Obama Immigration Move Won’t Solve Health Issues
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CDC Official Dismisses Claim That Undocumented Immigrants Bring Measles Into The U.S.
Despite claims to the contrary from some of the loudest anti-immigration reform voices in the Republican Party, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stressed on Monday that undocumented immigrants…
Sean Penn’s ‘Green Card’ Comment May Have Ruined The Entire Oscars
The 2015 Oscars were filled with uplifting stories, calls to action for ALS and Alzheimer’s and a powerful reminder of the civil rights movement. But Sean Penn’s comment, right before…
House Democrats Encourage Representatives To Keep Holding Events On Obama Immigration Actions
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are pressing forward with efforts to tout President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration and encourage undocumented immigrants to prepare to sign up, even after a…
In New York, Immigrants’ Advocates Vow to Fight After Judge Halts Obama Programs
Immigrants and their supporters gathered on Wednesday at rallies and news conferences in New York and across the nation to denounce a judge’s order halting President Obama’s sweeping executive actions…
As Immigrants Settle Beyond City Limits, Help Is Hard to Find
José was looking for peace and quiet, in addition to work, when he decided to settle in the hinterlands of upstate New York 14 years ago. “A lot of farmland…
States Brace For Flood Of Requests For Deportation Relief
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Paul LePage Blames Undocumented Immigrants For Spreading Disease
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) went after undocumented immigrants during his State of the State speech Tuesday, suggesting they were spreading HIV and other diseases. LePage veered from his prepared…
‘Shadow Prison System’ Emerges To Jail Migrants For Profit
The U.S. government has quietly created a second-class federal prison system specifically for immigrants. For years the Department of Homeland Security has been known as the agency that houses immigrant…
Asians Have Been Slower To Sign Up For Obama’s Immigration Reprieve
Asians have been slower to sign up for President Barack Obama’s reprieve for young immigrants in the country illegally, and community advocates are ramping up efforts to reach thousands more…
Immigration Advocates Try To Assuage Fears Over Executive Action
WASHINGTON — As undocumented immigrants prepare to apply for President Barack Obama’s new deportation relief programs, they’re also facing a barrage of concerning news. House Republicans voted to end the…
Rick Santorum Gets It Wrong On Immigrants Holding U.S. Jobs
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Rick Santorum touted a shocking statistic to Iowa voters: Of the “6 million net new jobs created in America” since 2000, “all of…
Dreamers Prepare To Confront Republicans In Iowa
WASHINGTON — Last August, two young undocumented immigrants approached Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) while they were eating lunch to ask whether the lawmakers thought they…
Jindal: Some Muslims trying to ‘colonize’ West
And the United States could be next, warned Jindal, a Republican who is considering a 2016 presidential run. “They may be second, third, fourth generation, they don’t consider themselves part…
Obama Tells Congress Not To Fight Past Battles On Immigration Again
WASHINGTON — There’s a major fight brewing in the Capitol over President Barack Obama’s immigration policies, and whether funding for the Department of Homeland Security should be threatened to stop…