Republicans made a last-ditch effort to pass a DACA solution this week only to have it thwarted by Democrats. Are we seeing the beginning of a midterm election strategy by Democrats? We discuss DACA and the failure of Congress to …
Continue ReadingA bipartisan plan put forth by a group of twenty-two senators has drawn the ire of the White House and other agencies in the Trump administration, and failed in a vote in the Senate. “The changes proposed by Senators Schumer-Rounds-Collins …
Continue ReadingSenator Mitch McConnell is making one thing clear: it is now or never on immigration. The Majority Leader has vowed to have an open debate policy when it came to an immigration bill this week, notably allowing an “opportunity for …
Continue ReadingCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra is threatening to sue the Trump administration if it adds a question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau questionnaire. Becerra is co-leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general that have voiced strong opposition …
Continue ReadingU.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of New York has become the second federal judge to place an injunction the Trump administration’s ending of the DACA program, the program that protects from deportation undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country …
Continue ReadingRepublican Senators have introduced a bill in the Senate that addresses all of the President’s major legislative concerns when it comes to immigration. The Senate has vowed to take immigration legislation up this week ahead of a winter recess next …
Continue ReadingArrests of noncriminal immigrants more than doubled last year under the Trump administration according to a new analysis by The Washington Post. According to the report 37,734 noncriminal immigrants were detailed in 2017.
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Continue ReadingThe President released a video statement last night emphasizing the importance of Congress acting on immigration. The president characterized immigration as a national security issue outlining loopholes within the system that are allowing gang members, like those affiliated with MS-13, …
Continue ReadingThe White House has floated a new proposal ahead of a critical immigration debate that is set to dominate Capitol Hill next week. Under the proposal, immigration would stay at current levels – about 1.1. million people a year – …
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has moved to begin debate on an immigration bill in the Senate in an unorthodox way – by not starting with an immigration bill. McConnell said that he will not use a bill as …
Continue ReadingSecretary of Defense James Mattis is vowing not to deport any DACA recipients serving in the military even if the program expires. “We would always stand by one of our people,” the general said. “They will not be subject to …
Continue ReadingAn undocumented immigrant has been charged in the deaths of two people, one of them an NFL player, as a result of a drunk driving incident. The man, 37-year-old Manuel Orrego-Zavala is facing federal immigration charges after re-entering the country …
Continue ReadingA recent Gallup survey shows a wide discrepancy between President Donald Trump’s approval rating among voters of different political parties. The president’s approval rating among Republicans is an exceptionally high 90%, while among Democrats it is a low 6%. …
Continue ReadingSenate Leaders, Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Mitch McConnell announced that they are close to a deal on the budget that would keep the government funded for two years, Schumer said from the floor of the Senate today. The …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump has assailed Democrats for refusing to negotiate on his proposed immigration reform plan. “[Democrats]…oppose this deal, they aren’t serious about DACA-they just want open borders,” the president wrote on Twitter earlier today.
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Two days away from a government shutdown, there is still is no indication how, or when, the debate over a sweeping immigration reform bill will begin. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised to bring bills covering immigration, defense and other …
Continue ReadingSens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Chris Coons (D-DE), are planning to introduce an immigration bill in the Senate today. The bill will provide legal status for immigrants living in the country illegally and also provides some funding for border …
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