Democrats' immigration reform bill thats aims to curb the high number of unaccompanied child migrants from crossing into the U.S. is unlikely to pass before summer recess, while Republicans are seeking to pass their own immigration bill.
GOP Tea Party voters and conservative Republicans have verbalized the need to press forward with immigration reform. In spite of this, President Barack Obama has delayed a review of deportation policies, which won’t be addressed until the end of the summer, in hopes that Congress will approve a complete overhaul of immigration laws.
Overcrowded city and county jails have lead the President Barack Obama and his administration to make changes to the Secure Communities program, which ranks repeat immigration violators as high as violent offenders on the priority list for deportations.
A White House aide has confirmed that House Speaker John Boehner did not say that he was committed to voting on the comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Formerly known as International Worker's Day, May Day traditionally represents a celebration of workers' rights. However, during the past decade in the U.S, it has become a day to advocate for several issues, including immigration reform and raising the national minimum wage. "Si se puede!" -- Yes, we can -- rang throughout the air as immigration reform and undocumented immigrants' rights were the main focus of this year's march.
Last week House Speaker John Boehner delivered speech in Cincinnati where he blasted his fellow GOP lawmakers by mocking and imitating them regarding their inaction toward immigration reform, but this week he sang a different tune.
During a speech event in John Boehner's Ohio hometown on Thursday, the House Speaker reportedly mocked his fellow GOP Congress members for the gridlock that has stalled immigration reform.
While the Republican party has failed time and again to connect with the Hispanic and Latino community especially in terms of its tough position on immigrants, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush voiced his opinion about the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
The Free LA: No More ICE event was one of 10 similar rallies staged in Southern California, which were all part of about 70 #Not1More demonstrations held across the nation.
The Republican Party has spent $10 million to gain the interest of the Hispanic population, inundating the public with Spanish-language advertisements that aim to incite opposition to the nation's Affordable Care Act, unseat Democrats, and ensure that a member of the GOP sits in the Oval Office after the next election. The conservative push to disparage Obama over the ACA and immigration overshadows the GOP's efforts to assist the Hispanic community -- and exposes presidential and a desire to shake immigration as a topic.
Many republicans suggest tabling reform until next year because it will not benefit them in the 2014 elections; as many House Republicans reside over white-majority districts.
House Republicans are paving a path to citizenship with a specified two-way street, offering the opportunity for "dreamers" to remain in the U.S. -- only if they earn a college degree or serve in the military, Takepart reports.
