Aug 24 Comparing Trump's evolving immigration plan to Clinton, Obama By Josh Lederman, Associated Press If this week's string of vague and contradictory statements by Donald Trump and his team is revealing anything, it's that his immigration policy is still evolving. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American soldier died in Afghanistan -- the first U.S. combat death in the country since January. The soldier’s patrol in the Helmand province triggered a roadside bomb that also wounded another U.S. service member… Continue watching
Aug 23 Today's immigration debate rooted in 'Reagan amnesty,' experts say By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Whatever specific policies are being fought over now, immigration experts say the problem took root at least 30 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan signed a 1986 immigration law that has become known as the "Reagan Amnesty" and allowed roughly… Continue reading
Aug 22 Trump says he did not flip-flop on immigration By Erica Werner, Associated Press Trump met Saturday with Hispanic supporters, representatives of a community that has been wary of the billionaire businessman's deportation proposals and his plans to build a giant wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Questioned on whether Trump still intends to deploy… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 12:33 Comparing Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's different approaches to ISIS By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 2:48 Trump reveals his national security plan -- while Clinton says he doesn't have one By PBS News Hour In battleground Ohio on Monday, Donald Trump revealed his foreign policy plan. It envisions the U.S. becoming more aggressive in the fight against ISIS but generally less involved overseas. Hillary Clinton visited another swing state, Pennsylvania, where she screened an… Continue watching
Jul 31 Hispanics see shift in Trump's immigration rhetoric By Jill Colvin and Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press On immigration, Donald Trump is signaling that he is ready to tone down his fiery rhetoric — at least behind closed doors. Continue reading
Jul 30 Court decision leaves undocumented immigrants' health care in limbo By Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News For undocumented immigrants, finding affordable health care has been an ongoing battle. Continue reading
Jul 27 Column: America once excelled at immigrant integration. Here's the way back. By Janet Murguia On an issue that we have heard about constantly – immigration – the discussion has been disappointingly limited to extreme proposals -- on one hand, the wall and on the other, a promise of comprehensive immigration reform. That is why… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 8:13 Can Republicans find compromise on immigration reform? By PBS News Hour Immigration is a central tenant of Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda and a topic of major division among Republicans. Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill get two views from Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., and Daniel Garza of the LIBRE Initiative. Continue watching