illegal immigrants
D.C. Mayor: Illegal Immigrants Should Be Able to Get a Drivers License
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray wants people living in the country illegally to be able to get driver’s licenses in the nation’s capital.
Watchdog Report: USDA Promoting Food Stamp Benefits To Illegal Immigrants
A government watchdog agency is reporting that the Department of Agriculture is promoting food stamp benefits to illegal immigrants.
Survey: 71 Percent Of Americans Say Illegal Immigrants Should Be Given Chance To Stay In US
More than seven-in-ten Americans – 71 percent – say illegal immigrants should be allowed to remain in the U.S. legally if they meet basic citizenship requirements.
Md. House Considers Immigrant Licensing Bill
A Maryland House panel is considering a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to continue to obtain driver’s licenses.
Maryland Senate Passes Licensing Bill For Immigrants
The Maryland Senate has passed a measure that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
Paul Omits Pathway To Citizenship From Prepared Speech To Hispanic Group
Tea Party favorite Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the nation’s illegal immigrants should be able to become citizens eventually. But amid a furor from conservative activists on the explosive issue he quickly sought to make clear that, while they would not be sent home, they couldn’t get in line in front of anyone else.
Rand Paul Endorses US Citizenship Route For Illegal Immigrants
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is endorsing a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants, a significant move for a favorite of tea party Republicans who are sometimes hostile to such an approach.
House Members Nearing Deal On Immigration Bill
A bipartisan group of House members working in secret on a comprehensive immigration bill is nearing completion and has met with party leaders to brief them.
Gov’t Acknowledges Thousands Released From Jails
After weeks of denials, the Obama administration acknowledged Thursday that it had, in fact, released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from immigration jails due to budget concerns during three weeks in February. Four of the most serious offenders have been put back in detention.
Bush: GOP ‘Remarkably Tone-Deaf When It Comes To Courting Hispanic Voters’
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush writes in a new book that the nation needs to completely overhaul its immigration policies but cautions against providing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, a position that puts him at odds with some Senate reformers within his own party.
