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Boston.com
| 4 months ago
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is joining immigrant advocates from around Connecticut who are stepping up pressure for comprehensive immigration reforms Blumenthal is scheduled to join immigrant advocates, students and representatives of labor unions who...
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Fox
| 4 months ago
FoxNews.com An estimated hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants married to U.S. citizens will soon have an opportunity to become legal residents without having to serve a years-long punishment. President Obama proposed the policy change in...
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United Press International
| 4 months ago
Senate will not rush an immigration bill through and will instead put it through the traditional committee process, Democratic lawmakers say. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., said Thursday a full-fledged debate on immigration reform will...
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Aim Jefferson
| 4 months ago
A key Democratic senator says a deal on reforming immigration could stall over how to define border security and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, a leader in bipartisan negotiations, says another major...
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Politico
| 4 months ago
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that Republicans must evolve on immigration while preventing America from becoming a magnet for immigrants to come and get benefits. We cannot just be a beacon for everyone to come here on benefits, Paul said on...
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Al Jazeera English
| 4 months ago
02 US President says if Congress delays he has a 'bill drafted, we've got language' ready to offer Capitol Hill [AFP] Barack Obama, the US president, says he is looking for immigration reform to be completed within six months, adding "now is the time"...
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Waldwick Suburban News
| 4 months ago
Speaking at a high school in Nevada, a state with a population that is 27 percent Hispanic, the president laid out plans for immigration reform to deal effectively with an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants now living within U.S. borders. The...
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Epoch Times
| 4 months ago
January 30, 2013 President Barack Obama delivers his address on immigration reform at Del Sol High School In Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 29, 2013. Early Senate proposals have indicated bipartisan support on the issue. (John Gurzinski/Getty Images) ...
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The New York Times
| 4 months ago
Officials in the West Wing are convinced that the politics of the immigration issue have firmly shifted in their direction. That belief is fueling the president's push for quick action and broad changes that go beyond what Republicans are signaling...
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Washington Post
| 4 months ago
I don't want us waiting six months or a year to get this done. And there's no reason why we can't move fairly quickly, Obama told Univision. I'm not going to lay down a particular date because I want to give them a little bit of room to debate...The...
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BBC
| 4 months ago
President Barack Obama has said US immigration reform could be achieved within six months, in an interview with Spanish-language TV channel Telemundo. The president said reform should pass in 2013 and he would put "everything" into securing a deal...
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Star Tribune
| 4 months ago
President Barack Obama says he's looking for immigration reform to be completed within six months. He tells the Spanish-language TV network Telemundo that a deal should be attainable this year, but he wants it done even sooner. He says that politics,...
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Taiwan News
| 4 months ago
Travel & Delicacy Beauty never Ends Ecological Environment Taiwan News, Website Editorial Staff 2013-01-30 02:47 PM President Barack Obama declared that "now is the time" to fix the broken U.S...Obama , speaking Tuesday at a campaign-style rally in...
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News 24
| 4 months ago
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that long-sought reforms to a "broken" immigration system were within America's grasp, seeking to lock in rare momentum towards a major cross-party compromise. Obama laid out principles on the divisive issue...
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Denver Post
| 4 months ago
Seizing an opening to rewrite the nation's immigration laws, President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Tuesday to act swiftly to put 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States on a clear path to citizenship. But his push for speedy...
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Tulsa World
| 4 months ago
Declaring "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a clear path to citizenship while cracking down on businesses that...
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Kansas City Star
| 4 months ago
Calls for change are heartily seconded by undocumented immigrants, but critics fault plans as granting amnesty. Path to citizenship The Senate version of immigration reform creates a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants...
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National Public Radio
| 4 months ago
President Obama's highly anticipated speech Tuesday outlining his blueprint for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system was perhaps most notable for the big issues left unaddressed. Rather than wade into thorny territory, and potentially...
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Epoch Times
| 4 months ago
President Barack Obama waves as he delivers his address on immigration reform at Del Sol High School on Jan. 29, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (John Gurzinski/Getty Images) President Barack Obama made a plea Tuesday to garner public support behind a...
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The Hill
| 4 months ago
The success or failure of his outreach to the right wing will play a huge role in Rubio's political future. The possible 2016 White House candidate went into the lion's den Tuesday by appearing on the programs of several conservative talk-show hosts,...
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Sacramento Bee
| 4 months ago
Tuesday, echoing a bipartisan group of influential U.S. senators in a one-two step that signaled a changing political landscape and the best chance in a generation to change the way the nation treats those who arrived here illegally. The good news...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
| 4 months ago
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 Sponsored Links The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A bipartisan push from the U.S. Senate and President Barack Obama is giving new life to calls to reform the immigration system. But Georgia's Republican members of Congress...
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The New York Times
| 4 months ago
Speaking before an energized and sometimes jubilant crowd of supporters at Del Sol High School , Mr. Obama offered his broad principles for an immigration bill. They included a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants in the country,...
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Salem News
| 4 months ago
On the heels of an immigration reform framework released yesterday by a bipartisan group of United States Senators, today President Obama released his own vision for an overhaul to the nation's broken immigration system. During a speech in Las Vegas...
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The Guardian
| 4 months ago
New York Obama hopes energy from the election will act as the fuel that will push immigration reform through the House. Photograph: Isaac Brekken/AP Barack Obama has warned Republicans that if they attempt to block his drive towards comprehensive...
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The Guardian
| 4 months ago
The path to citizenship will be unreasonably prolonged and subject to manipulation' It's encouraging that President Obama and the bipartisan group of senators have called for a path to citizenship for undocumented persons living in our communities.
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The Globe & Mail
| 4 months ago
Story Opponents of the Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which expands local immigration enforcement powers, demonstrate outside of the U.S...Gary Cameron/ Reuters video After years on the back burner, immigration reform has suddenly looked possible as...
