Immigration bill passes the Senate Judiciary Committee
The immigration bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 22 and is now headed for the Senate floor. The main controversies in getting the bill through the committee were amendments:...
View ArticleAnd the debate begins....
The immigration bill debate began this week in the US Senate, though concerns remain for its passage there and (more so) in the less-friendly House. However, notably conservative House member and...
View ArticleDeal reached on border security in Senate...Fox News pumping for immigration...
Many believe that an agreement reached June 20, 2013, for border security may have saved the bill's chances of passing the Senate. The deal involves doubling the current border patrol force, and...
View ArticleImmigration bill passes Senate...but is there any hope for the House?
The Senate handily passed the immigration bill 68-32 on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Speaker of the House Boehner threw cold water on the victory, maintaining that the House will not be voting on the...
View ArticleGreen Cards available for same sex partners!
In the wake of last month's DOMA ruling, (married) same sex couples across the country have been applying for--and in some cases already receiving--green cards for their foreign national partners. One...
View ArticleJudge dismisses ICE agents' DACA case
A Dallas judge dismissed the case brought by several ICE (immigration enforcement) agents challenging the validity of the Obama Administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive...
View ArticleHostile environment in Russia prompts surge in gay asylum seekers
In June of this year, Russia's parliament passed a bill outlawing the 'propagandizing' of nontraditional sexual relationships among minors, which has been interpreted and enforced as a means of...
View ArticleNo DREAMs for undocumented adults...
With growing anxiety over waning momentum for immigration reform, some advocacy groups (and Marco Rubio) have suggested Obama has the power to provide relief for undocumented adults similar to DACA...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown effect on Immigration System?
The federal government is currently in its second full day of shutdown, so what effect is it having on the US immigration system:Department of Homeland Security, including United States Citizenship and...
View ArticleKeith Ellison dragged away in cuffs for protesting in favor of immigration...
Keith Ellison, member of the House of Representatives for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, was arrested today while protesting Congress' failure (well, the House's failure) to pass comprehensive...
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