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Immigration reform

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Global Politics
The White House threatens to take Congress to the mat on the border wall
Eight men behind podium with microphones
Jobs
President Trump, is immigration reform on your legislative agenda?
A farm worker in California's Central Valley picks fruit by hand. An estimated 98 percent of California farm workers are foreign born, the majority of them unauthorized.
Economics
Farmers continue to wait (and wait) for relief on immigration reform
Democratic presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton wave before the start of the Univision News and Washington Post Democratic debate in Kendall, Florida on March 9, 2016
Global Politics
Democratic candidates: Quit your ‘Hispandering,’ says Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971 to Cuban parents.
Global Politics
An El Salvador-born Rubio supporter says his candidate can fix broken immigration system
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Global Politics
The question Jorge Ramos tried to ask — and why more reporters should ask it, too
Gisela Chavez-Garcia is an immigration lawyer in New York City. She says the president's immigration plan raises a lot of questions among her clients, but she reminds them that a new president in 2016 could reverse the new changes.
Justice
Obama’s immigration plan leads to scams, rumors and a lot of questions
President Barack Obama signs two Presidential Memoranda associated with his Executive Actions on immigration aboard Air Force One on November 21, 2014.
Global Politics
Executive actions can be contentious all over the world
President Barack Obama is shown on a large screen as he delivers his immigration speech from the White House before the start of the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on November 20, 2014.
Music
The Latin Grammy Awards turn into a party to celebrate immigration reform
President Obama announced executive action on immigration policy during a nationally televised address from the White House on November 20, 2014. Obama outlined a plan to ease the threat of deportion for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants.
Global Politics
I’m Hispanic and I don’t like your plan, this woman tells Obama
The Catena family — Gabriel, Marcela and their daughter, Nicole — live in the San Francisco Bay area. Both Gabriel and Marcela are undocumented immigrants and say that the new executive action will provide mental as well as legal relief to their family.
Justice
Obama’s immigration actions give a California family new hope for staying together
Esteban Cabanas, 30, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, watches President Barack Obama's White House immigration speech on Thursday,
Justice
Initial reactions to Obama’s immigration speech range from joy to disappointment to anger
Migrant family crossing US-Mexico border on train
Justice
Why would any parent send their kids on the deadly trip to cross the Mexico-US border? Here’s why.
Global Politics
Is US policy toward migrant children enticing them to cross into the US?
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Conflict & Justice
Immigrant activist Jose Antonio Vargas is released after being detained by immigration officials near the Texas-Mexico border
Conflict & Justice
Are the unaccompanied children crossing into the US refugees or migrants?
Global Politics
Eric Cantor’s historic defeat in Virginia hardly fazes an immigration activist
Conflict & Justice
Takeouts: Arizona’s ‘Safe Neighborhoods’ bill supporters defend their position, NHL playoffs
Spirit of Detroit statute, Detroit, Michigan
Business, Economics and Jobs
Detroit’s existing immigrant communities feel left out by a new proposal to attract skilled immigrants
Unauthorized immigrants  at a rally in Fresno, Calif., back in 2009 -- still waiting for Congress and President Obama to take action on an overhaul to immigration law.
Global Politics
As the chance for comprehensive reform fades, DREAMers face a tough choice
Grassroots activists like Eugenio Rodarte are trying to get people to contact Congressman Mike Coffman and push for immigration reform.
Global Politics
A last push is on to pass immigration reform this year
The play "Just Like Us" follows four young immigrants from Mexico and looks at how their legal statuses impact their futures.
Global Politics
The story of undocumented youth in America is selling out a theater in Denver
Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho speaks at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.
Global Politics
Hispanic Idaho Congressman angers Latino voters by opposing path to citizenship
Global Nation
How Volunteers Keep Watch, Ease Isolation of Immigrant Detainees
One Year Later, Undocumented Youth Program a Success
Global Politics
Some immigrants sour on plan for path to citizenship in immigration reform bill
Global Politics
Senate passes broad immigration overhaul
Global Politics
Senators take step forward for ‘Path to Citizenship’ immigration bill
Conflict & Justice
Comprehensive immigration reform has run up against hurdles in the past
Global Politics
Bipartisan senate group announces immigration reform plan
Global Politics
In Texas, Hispanics hoping to flex political muscle to help get immigration reform
Global Politics
Mass. governor allows in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants
Global Politics
Obama’s deportation deferral program provides legal status, no healthcare
Global Politics
U.S. Supreme Court leaves ‘heart and soul’ in Arizona’s immigration law
Global Politics
Young undocumented immigrants get reprieve under new U.S. government policy
Global Politics
Report suggests U.S. prosperity depends on increasing opportunities for immigrants
Environment
VIDEO: Senator introduces bill to keep immigrants with science degrees, legal or not, in U.S.
Global Politics
States struggle with Arizona’s immigration laws
Global Politics
Senate Democrats continue immigration reform push
Global Politics
Arizona’s immigration law sparks protests
Global Politics
Spanish language ad war
In Immigration Debate, Focus Turns to Texas Border
A Voice from the Border on Immigration Reform
‘Documented’: Jose Antonio Vargas’s Immigration Story
Conflict & Justice
An Undocumented Immigrant Evaluates the Tone of the Congressional Debate
A Former Undocumented Immigrant Shares Her Story
‘Gang of Eight’ to Introduce Bipartisan Immigration Bill This Week
What’s Up Next for Immigration Reform
Conflict & Justice
‘Amnesty’: Sensitive Word in the Immigration Debate
Obama’s 8-Year Plan for Undocumented Immigrants Leaked
Republicans Consider Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants
Conflict & Justice
Families Torn Apart by Immigration Rules
Arts, Culture & Media
Immigration Reform: Where Do Asian-Americans Stand?
An immigrant ID card from the 1920s and 30s for Rosaura Piñera, who later became a US citizen at age 100.
Conflict & Justice
How amnesty gave a 100-year-old woman a new life in the US
Conflict & Justice
Should Immigration Reform Be Comprehensive?
The Issues at Hand: A Path to Immigration Reform
Conflict & Justice
Making the Case for Immigration Reform from Texas
Why Increased Immigration is the Solution for America’s Ailing Economy
Finding Opportunities for Undocumented Students
Conflict & Justice
US Still Working Out Deportation Details