Immigration

ACLU launches app in response to controversial SB 1070 bill that allows Arizona residents to report abuses under the law.

The new ad from FWD.us, Zuckerberg's pro-immigration reform PAC, contains a version of "The New Colossus" which alters the meaning of Emma Lazarus' 1883 poem to call for more high-skilled workers from outside of the US. "The New Colossus" appears on a plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

The CBO said the bill would reduce the federal deficit through tax contributions of some 8 million immigrants who would gain legal status.

The two defeated amendments would have forced the government to build at least 700 miles of double-layered fence on the border and establish a biometric tracking system at all land, sea and air ports of entry.

Kobach told FOX after protestors showed up at his house to voice their support for the current immigration reform legislation's path to citizenship, "It's important we recognize there's a reason we have the Second Amendment. There are situations like this where you have a mob and you do need to be able to protect yourself."

A new CNN/ORC International poll showed that most American voters thought border security should be the "main focus" of immigration policy, but another poll released last week which asked a similar question appeared to indicate that Latino voters felt differently.

The Associated Press spoke to eight Republican members of the House of Representatives, who indicated that local anti-immigration reform pressures in their staunchly conservative districts influenced their stance on the current bill. Many of the GOP's most powerful members believe if their party blocks an immigration reform from passing, it would spell doom for its 2016 presidential chances.

14 stores were raided and nine owners and managers were arrested in one of the largest operations against illegal employment of undocumented immigrants in history, according to officials.

The Immigration Policy Center, a non-partisan think tank for immigration research, found that the perceived competition between the two groups in American cities was "rooted in politics and perception -- not economics".

Blumenthal, a key figure in earlier gun-control efforts after the Newtown, Ct. killings, is contemplating bringing the gun-control debate into immigration reform talks by pushing for the introduction of two amendments.

"If this bill has in it something that gives gay couples immigration rights and so forth, it kills the bill. I'm done. I'm off it, and I've said that repeatedly," said Rubio on Thursday.

Senators decided by a 57-43 vote not to consider the amendment.

41 percent of the $2.4 million spent by reform supporters in 2013 went toward Spanish-language ads, while none of the opponents’ money was appropriated for Spanish-language use.

The 1986 Immigrant Reform and Control Act (IRCA) has been repeatedly blamed during debates over the present immigration reform legislation as the reason the nation's system is "broken". What's the difference between the 1986 bill and the 2013 one?

President Obama outlined three reasons for why the United States is in need of immigration reform in his remarks today before a Senate vote on the legislation.

The Service Employees International Union announced Tuesday their launch of a seven-figure pro-immigration reform advertising campaign. The labor union aims to get GOP support by showing that there is broad-based support for the issue.

Every Senate Democrat voted in favor of the motion to move the bill along to consideration by the full Senate, along with all but 15 of the 45 Senate Republicans.

Ted Cruz says problem with immigration reform is President Obama.

“On the day we announced the principles that would shape the immigration bill, we made it clear that English proficiency would now be required for permanent residency for the first time in American history,” the senator said in a press release. “This amendment ensures that will be the case."

The former Atlanta Braves third baseman called the post a "terrible mistake".

Immigrant advocacy groups continue to demand that Obama put a stop to deportations. On Friday, one such group protested in Santa Monica, California, calling the president the "deporter in chief".

"Did the American people have any idea that the Patriot Act would spur the national -- empower the national security agency to spy on all Americans through their cell phones and computers?" asked Senator Mike Lee. "What makes any of us, least of all any conservative, believe this immigration bill is going to work out any better?"

The immigration reform bill will come to a vote in the Senate on June 10. Meet the seven Democrats who may not vote for it.

The Idaho Republican left the group, which has still not produced its own version of a comprehensive immigration reform bill to challenge that of the Senate.

"I'm first generation Mexican-American, both of my parents were born in Mexico," said Romo in the video. "My dad always spoke of the American dream as a man doing hard work to earn his keep and take care of his family in a respectful manner."

Republican Senator Marco Rubio's office has circulated a memo to other Senate staff listing 21 concerns with the immigration reform bill which Rubio helped craft.

Anti-amnesty and anti-immigration groups have begun campaigns against the comprehensive immigration reform bill, which would give a path to citizenship for many of the nation's estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.

“#Immigration: Illegal aliens in House Judiciary Committee room during hearing today. How can we secure border if we can't secure our room?" wrote the Iowa Republican Representative on Twitter.

The bill will pass to the Senate floor for debate next month.

The group of bipartisan representatives reached a deal last night, improving odds that some form of a major immigration reform bill would be passed.