Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Carrie Dann / NBC News Speaking to religious conservatives Friday, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that welcoming immigrants to the United States will be an economic boon because they are hard-working, family-oriented and “more fertile.” Immigrants create far more businesses than native-born [...]
Source: Chris Moody / Yahoo! News Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a co-author and key proponent of the Senate immigration bill, said he will revoke his support if an amendment is added that allows gay unauthorized immigrants to claim foreign same-sex partners as family. “If this bill has something in it that gives gay couples immigration rights [...]
Source: Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan / Reuters / Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to begin debate and amendments on a historic immigration bill, burying a procedural roadblock that opponents regularly use to delay or even kill legislation. With November’s election results indicating broad support for updating the country’s immigration laws, [...]
Source: Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Eight senators who have spent weeks trying to write a bipartisan bill to overhaul immigration laws have privately agreed on the most contentious part of the draft — how to offer legal status to the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants. According to aides familiar with the closed-door [...]
Source: Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite On Tuesday night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) faced a frustrated crowd when defending his immigration plan during a town hall meeting. Responding to concerns about border security, McCain received a less-than-pleased reaction from residents. “There are 11 million people living here illegally,” he said. “We are not going to get enough buses to deport [...]
Roland Martin talks with Rep. Maxine Waters about immigration reform, President Obama speaking specifically to the Black agenda and diversity in the President’s cabinet. MR. MARTIN:: Hello, and welcome to “Washington Watch,” the Hollywood Edition. Stars gather here this week for the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards, which will air next Friday on TV [...]
President Obama speaks on the need for comprehensive immigration reform and outlines a proposal for a fair, effective and commonsense immigration system.
Roland Martin talks with Congressman Chaka Fattah about President Barack Obama’s immigration reform proposal.
Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) joined CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer on Monday to explain his support for a bipartisan effort to reform the immigration system in the United States and provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the U.S. McCain was asked if Republican support for this measure [...]
New York’s Sen. Chuck Schumer, along with a bipartisan coalition of senators, told reporters they have created a set of principles based upon which they hope lawmakers will pass immigration reform by summer. (Jan. 28)
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