Migration

Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group

2013-05-23 16:32:00

WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail ing to have health insurance or pay their healthcare bills have stalled a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, who blew past a self-imposed Thursday deadline as they pressed...

House feels the heat on immigration reform

2013-05-22 17:07:00

WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...

Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill

2013-05-23 00:00:00

WASHINGTON -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul,�highlighting the potential economic benefits. The letter by the American Action Forum, to be released Thursday,�is the latest volley from...

Immigration bill a testament to compromise

2013-05-23 00:00:00

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far...

Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate

2013-05-21 23:01:00

WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...

'Ship them back,' says opponent of Senate immigration bill

2013-05-21 15:14:00

Sharon Overholser knows what she would do with the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally. "Ship them back," she said Tuesday morning at a rally in front of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Sawtelle office. About 15 fellow demonstrators held signs...

Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate

2013-05-21 17:02:00

WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...

Immigration reform: Closer to reality or destined for failure?

2013-05-21 22:55:00

Oh, how much things have changed in just a few months. Last May, Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on any aspect of immigration reform. But on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a far-reaching immigration bill, clearing the way for a...

Obama meets with young immigrants, encourages them to speak out

2013-05-21 12:29:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama met Tuesday with young immigrants and others who expressed their fear that family members will be deported and their hope that Congress will pass new immigration laws to keep families intact. Obama urged the group to...

Immigration cases make up 40% of federal prosecutions, study says

2013-05-21 21:01:00

Immigration-related offenses are now the leading type of federal prosecution, constituting more than 40% of cases compared with 22% for drug crimes, according to federal crime data. Many immigrants are now prosecuted because they try to cross the border...

Immigration bill: Gang label amendment goes down

2013-05-20 18:26:00

The Senate Judiciary Committee continued its markup of a bipartisan immigration reform bill Monday, rejecting an amendment by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that would have barred undocumented immigrants who are merely suspected of belonging to a gang,...

Hundreds of immigrants rally in Sacramento for more rights

2013-05-20 10:24:00

Hoping to build on momentum for changing the country’s immigration laws, busloads of immigrants from throughout California are descending on Sacramento on Monday to push for a half dozen bills at the state level. About 500 immigrants from as far...

Colombian immigrant Liliana Mendez takes part in a candlelight vigil for immigration reform on March 22, 2013 in New York City.

2013-03-22 00:00:00

An immigrant inmate rests on his bunk at the Maricopa County Tent City jail in Phoenix, Arizona. The tent jail, run by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, houses undocumented immigrants who are serving up to one year after being convicted of crime in the county.

2013-03-11 00:00:00

An immigrant inmate excercises while another sits on his bunk at the Maricopa County Tent City jail in Phoenix, Arizona. The striped uniforms and pink undergarments are standard issue at the facility.

2013-03-11 00:00:00