The U.S. government has offered to stop some of its deportation cases, but to the surprise of many, some of the immigrants are not accepting the deal preferring to try to win their asylum or green card through immigration court. The reason is that the government’s offer does not end the specter of deportation and holds no promise of a green card or work permit. Advocates for immigrant’s rights... 

The first Hispanic justice to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court has taken the lead role of criticizing the controversial Arizona immigration law. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a liberal was the first Supreme Court justice President Barack Obama appointed. She was widely quoted for sharp criticism of the government’s argument that the Arizona law preempts federal authority in immigration. However, her criticizing... 

Vice President Joe Biden has called the foreign policy that Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, has outlined, as ill informed, shallow and dangerous. Biden said it would be like returning to a time of the past that everyone has worked diligently to move beyond. Biden said President Obama would happily stack up his accomplishments like the raid that killed Osama bin Laden against the rhetoric... 

A small group of protestors marched outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, imitating the battle of Jericho in the bible. The marchers numbered 75 in all and moved back and forth in silence around the building. Each time they reached a corner of the building, a loud trumpet blast could be heard. Organizers of the protest had hoped that a larger crowd would have come, but they claimed buses of... 

President Barack Obama continued on asking Congress to extend lower rates for student loan programs. Last Tuesday night he delivered the same message at a Colorado university campus. The issue has been one of the policies that would be debated during the presidential campaign leading to the fall election. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, President Barack Obama delivered a speech stating that... 

On Monday, Mitt Romney was in Pennsylvania campaigning with Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Though Romney said he has yet to start evaluating potential vice presidential candidate, it looked as though he was holding auditions in the state yesterday. He ducked questions about a running mate and brushed aside one about the bill on immigration that Rubio is now drafting. One area very important to Romney... 

A new study shows that just as many immigrants are returning to Mexico, as are crossing the border illegally entering the U.S. Net migration from Mexico has dropped to zero. That is due to the changing of demographics and economic conditions both in the U.S. and in Mexico. The past four decades have brought nearly 12 million immigrants from Mexico, with well over half of them in the U.S. illegally.... 

David Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s senior campaign adviser, criticized the Republicans for highlighting the lack of immigration reform as a failed promise from the president. The current spat with the GOP regarding the issue shows that the two camps are attempting to woo the Hispanic voters for the upcoming presidential election. Hispanic voters are unhappy that President Obama didn’t push... 

This Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court will listen to arguments from the state of Arizona over its right to enforce its immigration law. The federal government will counter Arizona by saying only it can write immigration laws through its constitutional authority and that if individual states were allowed, it would invite legal havoc causing problems with foreign countries. The case will be watched closely... 

As Republicans turn more of their attention towards the Hispanic community, President Barack Obama’s campaign team is looking to lock up its support among that same group. Obama has cast Romney to the Hispanics as a far-right candidate, who does not consider Hispanics. Julian Castro the Mayor of San Antonio and a national chair on Obama for America said, “Romney is on the opposite side of every...