Articles tagged: immigration reform
Blake Farenthold: ‘We’ve Got to Not be Angry Republicans’
Blake Farenthold met with constituents at a Bastrop town hall Wednesday night—and reminded us why we're unlikely to see immigration reform anytime soon....Read More
Ted Cruz Leads the House Over a Cliff on Border Bill
The House Republican leadership fails to pass emergency supplemental bill for influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America...Read More
What Happened to Immigrant Detention Reform?
Back in 2009, the Obama administration promised reform of the massive, mostly for-profit U.S. immigrant detention system. Immigrant advocates are still waiting....Read More
Undocumented Immigrants to Washington, D.C.: Don’t Shut Down Immigration Reform
In an attempt to move Republican leaders in the House to reignite the immigration reform debate, thousands of immigrants in more than 140 cities marched on Satu...Read More
Bowing to Tea Party, Texas Congressmen Wilt on Immigration Reform
Texas Reps. John Carter and Sam Johnson's exit from a bipartisan working group on immigration reform could signify a bigger problem reform’s chances in the ne...Read More
Change They Don’t Believe In
Republicans in Texas will use any excuse to oppose a comprehensive immigration package. ...Read More
In Salado, the Tea Party Contemplates the Nation’s Future — and Rep. John Carter’s Not in It
During a public town hall in Salado, Rep. John Carter faced a barrage of criticism for his willingness to consider immigration legislation....Read More
Young Mother Fights Deportation, Hopes for Immigration Reform
On Tuesday morning, Veronica Ayala, 33, stood next to her three-year old son Damian in a parking lot across the street from the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in ...Read More
Senate-Passed Immigration Reform Bill Would Further Militarize Border
After years of polarizing debate and disagreement, the U.S. Senate passed the first “comprehensive” immigration reform bill in decades. The bill received bi...Read More
