All Posts Tagged With: "Immigration"
Republican Describes Hispanics with Racial Slur
While his party is amidst an outreach campaign towards minorities, Don Young, an Alaskan Republican in Congress was interview by a local radio station on Thursday. In his interview, Young referred to Hispanic farm workers as being “wetbacks.” When Young was asked about bringing back jobs to America, he recalled all the workers his father [...]
Immigrant Detention and Border Security Hit by Budget Problems
Hundreds of immigrants awaiting deportation have been allowed to go free due to problems with the budget. Officials are also cutting back on the hours of border patrol agents and staff at all border crossings. This is taking place during the peak border-crossing season, when the most undocumented immigrants cross into the U.S. from Mexico. [...]
Obama Pushing Congress for Immigration Reform
On Monday, President Obama called on members of Congress to show some political courage and push the overhaul of the immigration laws. Obama made his comments during a White House naturalization ceremony. Obama said lawmakers on Capitol Hill had made progress towards meeting on common ground over the issue of immigration. A group of eight [...]
Officials Say Security was not compromised by releasing Immigrants
John Morton, the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended the decision his agency took of releasing 2,228 undocumented immigrants from different detention centers. Morton spoke at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee and told members of the committee the detainees were released due to budget constraints and were put under alternative supervision, which [...]
Voter Registration Law in Arizona to be heard by Supreme Court
The state of Arizona has asked the Supreme Court to uphold its law for how voters register. The process is one that many states say reduces the opportunity for voter fraud but that advocates of civil rights insist is only to discourage the participation of minorities and legal immigrants. On Monday, arguments will be heard [...]
Increase in Hispanic Population Blurring Racial Lines
The racial lines in the U.S. are being blurred thanks to the fast growth of the Hispanic population and the declining numbers of whites in the U.S. The change has tested the traditional color lines of black-while and tested the limits of legislation for civil rights, while reshaping many political alliances, as the numerical dominance [...]
Border Patrol Accused of Abuse
A group of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens has filed a group of lawsuits claiming they had been abused by Border Patrol and Customs agents. The Tuesday filings said the agents had forced the people to sit in holding cells that were freezing for days in the southern part of Texas. The lawsuits, which an [...]
Bush Urges Change in Political Climate in D.C.
Speculation has swirled this week around the possibility of Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida running for president in 2016. On Friday, the former governor made a plea for more bipartisanship in Washington, while hailing the dinner invitation by President Obama to a number of Republican Senators as a good start. Using a tone [...]
Bush’s Flip on Immigration Could Cause Amnesty Problem
A new book written by Jeb Bush, in which the former governor of Florida argues that millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. should never have the opportunity to become American citizens, will likely have a big effect on the immigration reform debate within the Republican Party. Bush could be one of the leading [...]
U.S. Frees Over 2,000 Undocumented Immigrants
Over the last few weeks, the Department of Homeland Security has released over 2,000 undocumented immigrants, who are facing deportation, from its different jails. This in part is due to the budget cuts brought on by the sequester. Another 3,000 will be released sometime during March, according to one news agency. The new figures just [...]
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