Both Parties AWOL on Immigration Debate

With President Obama and the Democrats stuck in reactive mode, Republicans are driving most of the serious discussions in Washington.

This includes the debate over the budget, more spending cuts, and whether to raise the federal debt limit. But it also includes the recurring discussion about how to enforce the nation's immigration laws and what to do with those who break them.

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Posted by Jessica Damian

Democratic Senators Want Help for Young Immigrants

Twenty-two Senate Democrats are pressuring President Barack Obama to delay deportations of certain young immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

The senators ask in a letter for deferrals of any deportations of the young immigrants brought to the U.S. by parents who arrived or stayed illegally.

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Posted by Jessica Damian

Democrats emulate GOP on immigration enforcement

With President Obama and the Democrats stuck in reactive mode, Republicans are driving most of the serious discussions in Washington.

This includes the debate over the budget, more spending cuts, and whether to raise the federal debt limit. But it also includes the recurring discussion about how to enforce the nation's immigration laws and what to do with those who break them.

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posted by Flor Parra

Viewpoints: Redistricting Commisions Should Respect Immigrants

Drawing lines on a map may strike some Californians as an academic exercise. But for immigrant families – often divided by national borders and the different opportunities they shape – boundaries hold huge significance. The importance extends to line-drawing within California, as the new Citizens Redistricting Commission holds the fate of our communities in its hands. Read more: The politically balanced 14-member panel held its first public hearing Saturday in Redding. It has begun the once-a-decade task of carving up our vast state into districts of equal population. Immigrant neighborhoods, whether newly created or long-standing, should be sustained, not split up, as the commission sets district boundaries. Read More Posted by Jessica Damian

Appeals court blocks Arizona immigration law

A federal appeals court in San Francisco refused Monday to let Arizona require its police to demand documentation from suspected illegal immigrants, saying the state is intruding into federal authority and harming U.S. foreign policy.

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posted by Flor Parra

Hotze's immigration surprise

When it comes to immigration reform, some of you Republicans are a stubborn lot.

You won't listen to the professors who document the economic benefits of immigrant labor and the low crime rates in immigrant communities. You won't listen to business leaders calling for comprehensive reform of a broken system.

You won't listen to the pope, or any of those do-gooder interfaith ministers' alliances calling for tolerance and compassion. You won't listen to history, or the voices of your immigrant ancestors, who have more in common with today's Mexican day laborers than you'd ever admit.

And you sure as hell won't listen to me.


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Posted by J.A.Zzenith

ON THE ISSUES : IMMIGRATION

President Barack Obama reiterated his call Tuesday for lawmakers to debate and pass comprehensive immigration reform, but his brief remarks amounted to a concession that the issue remains an uphill battle in Congress.

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Posted by J.A.Zzenith