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Immigration Reform 2014: Obama Delays Deportation Policy Review As Advocates Ready Last Push
If House Republicans don't pass immigration reform bills by the August recess, Obama is likely to take executive action. In the meantime, DHS head Jeh Johnson won't release recommendations on how to make department policy more "humane."
Immigration Reform 2014: Schumer Says Obama To Take Executive Action If No Bill By August
Senate Democrats say if House Republicans don't pass immigration reform before the August recess, Obama will take executive action.
Immigration Reform 2014: Ted Cruz, Tea Party Republicans Hold ‘Secret’ Meeting On Immigration, GOP Leadership
Conservative Republicans who oppose immigration reform with "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants have held two separate meetings to discuss what they might do if House GOP leaders introduce such a bill.
Immigration Reform 2014: After Fanning Hopes Of Action By House Republicans, Boehner’s Office Says ‘Nothing Has Changed’
Boehner's office says nothing has changed in the speaker's stance on immigration reform, a day after the Wall Street Journal reported he told an audience in Las Vegas he was "hellbent on getting it done".
Immigration Reform 2014: House Republicans Block Democratic Attempt To Slip In Funding For Comprehensive Bill
House Republicans voted down a Democratic attempt to secure funding for a comprehensive immigration bill in what was broadly received as an attempt by Democrats to register GOP opposition to another immigration reform bill.
House Republicans Pass Immigration Law-Enforcement Bill To Counter Obama ‘Overreach’
The first of three immigration-related bills -- which take aim at the president in part for his creation of DACA, defund an immigrant-advocate position within ICE, and require the Attorney General to report to Congress whenever a Justice Department official doesn't administer the law -- passed the House on Wednesday.
Immigration Reform ‘Doesn’t Have The Votes Yet’ Among House Republicans, Says Paul Ryan
Rep. Paul Ryan says GOP leaders are still working on finding how much House Republican rank-and-file are willing to bend on immigration.
Immigration Reform 2014: House GOP Leaders Moving Bill To Axe Immigrant-Outreach Job
The House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill which would axe funding for a community-outreach officer in the 20,000-man ICE.
Immigration Reform 2014: New Ad From Mark Zuckerberg Affiliate Group Blasts House GOP Inaction
A new ad buy from a Mark Zuckerberg lobby group criticizes House Republicans for their inaction on immigration reform, marking a new, more sharper approach.
Dealing With Undocumented Immigrants Just As Important As Border Security To American Public, Says New Poll
Americans' sense of priorities on immigration shift away from control of the nation's borders toward dealing with undocumented immigrants already here.
Immigration Reform 2014: Will House Democrats Use A Discharge Petition To Force A Vote?
House Democrats say they’ll use the tactic to try to force a vote on raising the minimum wage. It’s unclear whether they’ll do the same on immigration.
Immigration Reform 2014: Obama Urges House Democrats To Keep Pushing For Vote
The president told House Democrats at their party retreat on Thursday that some Republicans in the House did want to see immigration reform passed, but that they were reluctant to face potential "political blowback" on the issue.
Immigrant Advocates Vow To ‘Punish’ House Republicans On Immigration Reform Inaction
Immigrant advocacy groups say they're going to be confronting House Republicans in their districts and even in public -- like last year, when a group of undocumented teenagers approached Speaker John Boehner at a DC diner.
Immigration Reform 2014: Doubtful, Says House Speaker John Boehner
House Speaker John Boehner said Republican distrust of the Obama administration's willingness to enforce any new border-security bill passed into law would make a push for immigration reform this year an uphill battle.
John Boehner Should Lose Speakership If He Pushes Immigration Reform In 2014, Says Rep. Raúl Labrador
OF House Republicans who oppose movement on immigration reform this year, Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) has been especially vocal, saying if the House Speaker introduces bills on this issue before elections, "it should cost him his speakership."
Immigration Reform 2014: Labor Unions Split On Support For Republican Plan
The president of the AFL-CIO dismissed a House Republican plan for immigration reform as “fool’s gold” last week, while the SEIU offered unenthusiastic support.
Immigration Reform For 2014 ‘In Doubt’, Says Paul Ryan
Ryan, who has advocated for immigration reform with legal status for the undocumented, said in interview on Sunday that he had doubts over whether such a reform would be passed.
Will Immigration Reform Pass In 2014? Rank-And-File House GOP Could Decide Action This Year
House Republican leaders are signaling their commitment to passing some version of immigration reform this year. But a handful of swing votes could decide it.
Immigration Reform 2014: House Republicans To Unveil ‘Statement Of Principles’ Backing Legal Status But Not Citizenship For Undocumented
House Republican leaders are expected to unveil a one-page “statement of principles” on immigration reform which will back legal status for undocumented immigrants, but not a “special path to citizenship."
Immigration Reform 2014: Rep. Paul Ryan Says House GOP To Stick To ‘Piecemeal’ Approach
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) suggested House Republicans might present eight bills dealing with various aspects of immigration reform over the course of 2014.