Immigration News
March 2013 Archives
As Immigration Reform Looms, What Comes Next?
March 31, 2013 | by NewsTaco
If there was ever a doubt about what the majority of Americans are thinking regarding immigrants and immigration, a just-published Pew Research Center for People & the Press study has put an emphatic period at the end of it. continue reading »
Foreign Passports Can No Longer Be Used as ID in Georgia
March 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Georgia's Republican-controlled state legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit the use of foreign passports as identification, a measure that some organizations say could leave many immigrants without access to basic services. continue reading »
Lawmakers Fighting Over Guest-Workers Portion of Immigration Bill
March 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
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 »
PEW STUDY: 71% of Americans Feel Undocumented Should be Allowed to Stay
March 28, 2013 | by Pew Research Center
A new survey finds that seven-in-ten Americans (71%) say there should be a way for people in the United States illegally to remain in this country if they meet certain requirements, while 27% say they should not be allowed to stay legally. continue reading »
Mexican Man in Maryland Pleads Guilty to Transporting Women for Sex
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff
An illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty to transporting individuals to engage in prostitution, which carries a maximum of five years in prison. The case was investigated by U.S. continue reading »
Junot Diaz Talks About “Future Americans” on ‘The Colbert Report’ (VIDEO)
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
"Every single immigrant we have, undocumented or documented, is a future American. That's just the truth of it." Dominican-American writer, professor, and editor Junot Díaz appeared on The Colbert Report this continue reading »
Migrants Using Way of the Cross Re-Enactment to Demonstrate Hardships of Immigration
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Migrants from several countries are planning a two-day re-enactment of the Way of the Cross in southeastern Mexico, a demonstration aimed at calling attention to the dangers they face in trying to reach U.S. soil, organizers said. continue reading »
Obama Making the Rounds on Spanish-Language TV Pushing for Immigration Reform
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
President Obama will be making the rounds on Spanish-language TV today to assure Latinos of his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform. continue reading »
Senators Working on Immigration Reform Bill to Visit U.S.-Mexico Border
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
On Wednesday Senator John McCain and three other Senators who are part of the "Gang of Eight" working on comprehensive immigration reform will visit the U.S.-Mexico border at Nogales, Arizona. continue reading »
White House Denies Sen. Ted Cruz Accusations It Wants Immigration to Fail
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The White House on Monday rejected the recent accusations by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz that President Barack Obama is really looking for immigration reform to fail and for that situation to become a Democratic campaign weapon in 2014 and 2016. continue reading »
64% of Immigration Reform Supporters Put Border Security First
March 24, 2013 | by Rasmussen Reports
Most voters like finding a way for illegal immigrants to stay in this country but not until the border is secured. However, they remain skeptical about the federal government’s interest in securing the border. continue reading »
Brazilian Husband and Wife Receive Sentences in Florida for Immigrant Smuggling
March 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Brazilian nationals Juliana Rose Tome-Froes and her husband, Fabio Rodrigues Froes, were sentenced in Miami to 60 months and 46 months in prison, respectively, for smuggling undocumented migrants to the United States for profit, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton. continue reading »
Immigration Activists Arrested For Protesting in Chicago
March 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A score of activists were arrested Friday in downtown Chicago during an act of civil disobedience to demand a voice in the negotiations on immigration reform now taking place behind closed doors in Washington. continue reading »
North Carolina Abandons Plans to Give Undocumented Pink-striped Licenses
March 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
North Carolina's state transportation department said that driver's licenses issued to young undocumented immigrants will not bear a distinctive pink stripe as originally proposed. continue reading »
Convicted Felon, Repeat Border Violator Facing 20 Years in Prison
March 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A Mexican criminal alien with a prior felony conviction for evading police with a motor vehicle pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of illegally re-entering the United States following a prior removal. U.S. I continue reading »
