Aug 19 Watch Homeland Security to Focus on Deporting Criminals Under New Immigration Rules The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new immigration rules, which will allow the Department of Homeland Security to focus more on deporting criminals. Ray Suarez discusses the new rules with Dan Stein of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and… Continue watching
May 10 Watch Obama Renews Call to Fix ‘Broken’ Immigration System The president visited El Paso, Texas, Tuesday to launch a public campaign for immigration reform. Ray Suarez discuses the new push with Hernan Rozemberg and Michel Marizco, senior correspondents for "Fronteras: The Changing America Desk," a network of National Public… Continue watching
Sep 24 Colbert Stays in Character at Congressional Hearing on Farm Jobs As far as House Judiciary subcommittee hearings on agricultural jobs go, this one had a bit more celebrity shine. Stephen Colbert, the comedian and satirist, knew that, and hoped his presence would vault the hearings up to "CSPAN 1"… Continue reading
May 20 Video: Calderon Asks Congress to Pass Immigration Reform By Quinn Bowman _pap_embed_custom('news01s3fcdqebd',482,304,""); In an address to a joint session of Congress, Mexican President Felipe Calderon described the flow of immigrants from his country into the United States as a shared problem and asked the Congress to consider comprehensive immigration reform. Continue reading
May 19 Obama Renews Call for Immigration Reform President Barack Obama renewed his support for comprehensive immigration reform Wednesday but said he needs help from Republicans in Congress to fix a "broken" system along the U.S.-Mexico border. Speaking alongside Mexican President Felipe Calderon, in Washington for a state… Continue reading
Apr 26 What Arizona Immigration Law Might Mean for Midterm Elections By Dante Chinni On Friday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law what most everyone agrees is the most restrictive immigration law in the country. The law, which allows local police to stop and demand proof of citizenship from anyone suspected of… Continue reading
Apr 23 Obama Calls for Immigration Reform, Blasts Measure in Arizona Updated 4:30pm ET Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Friday signed into law the nation's toughest immigration measure, on the heels of President Obama's criticism of the reform as "misguided." In remarks to the press, Brewer said the law "protects every… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Shields and Brooks on Immigration, Financial Reform Efforts Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political news stories of the week, including the contentious new immigration law in Arizona and movement in Congress on the financial reform bill. Continue watching
Mar 11 Ray Suarez: Immigration Reform Takes a Number and Gets in Line Advocates of immigration reform that would create a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants in the U.S. were asked to be patient. After the Obama campaign promised comprehensive reform and won by a convincing margin, they… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Churches Providing Sanctuary for Illegal Immigrants Churches and other faith-based groups in Chicago are providing housing and other resources for illegal immigrants in defiance of federal laws. The NewsHour reports on how these churches are part of a larger sanctuary movement in America. Continue watching