Dec 14 Watch Can a GOP that’s tough on immigration win over Latino voters? By PBS NewsHour Latino voters have emerged as a crucial bloc, in next year’s election and beyond. Are GOP candidates like Donald Trump doing more harm than good when it comes to expanding the party's base? William Brangham reports from Washington state one… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch GOP presidential candidates come out divided on immigration By PBS NewsHour Republican presidential candidates met up for their fourth face-off in Milwaukee, where the biggest policy differences came out on immigration. Gwen Ifill gets perspectives on the different GOP reform proposals with Josh Blackman of the South Texas College of Law… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Obama to seek Supreme Court approval on immigration authority By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to allow it to shield 5 million immigrants from deportation after a federal appeals court panel ruled against the president's executive orders on immigration. Also, the Senate… Continue watching
Nov 01 Ryan rules out immigration overhaul during Obama’s term By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan on Sunday ruled out a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system while President Barack Obama is in office. Continue reading
Feb 14 Republicans: Obama giving ‘amnesty bonuses’ to immigrants By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Millions of immigrants benefiting from President Barack Obama's executive actions could get a windfall from the IRS, a reversal of fortune after years of paying taxes to help fund government programs they were banned from receiving. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 7:31 Outgoing Sen. Chambliss talks debt, immigration reform and hard-headed partisanship By PBS NewsHour With a week to go until the new Congress arrives in Washington, we ask departing members to take stock of their legislative careers. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia joins Judy Woodruff to discuss saying goodbye, how to make a… Continue watching
Nov 23 Obama defends moves on immigration By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama is shrugging off Republican criticism of his actions to lift the threat of deportation from millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 20 Five things to watch in Obama’s immigration speech By Nancy Benac, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After years of wrangling with Congress over how to fix the country's immigration system, President Barack Obama is ready to announce his plan to take action alone. Just how far does he go? Who's going to be covered?… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch What the election means for the future of immigration reform By PBS NewsHour One of the major national policy issues that lost political momentum going into the 2014 election is immigration reform. What’s next for reform if Republicans take the Senate? Did the stalemate demobilize voters? Gwen Ifill gets debate from Cristina Jimenez… Continue watching
Oct 28 Both parties duck immigration reform in attempts to attract Colorado’s Latino voters By Katie Kuntz, Rocky Mountain PBS I-News Latinos could have an especially strong impact on races in Colorado, but even in the most contentious races there, candidates are largely staying silent on immigration reform, a motivating political issue to many Latinos, says Katie Kuntz of Rocky Mountain… Continue reading