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Immigration Bill Leaps Forward, Heads to Full Senate

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 22 2013, 7:15AM

The Judiciary Committee passed the bill without rights for LGBT couples, and with new visa provisions tech companies had demanded over labor’s opposition.

Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Senators Add Protection for Detainees to Immigration Bill

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 21 2013, 8:40AM

The Judiciary Committee started a long week of immigration reform markup with a series of amendments to protect the rights of detained and deported immigrants.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

The ‘Motor Voter Act’ Turns 20 Today. Is It Aging Well?

by Brentin Mock on May 20 2013, 4:04PM

A new report says it should expand easy registration into agencies used by new citizens and Native Americans.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

Harvard Students Demand Investigation Into Heritage Researcher’s Immigrant IQ Dissertation

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 20 2013, 10:35AM

Jason Richwine’s dissertation claiming that immigrants of color have low IQs discredited his Heritage Foundation research on immigration reform. Now, Harvard students are asking why the thesis was ever approved.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Senate Amendment Limits Dangerous Deportation Practice

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 15 2013, 9:50AM

The Senate Juditiary Committee agreed to amend the immigration reform bill to limit practices that send deportees to dangerous spots on the border and separate family members who migrate together.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Advocates To Obama: Stop Deporting Future Citizens

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 13 2013, 1:32PM

Immigration reform advocates are calling on President Obama to stop deportations of people who would become eligible for a path to citizenship under the Senate immigration bill.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Day One Of Immigration Amendments: Enforcement Is Never Enough For Republicans

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 10 2013, 9:54AM

As it’s amended the immigration reform bill will move to the right. How far is yet to be seen.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Margaret Cho, Alice Walker and 100 More Artists Call for Humane Immigration Reform

by Julianne Hing on May 8 2013, 1:05PM

Their statement comes just as the Senate takes up its immigration bill.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Senate Battle Lines Drawn on Immigration Bill

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 8 2013, 11:15AM

Senators in the Judiciary Committee introduced hundreds of amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill yesterday. They could dramatically alter the bill.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

How the Sierra Club Learned to Love Immigration

by Brentin Mock on May 8 2013, 6:00AM

A racist fringe of the nation’s oldest and largest environmental group lost its battle over immigration. An inside look at the power struggle.

Topics: Environment, History

New York Times Recycles Same ‘Racist Undertones’ It Covers

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 7 2013, 3:15PM

The paper of record’s A1 story could have been about how public policy pushes workers of color to the margins. Instead, it’s about an imagined battle between blacks and Latinos.

Topics: Economy, Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Another Flat-Earth Argument About Immigration’s Economic Drain

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 7 2013, 9:00AM

The conservative think tank released a report yesterday to convince lawmakers that immigration reform costs too much. Its claims are mostly false, but they’ve worked before.

Topics: Economy, Immigration, Immigration Reform

Is Facebook’s Push for Immigration Reform More Sinister Than It Seems?

by Seth Freed Wessler on May 1 2013, 2:11PM

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg recently started a group to back immigration reform. But his real goal may be to secure a source of low-wage workers for businesses like his.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

Sierra Club Officially Endorses Immigration Reform

by Jorge Rivas on April 25 2013, 3:14PM

The environmental organization now supports immigration reform.

Topics: Environment, Immigration, /NOW Blog

Will the Courts Block Deferred Action? Keep Calm and Apply For DACA

by Jorge Rivas on April 24 2013, 7:03PM

Experts say rest assured, “DACA is alive and well.”

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

Hospitals Caught ‘Deporting’ Sick, Undocumented Immigrants [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on April 24 2013, 10:55AM

Hospitals trying to curb costs have chartered flights to send sick, uninsured, undocumented immigrants back to their home countries.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

On Immigration, Points Of Conflict Crystallize As Senators Plunge Into Debate

by Seth Freed Wessler on April 23 2013, 3:05PM

The immigration bill introduced by a group of Senators last week was the subject of a third Judiciary Committee hearing today where the outlines of the hard policy fight ahead came squarely into view.

Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog