Apr 22 Undocumented Individuals ‘Deeply Rooted’ in U.S. Communities, Former INS Chief Says EmbedVideo(6273, 482, 304); Former INS Commissioner Doris Meissner describes the makeup of the 11 million undocumented people currently living in the U.S. An agreement between labor groups and lawmakers seems to have set the stage for the unveiling last… Continue reading
Apr 22 Gang of Eight’s Immigration Bill Under New Scrutiny After Boston Bombings Flowers at a memorial site along the course of the Boston Marathon. Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images. The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings and the push on Capitol Hill to overhaul the country's immigration system have converged… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Shields and Brooks on Resilience During National Trauma, Failure of the Gun Bill Shields and Brooks on Resilience During National Trauma, Failure of the Gun Bill… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Sen. Durbin: Despite Strong Feelings, Gang of Eight Found Balance on Immigration Sen. Durbin: Despite Strong Feelings, Gang of Eight Found Balance on Immigration… Continue watching
Apr 18 Two Earth-Sized Planets with Earth-Like Temperatures Discovered by Kepler The artist's concept depicts Kepler-62e, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the sun, located about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. Photo by NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech. Two Earth-sized planets with… Continue reading
Apr 18 Gang of Eight Senators Say Immigration Bill Is ‘Common-sense Approach’ EmbedVideo(6240, 482, 304); Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., and their colleagues in the so-called Gang of Eight, held a news conference Thursday to detail the 844-page immigration reform legislation, officially released earlier this week. In a… Continue reading
Apr 18 Former Activist Says Pathway to Citizenship Is Possible in 2013 EmbedVideo(6225, 482, 304); Hari Sreenivasan talks with Cook Co. commissioner Jesus Garcia about the changing debate over immigration. The last time the nation heard the terms "amnesty" and "pathway to citizenship" batted around with such frequency was… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Gang of Eight Senators Fine-tune Details of Immigration Reform Bill Gang of Eight Senators Fine Tune Final Details of Immigration Reform Bill… Continue watching
Apr 15 This Week on the Hill: Immigration and Guns on Deck Tens of thousands of immigration reform supporters marched in the 'Rally for Citizenship' on the West Lawn of the Capitol in Washington on April 10. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images After two weeks of recess, Congress hit the ground running… Continue reading
Apr 15 Rubio Takes Lead in Selling Immigration Reform Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Sen. Marco Rubio may be a member of the Gang of Eight, but on Sunday he was flying solo. By participating in a… Continue reading