Nation Feb 22 Watch 7:39 Why family-based immigration has become a sticking point in the national debate News that first lady Melania Trump's parents have obtained green cards raises questions about whether their legal permanent residency here benefitted from the very set of immigration laws that President Trump wants to eliminate. Lisa Desjardins talks with John C. By PBS News Hour
Making Sen$e Feb 16 Everything you need to know about family-based migration Current U.S. immigration law severely limits family-based immigration, one of the policies at the heart of the current immigration debate in the Senate. By Susan J. Cohen and Michael W. Klein, The Conversation
Politics Feb 13 Watch 7:11 Will Congress have an immigration breakthrough or breakdown? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell started Tuesday suggesting that there was no reason that lawmakers could not reach a bipartisan immigration solution this week, and threw his support behind a plan mirroring President Trump's. But as he moved to begin… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jun 05 Watch Senate Debates Family Ties Provision in Immigration Bill The Senate resumed debate of the immigration bill Tuesday, digging into a provision that would set limits on family members who can join immigrants in America. Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., discuss the issue.