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Opinion: Searching for a way forward on immigration
Opinion by Jaime Dupree | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | FEB. 23, 2023 | Photo by Susan Walsh for AP Not since 1986 has Congress solved the puzzle of bipartisan legislative action on immigration reform — and the past two weeks only reinforced the difficulty both parties will have in making any ... -
Texas 'Dreamer' reunites with family in the US after 6 months stranded in Mexico
After a family secret upended his immigration interview, the fight to secure his status in the US is not over yet. By Erin Snodgrass | Business Insider | FEB. 21, 2023 | Photo by Yarianna Martinez Nearly six months to the day since he last stepped foot in the United ... -
Biden Administration Announces New Border Crackdown
A tough new immigration measure could disqualify the vast majority of migrants from being able to seek asylum at the southern border. By Miriam Jordan | The New York Times | FEB. 21, 2023 | Photo by Ilana Panich-Linsman In a bid to prevent a surge of migrants at the ... -
The 9 big policy ideas that Biden hit during his speech
Biden used his State of the Union to tout two years of progress — and push for Congress to get plenty more done By Adam Cancryn | POLITICO | FEB. 7, 2023 | Photos from C-SPAN President Joe Biden made a forceful case for his policy vision during Tuesday’s State ... -
‘I can’t plan ahead’: Dreamers speak out as US program faces new threat
Immigrants express frustration as nine Republican-led states ask judge to end Obama-era program that gives temporary deportation relief. By Justo Robles | The Guardian | FEB. 4, 2023 | Photo from Anadolu Agency It’s been almost 10 years since Areli Hernandez received her first US government work permit in her ... -
Immigration Rebound Eases Shortage of Workers, Up to a Point
While the Biden administration has accelerated processing after Trump-era restrictions and a pandemic slowdown, visa backlogs remain large. By Lydia DePillis | The New York Times | FEB. 6, 2023 | Photo by Callaghan O'Hare for NYT The flow of immigrants and refugees into the United States has ramped up ... -
77 Democrats send a letter to Biden criticizing his border and immigration policies
Menendez, Booker, Ocasio-Cortez and 74 others signed the letter critical of policies that restrict asylum access for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border. By Julia Ainsley & Frank Thorp V | JAN. 26, 2023 | NBC News | Photo by Mandel Ngan A group of 77 Democratic lawmakers sent a ... -
Americans still support asylum for immigrants fleeing persecution, poll finds
By Hamed Aleaziz | Los Angeles Times | DEC. 16, 2022 | Photo by Christian Chavez As the Biden administration prepares to end the use of a Trump-era border measure that restricts access to asylum, most Americans continue to support protections for immigrants who are fleeing persecution and torture abroad. ... -
Incoming pro-immigration Democratic Rep. Delia Ramirez fights to save 'Dreamer' HUSBAND from deportation
By James Gordon | Daily Mail UK | JAN. 1, 2023 | Photo provided by Delia Ramirez The husband of newly-elected Illinois Democratic congresswoman Delia Ramirez, 39, could face deportation along with hundreds of thousands of others if Congressdoes not act to pass DREAM Act legislation during its next session. Boris Hernandez, who ... -
Schumer breaks Title 42 spending bill logjam with Sinema’s help
By Alexander Bolton | The Hill | DEC. 22, 2022 | Illustration by Lalo Alcaraz Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday morning that he’s reached an agreement with colleagues on amendments to the 4,155-page omnibus so the Senate can pass the bill later in the day and give the House ...