Obama would push major immigration plan in second term

President Obama says he will push for major immigration legislation if he is re-elected.

Obama told Univision he would like to do immigration this year, but Republican opposition is too intense.
"I can promise that I will try to do it in the first year of my second term," Obama said.
"I want to try this year," he [...]

Immigration Reform and the Strange Case of Amnesty: What’s the Matter With Forgiveness Anyway?

It is difficult to say how the term "amnesty" became anathema in the U.S. immigration debate. It may be due in part to the damaged reputation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. That law legalized nearly 3 million persons, but its "three-legged" strategy — legalization, employer sanctions [...]

Sen. Alloway bill would speed deportation

State Sen. Richard Alloway, R-Franklin County, is planning to introduce in the Senate a bill that would speed up deportation hearings for illegal immigrants convicted of nonviolent crimes.
The bill would allow federal officials to start deportation hearings for illegal immigrants while they are serving time in prison.
Under current law, illegal immigrants [...]

Obama vuelve a prometer una reforma migratoria

Mandatario reconoció que incumplió compromiso anunciado en 2008, pero culpó a los republicanos
Como en la campaña presidencial 2008, cuatro años después el presidente Barack Obama prometió una reforma migratoria que legalice a millones de indocumentados. Pero con algunas variantes.
Hace cuatro años dijo que lo haría durante los primeros doce meses de [...]

Romney’s Arizona law ‘model’ would hurt all immigrants

 
If Mitt Romney becomes the next president of the United States and honors his latest vow to turn the Arizona immigration law into a “model” for the entire country, life in America could become quite unpleasant for many of us who look like immigrants, or speak English with a foreign [...]

Challenges to AL and GA immigration laws in court

When a federal appeals court hears arguments Thursday in the legal challenges against tough new laws targeting illegal immigration in Alabama and Georgia, people outside of those two states will be paying attention.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments on two separate challenges to Alabama’s law, [...]

Judge blocks day labor rules in AZ immigration law

A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing a section of the state’s 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day labor services on streets.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled Wednesday that groups seeking to overturn the law will likely prevail in [...]