Senate approves comprehensive immigration reform bill

By a vote of 68-32, the U.S. Senate today passed the comprehensive immigration reform bill entitled the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744). (Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). Now, the debate on comprehensive immigration reform moves to the House of Representatives ... Read more

Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform bill

By a vote of 13-5, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the comprehensive immigration reform bill entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). In Spanish it would be: ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act''. S.744 will now move to the full Senate where it could be ... Read more

Senators present 300 amendments to immigration reform proposal

Since the announcement of the "Gang of 8" comprehensive immigration reform proposal, it was anticipated that its approval would be difficult. Now, it will be even more so. Yesterday afternoon, Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee introduced 300 amendments to the current bill entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and ... Read more

How to advocate for immigration reform

Now that a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, pressure must be applied to get the proposal improved and passed. In my "Consulta Migratoria" column this week published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I explain how to do it. Here is my column: The ... Read more

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