In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer the question of a reader who wants to know how to advocate for immigration reform before the U.S. Congress. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please ... Read more
A bipartisan group of senators presented a proposal for immigration reform. President Obama came out to defend the need for reform, insisting that there must be a plan in place within the next 6 months. Why is it possible to have immigration reform in 2013 when it was not achieved ... Read more
This past Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives held the first hearing to begin the dialogue on what an immigration reform must include in order to be effective. Now, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it will meet next Wednesday, February 13 at 9:30 am, for the same purpose. ... Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives today is holding the first in a series of hearings to discuss how to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. Immigration law experts will be testifying on the need to fix our immigration system. They will talk about how they can improve the immigration system and ... Read more
A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. Senators today announced their plan for immigration reform in the United States. The bipartisan group, which includes Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), John McCain (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) proposes to fix ... Read more
Yesterday multiple marches took place around the country, where thousands of people took to the streets to demand comprehensive immigration reform. This Sunday, May 1st, was the 6th anniversary of the monumental march that started this movement. I participated yesterday, as in other years, in the march of ... Read more
The Senate was supposed to vote this morning to begin debate on S.3992, known as the DREAM Act. But with a lack of votes and the danger that the DREAM Act will be rejected, the Senate passed the motion to move the vote on the bill to the next ... Read more
Democratic Senator Harry Reid today announced that he will introduce the "DREAM Act," which would allow for the legalization of undocumented students, as a stand-alone bill after Thanksgiving - with the intention of bringing the bill to a vote during the current special session of the House. The "DREAM Act" ... Read more
Senator Bob Menendez and Senator Patric Leahy, both Democrats, introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the Senate on Wednesday, one day before Congress is scheduled to recess. The Senate will be in recess until November 12. This means there will be no movement or debate on the immigration issue until ... Read more
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Congressmen Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois) and Nydia Velasquez (D-New York) will meet tomorrow at the White House with President Obama to discuss the need for immigration reform. During an immigration forum held today in Washington, D.C., Senator Menendez announced ... Read more
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