According to a Census Bureau study conducted primarily by researcher Eric Jensen, China was named the country of origin for 147,000 recent U.S. immigrants in 2013. India came in second with 129,000 immigrants. So both countries beat out Mexico which sent, according to the latest research, just 125,000 immigrants to the U.S..
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been criticized by a Texas-based civic engagement organization for his inaction on immigration and immigrant families.
Sen. Cruz continues his attempts to appeal to Latino voters. He recently spoke at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce touting Latinos' conservative ideals.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said the 11 million U.S. immigrants deserve an "earned legal status," but his comments on immigration has drawn ire from groups.
U.S. congressional lawmakers have criticized the Republican Party's efforts to amendment the country's Constitution and adversely affect birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.
Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke about the positive attributes of immigration and commented about the "very loud and powerful" voice in Washington, D.C. trying to stop President Barack’s progress on the issue.
According to long-time immigration activist and Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Jeb Bush would be the most progressive 'GOP presidential candidate on the issue of immigration reform.
With the 2016 presidential election slowly gaining speed with candidates from major political parties announcing their bid, one organization has been engaging with the Latino community founded on principles of economic freedom.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson provided a border security update, including the DHS' enforcement policies following President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions of 2014.
The average U.S. income from the bottom 90 percent of tax filers have reportedly dropped as the immigration rate increased, according to a congressional report.
California Rep. Steve Knight lost his cool and threatened to get physical with an angry anti-immigration protester who was rallying outside of his Simi Valley office last week.
Following the influx of undocumented immigrant children entering the U.S. during 2014, the latest rate during the fiscal year, thus far, has been lower than last year.
The fate of President Barack Obama's deferred action executive actions rests with three judges, appointed by three different presidential administrations.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the second Cuban-American Republican presidential candidate, said President Barack Obama's 2012 deferred action program "is important," but he wants to see the end of the deferred action program.
The legal fight over President Barack Obama's executive order to protect up to 5 million undocumented residents from deportation heated up on Friday as opening arguments in the case were presented before a federal appeals court.
New Hampshire Republicans peppered former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with "feisty" questions about issues ranging from his family to immigration to Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general.
