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 News Hour 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 News Hour 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
Aug 28 Watch On the front lines of care for undocumented children who cross the border By PBS News Hour The U.S. Border Patrol has apprehended nearly 63,000 unaccompanied minors at the southwest border in 2014. After relocating to different cities across the country, these children require health care and education. Judy Woodruff visits Mary’s Center, a D.C.-based organization that… Continue watching
Jul 29 House to vote on downsized bill for child migrant crisis By Erica Werner, Associated Press House Republicans have agreed to vote on a slimmed-down bill to address the immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border by sending in National Guard troops and speeding unaccompanied migrant youths back to Central America. Continue reading
Jul 24 Central American leaders seek solution to child migrant crisis in U.S. By Associated Press The presidents of Honduras and Guatemala are meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill amid a stalemate over the immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch President Obama pushes immigration reform without Congress By PBS News Hour President Obama says that until Congress does something about immigration reform, he will pursue the matter on his own. In the White House Rose Garden, the president said he was directing more agents to the U.S. border to respond to… Continue watching