By
Humberto Sanchez, Steven T. Dennis
| May 17, 2013, 8 a.m.
The current draft of the Senate’s immigration overhaul appears to give some employers a $3,000-a-year incentive to hire a newly legalized immigrant rather than an American citizen in order to avoid the new employer mandates in the health care law.
Robert Johnson
| May 16, 2013, 1:22 p.m.
We are on the cusp of finally realizing federal immigration reform in the United States. As our nation’s lawmakers debate this much anticipated bill, it is essential that we are diligent in ensuring that all aspiring citizens have a fair shot at the pathway to citizenship. There are those who believe that anyone with a criminal conviction, no matter how minor or old, should be shut out of this process and deported. I strongly disagree.
Rep. Michael M. Honda
| May 16, 2013, 1:21 p.m.
For too long our immigration system has had an exclusionary effect, leaving families separated and causing unimaginable heartache. Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders know this too well. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, for the first time in our nation’s history, excluded a group of people based purely on ethnicity.
By
Emily Cadei
| May 16, 2013, 6:01 a.m.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is raising questions about whether the State Department is failing to enforce human trafficking provisions when it comes to foreign dignitaries on U.S. soil, in the wake of recent allegations of human slavery against a Saudi diplomat in Washington.
Emily Tulli
| May 16, 2013, 5 a.m.
When we hear the words “immigration reform,” we probably assume that any rules coming out of the legislation will apply only to immigrants. Wrong.
By
Humberto Sanchez, Niels Lesniewski
| May 15, 2013, 5:39 p.m.
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch wants to vote for comprehensive immigration legislation, but he has a few conditions first.
Jennifer S. Korn
| May 15, 2013, 1:32 p.m.
National security has been at the top of Americans’ minds lately. We all want to feel safe as we go about our daily lives.
By
Emma Dumain
| May 14, 2013, 5:51 p.m.
Rep. Steve King is confident that House GOP leaders will take the side of the naysayers when it comes to any overhaul of immigration laws.
Michael J. Petrucelli and Lora Ries
| May 9, 2013, 1:39 p.m.
Immigration reform is far bigger than just immigration. Comprehensive immigration reform would set off a ripple effect beyond the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, requiring several federal, state and local government agencies to prepare for a far-reaching set of activities. Creating a road map for new immigration processes and related implementation is essential. But how long is that road and how do we navigate the curves around identity?
By
Emma Dumain
| May 8, 2013, 12:38 p.m.
With the Senate preparing to begin formal debate on a massive bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, the nation’s capital is pursuing immigration legislation of its own.
By
Meredith Shiner
| May 3, 2013, 5:56 p.m.
Sen. Jeff Sessions is running a one-man war against a comprehensive immigration overhaul, and it’s irking some of his Budget Committee colleagues.
By
Steven T. Dennis
| April 30, 2013, 12:36 p.m.
President Barack Obama chided Congress Tuesday for failing first to prevent, and now to stop, the sequester and defended his decision to sign a legislative fix carved for the Federal Aviation Administration to prevent air traffic delays.
By
Jonathan Strong
| April 29, 2013, 6:04 p.m.
Texas Rep. Sam Johnson and Arizona Sen. John McCain have had a complicated relationship in Congress, despite the fact the Republicans were once cellmates in the infamous Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam war.
By
Niels Lesniewski
| April 23, 2013, 3:07 p.m.
Sen. Rand Paul’s latest entry into the immigration debate has drawn a measured response from the top Senate Democrat.
By
Meredith Shiner
| April 22, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is running a campaign-style press operation to push an immigration overhaul, a fitting move for a politician who needs it to bolster a rumored 2016 presidential bid.
Rep. Michael McCaul
| April 22, 2013, 4:09 p.m.
The saying goes, “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Our nation’s recent past demonstrates that unless an immigration overhaul is contingent on securing our borders, the work will not get done. Therefore, if Congress again addresses immigration changes without focusing on the root of the problem, we will undoubtedly repeat this debate a decade from now.
By
Meredith Shiner
| April 22, 2013, 11:29 a.m.
With one hearing down, another in full swing Monday and one more to go, the Senate Judiciary Committee is the first crucible for a comprehensive immigration overhaul bill. And in that cauldron will be the heat-bringing Republicans who likely will do everything in their power to stop the legislation from passing, trying to puncture holes in a delicate agreement forged by a bipartisan group of eight senators.
By
Jonathan Strong
| April 21, 2013, 10:30 p.m.
Two immigration trains have left the station in the House, but no one knows which one Speaker John A. Boehner wants to eventually arrive on the floor.
By
Humberto Sanchez, Niels Lesniewski
| April 19, 2013, 11:22 a.m.
Sen. Charles E. Grassley on Friday linked the Senate’s debate over immigration reform to the revelation that the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing may be Chechen immigrants to the U.S.
By
Steven T. Dennis
| April 19, 2013, 7:13 a.m.
Several Republican senators say President Barack Obama should keep up his charm offensive despite seeing his gun agenda shredded April 17 by a minority of the Senate.
