White House speaks to frustrated lawmakers seeking immigration reform Executive action may be the only recourse for the nation to move forward on immigration reform, and White House chief of staff Denis McDonough pledged that President Barack Obama would indeed seek that option before the holidays, Politico reported.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a new advertisement targeting a Democratic Georgia senate candidate, but it may have paired Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, with an "amnesty" immigration bill.
In a midterm election season that has been relatively quiet, three-term Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman is running in one of the most hotly contested re-elections of his political career.
The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed Attorney General Eric Holder visited Mexico City to meet with fellow attorneys general from Mexico and across Central America.
In one of this year's most hotly contested elections, Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff is confident he will defeat Republican incumbent Mike Coffman in the battle to represent Colorado's 6th District.
For the first time, a Dominican-American ran in a gubernatorial primary election in Rhode Island, and a Guatemalan-American will compete to become mayor in Providence, Rhode Island in the November elections.
A coalition of 39 national Latino advocacy organizations responded to President Barack Obama's executive action delay on immigration. The coalition, known as the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), expressed "anger" and "disappointment" with Obama's decision.
Obama said he would announce an executive action if Congress does not provide him a "common-sense" comprehensive immigration bill. To support what he's looking for, the White House outlines four main principles for a "common-sense" proposal.
With President Barack Obama confirming that execution action on immigration won't come until November, likely after Election Day, national Latino and civil rights groups expressed anger over his "betrayal."
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's three-day trip to Mexico resulted in an agreement regarding an education and foreign affairs collaboration and partnership, but immigration was not on the table.
President Barack Obama has delayed announcing any potential executive action on immigration until after November's midterm elections. According to Obama, the reason for the delay was not to benefit Senate Democrats hoping to hold onto their narrow majority in the chamber.
The Obama Administration said immigration reform could happen in September after the President announced in June he would take executive action. White House officials are now saying nothing will happen until after the November elections because of six vulnerable Senate seats.
Over a hundred lawyers have written to Obama not to delay on overhauling immigration, now a coalition of grassroots, labor, faith and advocacy groups have written opposing any delay.
President Barack Obama has made it known he plans to issue an executive order to address the immigration system in the U.S. due to lack of progress in Congress, but some Democratic lawmakers are hoping he could delay his decision until after November's midterm elections.
Immigration law experts have sent a letter to the White House reassuring President Barack Obama that he has the legal authority to issue executive orders on the immigration crisis.
