Republicans Temper Tone On Immigration
Since the November elections, many Republicans nationwide have tempered their tone on immigration -- if not reversed course completely -- after years of tacking right.
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Since the November elections, many Republicans nationwide have tempered their tone on immigration -- if not reversed course completely -- after years of tacking right.
Republicans face a delicate balancing act as they embrace an unprecedented shift in their views on immigration reform -- and no one better exemplifies the potential risks and rewards than Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
There are more than one-point-one million people in Texas without legal status. Demographers estimate 400-thousand of them live in the North Texas area.
For years, Sonia Limas dragged her daughters to the ER when they got sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and it was the only place that she knew to seek treatment.
As President, George W. Bush championed comprehensive immigration reform, but his legislation failed in Congress.
Former President George W. Bush is set to give opening remarks at a conference on the benefits of immigrants to the U.S. economy.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's immigration reform proposal is getting a failing grade from some North Texans who argue that it provides no real path to U.S. citizenship.
Retiring Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas is one of three senators proposing legislation that would help children of immigrants.
A suburban Dallas city council has approved a single-member replacement for a municipal voting system struck down by the federal courts.
Garland police say they plan to file more child sex abuse charges against a youth soccer coach.
Federal authorities have charged 12 people with immigrant smuggling and harboring after a roundup netted 28 suspects.
Just three weeks after the Obama administration started accepting applications from young illegal immigrants seeking to avoid deportation and get a work permit, the government already has approved some of the roughly 72,000 applications the government has received.
Republican efforts to promote hatred across racial and religious lines are heating up this electoral season. They have found a new warrior to promote the cause in Arizona, Gabriela Saucedo Mercer. Mercer has questioned whether Middle Easterners should be in the US "either legally or illegally".
High-tech balloons equipped with cameras, tethered far above the Texas-Mexico border, have already assisted Border Patrol agents less than two weeks into their testing.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has written to state agencies calling a new Obama administration immigration policy "a slap in the face to the rule of law." In a letter sent Monday, Perry said the White House's "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" program doesn't change Texas policies.
Yesterday the Obama administration put in place provisions of the DREAM Act that brought many young people out of the shadows to participate in the American Dream. On the same day a judge in Pennsylvania let stand what may be the most egregious attempt at voter suppression in a generation.
Starting August 15, illegal immigrants that were brought to the United States as children can apply to temporarily live and work in the country legally.
A veteran who served our country finally received something he's waited on for decades –– proof of his citizenship.
President Obama won big this week with the Supreme Court decisions on Obamacare and immigration. While Mitt Romney and the Tea Party couldn't have had a worse week.
Hispanic support for President Barack Obama is increasing since his recent announcement that certain illegal immigrants will be allowed to stay and work in the United States.
After the Supreme Court decision on the Arizona immigration law, SB 1070, the Obama administration announced that it is revoking agreements with Arizona police over the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
While neither side has totally won, the high court's decision on Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB 1070, is definitely a blow to President Barack Obama.
President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder won an overwhelming victory as the Supreme Court struck down 3 of 4 provisions of the controversial Arizona immigration law, SB 1070.
Texas Governor Rick Perry said that he will keep pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing police to ask anyone they stop about their immigration status.
The nation's high court struck down part of Arizona's immigration law, but police will still be allowed to check immigration status of those who are stopped. How will this ruling impact Texas?
