Immigration News from around the Web

WASHINGTON, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A nationwide poll of 600 self-indentified liberals and progressives shows that liberals are concerned about the current levels of immigration into the United States and the harmful effect that current ...

The News WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday said he was committed to comprehensive immigration reform, amid rising calls by Hispanic supporters for a path to citizenship for 12 million illegal immigrants. Obama did not, however, lay out a ...

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers will gather at the White House this week for a working session on immigration legislation, a meeting that has been highly anticipated by Hispanic leaders eager for President Obama to honor his campaign promise to put millions of ...

10:04 AM 8203 anylinkcssmenu.js Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:55 AM 4833 archive1.html Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:51 AM 6178 archive10.html Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:20 AM 6297 archive11.html Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:20 AM 6297 archive12.html Tuesday, ...

While they celebrate President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, some Latino advocates worry the president may also be buying time on promised immigration reform. ...

President Barack Obama on June 19 attended the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and used the occasion to reaffirm his commitment to changing the nation?s immigration laws. The appearance also served as a lead-in to next week?s scheduled ...

A national commission blasted the federal government for its tactics in a series of workplace immigration raids, saying in a report released Thursday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had violated workers' rights and traumatized ...

U.S. TARGETS BORDER IN DRUG CRACKDOWN ( CNS ) - The Obama administration is strengthening efforts to intercept and to break up drug rings smuggling narcotics across the Canada-U.S. border under an agreement announced yesterday that will see a sharp ...

MANILA, PhilippinesThe Bureau of Immigration (BI) has formally asked the United States government to provide information about erring immigration officers reportedly involved in human trafficking. In a letter to US Ambassador Kristie Kenney, Edgardo ...

Vows reform: US President Barack Obama addresses the 2009 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast yesterday in Washington, DC. Hispanic spiritual and community leaders gathered in the nations capital for a three-day convention. Picture: AFP WASHINGTON ...

Arrests of illegal immigrants by the Border Patrol declined in 2008 to 724,000, the lowest number in 35 years, the Department of Homeland Security reported. Apprehensions by the agency fell from a peak of 1.6 million in 2000, declining by 39 percent in ...

Writing on behalf of his brother bishops, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued a statement urging President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to work together to enact ...

Today, on Juneteenth, a date steeped in the rich symbolism of freedom for African Americans, community organization ACORN intends to raise the banner of comprehensive immigration reform by announcing the launch of The Black Leadership Immigration Project ...

President Obama said on Friday that he is committed to passing an immigration reform which could give an opportunity for illegal immigrants to become citizens. Obama said the government was taking steps to strengthen border security and the status of ...

As some Hispanic groups have begun to question President Obama's commitment to passing immigration reform, the president said Friday morning that he remains dedicated to signing such legislation. Obama, addressing the Hispanic prayer breakfast for ...

Extract not available. ...

Reporting from Washington - Lawmakers will gather at the White House next week for a working session on immigration reform, a meeting that has been highly anticipated by Latino leaders eager for President Obama to honor his campaign promise to put ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way that illegal immigrants can become U.S. citizens. Obama told a gathering of Hispanics on Friday that U.S. borders must be strengthened ...

WASHINGTON Eight years ago, Hispanics were just glad to be in America. Today, they're pushing for upward mobility and for the ears on Capitol Hill. 'We are now making our voices heard,' said the Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr., who heads Esperanza, the largest ...

President Obama this morning again backed immigration reform, but left open the timing for any push through Congress. Speaking before Latino leaders at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington, Obama said he remained ...