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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]