Who would qualify for immigration reform

In my "Consulta Migratoria" column this week published online by several impreMedia publications including LaOpinión.com, I answer several questions about the new comprehensive immigration reform bill. Here is my column: Last week, a group of senators known as the "Gang of 8" - four Democrats and four Republicans - introduced a new immigration ... Read more

Summary and analysis of immigration reform: legalization program

Last week I reported to you that a bipartisan group of Senators, known as the "Gang of 8″ introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate. The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). In Spanish it would be: ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration ... Read more

Advice on the immigration reform proposal

The group of senators known as the "Gang of 8" - 4 Democratic and 4 Republican senators - early yesterday morning introduced an immigration reform proposal in the Senate. All media outlets were quick to bring the news. But all the details are still unknown and what the implications ... 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

Senators present immigration reform proposal

A bipartisan group of Senators, known as the "Gang of 8″ introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate early this morning. The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S. 744). The bill is entitled ''Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act'' (S. 744). Read more

Comprehensive immigration reform rally in Washington, DC a success

Yesterday I was in Washington, DC participating in the rally in support of comprehensive immigration reform. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people participated in the event where we heard speeches from community leaders and personalities from the artistic, political and union world. Among the people who participated and that I had the opportunity to see and ... Read more

Importance of doing taxes in case of immigration reform

I am very optimistic that we will soon see an immigration reform that will allow the legalization of millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States. In a segment for the national network MundoFox, I spoke about the current political landscape, which I believe is conducive to making way for immigration reform. Now that we are one month away from the deadline for ... Read more

President Obama prepares his own immigration reform plan

President Obama is preparing a contingency plan in case the U.S. Congress fails to introduce an immigration reform bill. USA Today revealed the existence of a "draft" of a presidential proposal that would create a new "Lawful Prospective Immigrant" visa that would ... Read more

What it meant when the President talked about immigration reform in his speech

In his speech Tuesday night, President Obama talked about the need for immigration reform. But what did it mean that the president devoted time to this topic during the speech? On Wednesday, I was interviewed by MundoFox News to analyze the part of the president's speech where he mentioned the importance of carrying out an immigration ... Read more

Senator Marco Rubio reaffirms need for immigration reform

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was the person selected by the Republican Party to deliver the response to President Obama's address to the nation. During his speech, Senator Rubio briefly touched on the immigration issue. This is a portion of Senator Rubio's speech, in Spanish, where he talks about the issue ... Read more

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