Jan 14 House votes to block Obama immigration policies By Quinn Bowman WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives, led by the Republican majority, passed a bill Wednesday that would fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year while also blocking President Obama's immigration policies. Continue reading
Jan 14 Your guide to immigration, Keystone fights this week By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe This week, both the House and Senate have jumped into two of the more contentious battles of the past decade: the fight over immigration and the wrestling over the Keystone Pipeline. That has led to some intricate choreography on both… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:57 Despite milder tone after White House meeting, immigration may pose political impasse By PBS News Hour The leaders of the Republican-controlled Congress were among more than a dozen lawmakers who gathered at the White House to talk common ground and areas of conflict with President Obama. Political director Domenico Montanaro and political editor Lisa Desjardins join… Continue watching
Jan 12 Who blinks first between Obama, Republicans? By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe On Tuesday, President Barack Obama meets with congressional leaders for the first time since Republicans took control of the new Congress. So far, both sides are taking hard-line postures. Continue reading
Jan 09 Obama's immigration order raises more questions than answers for my students By Marysol Gomez I can’t help but be resentful that this may transform into yet another burden for my students to bear -- a burden that they are reluctant to share even with me. Continue reading
Jan 06 California artist draws on long tradition of socially conscious printmaking By Kristin Farr, KQED From migrating butterflies to ancestral faces, visual artist Favianna Rodriguez uses printmaking to inspire social change. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 8:15 Schools provide educational and mental health support to influx of undocumented teens By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 24 Border patrol experiments with GPS to track immigrants caught at border By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is experimenting with a new way to track immigrant families caught crossing the border illegally and then released into the U.S.: GPS-enabled ankle bracelets. Continue reading
Dec 24 Judge dismisses lawsuit against Obama on immigration By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Refusing to rule on the merits of the case, a federal judge has rejected an Arizona sheriff's lawsuit seeking to halt President Barack Obama's plan to spare nearly 5 million people from deportation. Continue reading