Stories by Humberto Sanchez:
March 29, 2013
Business and labor negotiators working on a comprehensive immigration overhaul package are almost ready to announce an agreement on a guest worker program, a significant hurdle that could clear the way for a much-anticipated bipartisan bill to be revealed the week of April 8.
March 28, 2013
Sen. Lindsey Graham is coming under fire for his work on a bipartisan immigration bill, with conservative activists sounding an alarm that the South Carolina Republican is advocating “amnesty” for illegal immigrants.
March 27, 2013
President Barack Obama told Spanish-language news that he has confidence in the ability of the bipartisan “gang of eight” to produce a bill by early April and that he’s counting on it being “before the Senate” next month.
March 27, 2013
President Barack Obama said same-sex couples have a strong case for marriage equality after hearings in the Supreme Court this week.
March 27, 2013
Sen. Jeff Sessions said he remains concerned that Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy will not allow enough debate time on legislation overhauling the nation’s immigration laws.
March 27, 2013
The bipartisan group of eight senators drafting immigration overhaul legislation is still haggling over the details of its bill but hopes to make its self-imposed deadline of early April, members said Wednesday.
March 26, 2013
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., cautioned Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., against undermining the panel’s process as it seeks to take up a comprehensive immigration overhaul.
March 26, 2013
The president of the union representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has asked to meet with eight senators working on immigration legislation before they unveil their proposal in two weeks.
March 25, 2013
The Senate’s bipartisan immigration group insists that its deliberations were unaffected by a weekend vote that saw the eight senators working to produce a bill by early April split along party lines.
March 23, 2013
The Senate’s bipartisan immigration working group split along party lines during a contentious budget vote to prevent illegal immigrants who receive legal status from receiving federal health benefits.
March 22, 2013
As senators tackled their first budget vote-a-rama since 2009, opinions were decidedly mixed as to whether the budget law dictating abbreviated debate followed by unlimited amendment votes should be revamped.
March 22, 2013
Advocates of an immigration overhaul warned both parties Friday that votes during the budget vote-a-rama in favor of what they consider to be anti-immigration amendments will be remembered come Election Day.
March 22, 2013
Sen. Charles E. Schumer has stuck his neck out on immigration and gun control, and the next two weeks could determine whether he successfully leads Democrats on those issues or sees his influence on them eroded.
March 21, 2013
A delay in finishing work on a comprehensive immigration overhaul could threaten the recent momentum for Congress to take on the issue.
March 21, 2013
A group of about 40 pro-immigration activists led a protest Thursday outside the office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., one of a group of eight senators working to draft overhaul legislation. The group is upset about delays in finishing the bill.
March 20, 2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee will not likely mark up a comprehensive immigration overhaul package until May because the bipartisan Senate group working on drafting a bill has taken longer than expected, Chairman Patrick J. Leahy said.
March 19, 2013
Six Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee wrote Tuesday to Chairman Patrick J. Leahy urging him to allow ample time for debate when the panel considers comprehensive immigration overhaul legislation as early as next month. Grassley, left, and five other Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee wrote Tuesday to Chairman Leahy, right, urging him to allow plenty of time for debate on a comprehensive immigration overhaul. Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Cal File Photo
March 19, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul’s support for comprehensive immigration changes and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants could go a long way toward helping get a bill into law, overhaul advocates and his fellow Republicans believe.
March 19, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul urged fellow Republicans on Tuesday to embrace a comprehensive overhaul of immigration policy and unveiled some elements he would like to see in a bill, including a path to citizenship and a requirement for Congress to vote each year on whether the border is sufficiently secure.
March 18, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is expected announce his support for comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship in a speech Tuesday morning.
March 18, 2013
The Republican National Committee may be pushing an immigration policy overhaul, but on Monday, two key Senate Republicans warned against taking on the issue just for the sake of political expediency.
March 15, 2013
GOP leaders on the Hill declined to criticize Sen. Rob Portman’s decision to support gay marriage, after years of opposing it on religious grounds.
March 14, 2013
Senate Republicans pressed President Barack Obama at their Thursday lunch to stop bashing them on the stump, work with them more closely to craft a bipartisan budget deal and to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
March 12, 2013
President Barack Obama on Tuesday pushed Senate Democrats to support a grand budget bargain, even as the prospects for such a deal seemed as distant as ever.
March 11, 2013
A bipartisan group of eight senators working to draft legislation to change immigration policy continues to move forward and is expected to unveil a bill as soon as the second week of April, Senate Democratic aides said.
