Latest Immigration Law News
Akbar Hossain lives the American dream
'Wow,' I thought, 'everything stems from my immigrant background.'” At F&M, Hossain is president of Brooks College House (a residence hall), chair of the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society, co-founder of the Muslim Student Association, a tax preparer
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:27A
FOCUS: Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows
15, 2011 file photo, 17-year-old Diane Martell of Bessemer, Ala., center, leads protesters in a march outside the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. during a demonstration against the state's immigration laws. Diane says she is tired of watching the
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:26A
FOCUS: Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows
15, 2011 file photo, 17-year-old Diane Martell of Bessemer, Ala., center, leads protesters in a march outside the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. during a demonstration against the state's immigration laws. Diane says she is tired of watching the
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:26A
Stop deporting gay spouses
Basic standards of fairness require immigration cases involving married gay couples to be treated the same as heterosexual couples. But so far, the Defense of Marriage Act prevents the federal government from recognizing such marriages.
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:14A
Illegal immigrants are stepping out of the shadows
But as states pass ever more stringent anti-illegal immigration laws – and critics denounce their parents as criminals – these young people say they have no choice. Even critics sympathetic to their cause say that it's too costly to provide public
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:10A
OUR VIEW: Legislative session gets mixed review
He didn't get everything he wanted in the budget and essentially threw in the towel Friday, signing the revisions to the state's immigration law. It didn't go far enough, in his view, but he said lawmakers clearly were not in the mood to make further
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:06A
MD HARMON: Room for different solutions for problem of immigration
Few controversies divide Americans as much as how to deal with illegal immigration -- although our policies covering legal immigration have their own difficulties as well. The idea that millions of people live among us who have broken our laws,
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:05A
The GOP's Hispanic outreach—what a joke!
He has promised to veto the DREAM Act, thinks all undocumented immigrants should self-deport, has called the anti-immigrant Arizona law a 'model' for the nation and has paraded around the country with the nation's leading anti-immigrant voices.
Updated: 05/20/2012 12:03A
Bust of gang offers hope for Dodge City immigrants
By SCOTT CANON Reluctant to use banks, immigrants in Dodge City often use check-cashing services and stash money in their homes, making them easy prey for robbers. DODGE CITY, Kan. -- The scars on Jose Aguilar's hands are pretty standard stuff for a
Updated: 05/19/2012 11:19P
Young immigrants come out of the shadows
But as states pass ever more stringent anti-illegal immigration laws - and critics denounce their parents as criminals - these young people say they have no choice. In this April 13 photo, Diane Martell, 17, right, leans on her parents Maurcio and
Updated: 05/19/2012 10:06P