThinkProgress
The state of Massachusetts will soon allow undocumented immigrants protected under the President’s deferred action program to pay in-state tuition at public universities. continue reading »
