California Bill Would Grant Work Permits to Immigrants

 
A coalition of liberal Democratic lawmakers and conservative ranchers is trying to build support in California for a bill that would grant work permits to thousands of illegal immigrants already working in the state, according to the Contra Costa Times.
 
Manuel Pérez, a Democratic state assembly member and sponsor of the bill, [...]

Immigration Reform Promised By Obama in 2nd Term

While at the Summit of the Americas, President Barrack Obama made his most specific promise yet to Hispanics in the U.S. The president said on Saturday in Cartagena, Colombia that he would wrestle with the immigration policy during the first year of 2nd term as president. However, Obama cautioned that it would [...]

Obama pledges immigration reform early in second term

In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics, President Barack Obama said Saturday he would seek to tackle immigration policy in the first year of a second term. But he cautioned that he would need an amenable Congress to succeed.

“This is something I care deeply about,” he told Univision. “It’s personal [...]

Obama channels Cubs: Wait till next term for immigration reforms

President Barack Obama may be a Chicago White Sox fan but he’s taking a page from the rival Cubs in promising action next season on the immigration front.
Immigration reforms are the political equivalent of the Cubs “wait till next year” mantra. President Barack Obama is promising immigration reforms will be a top [...]

“Republican DREAM Act” on the Way?

Romney told donors at a private event over the weekend that his campaign needs a “Republican DREAM Act“:

Predicting that immigration would become a much larger issue in the fall campaign, Romney told his audience, “We have to get Hispanic voters to vote for our party,” warning that recent polling showing Hispanics breaking [...]

Activistas cautelosos tras nueva promesa de Obama de una reforma migratoria en 2013

 
Coindicen en que para legalizar a los indocumentados demócratas y republicanos deben trabajar juntos
Una semana después del anuncio de la mayor redada registrada en la historia, que culminó con el arresto de más de 3,900 inmigrantes en un operativo que duró seis días y abarcó los 50 estados del país, el presidente [...]

Obama pledges immigration reform early in 2nd term

In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics, President Barack Obama said Saturday he would tackle immigration policy in the first year of a second term.
"This is something I care deeply about," he told Univision. "It’s personal to me."
Obama said in the television interview that he would work on immigration this [...]