Aug 28 Watch On the front lines of care for undocumented children who cross the border By PBS NewsHour 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 NewsHour 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
Jun 30 Obama: I’ll act on my own on immigration By Jim Kuhnhenn and Erica Werner, Associated Press In the face of an unyielding Congress, President Barack Obama said Monday he will no longer wait for Republicans to act on immigration and will move on his own to make policy changes in what has been a top second-term… Continue reading
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May 06 U.S. to let some high-skilled immigrant spouses work By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Obama administration wants to allow some spouses of high-skilled immigrants to work in the United States, the departments of Homeland Security and Commerce announced Tuesday. Continue reading
May 05 Preview of Tuesday’s primary contests By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: What to watch in Tuesday’s elections All eyes on N.C. Senate race Tea party challenges, but establishment looks to hold strong One race that represents why Republicans don’t embrace immigration reform Clay Aiken in nasty… Continue reading
Apr 29 On immigration, Boehner harps back to trust in Obama By Quinn Bowman House Speaker John Boehner made headlines last week when he mocked his colleagues for not wanting to take a difficult vote on immigration reform. With Congress back in session this week, he had a chance to put that genie back… Continue reading
Apr 15 Latinos pressure Obama to make deportations more humane By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- As hopes for immigration reform fades, Latinos and immigration activists are warning of political peril for President Barack Obama and Democrats in the fall election unless the president acts boldly and soon to curb deportations and allow more… Continue reading