by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | May 12, 2010 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Local officials and business owners from Southwest border states joined immigration reform advocates in the nation’s capital Wednesday in an attempt to sway Obama administration and congressional leaders away from get-tough measures on the border....
by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | May 6, 2010 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — The technology sector, a little-publicized but key player in the coalition pushing for an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, has given mixed reviews to the reform framework Senate Democrats unveiled last week. Public dialogue on immigration...
by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | May 5, 2010 | Business & Tech
California Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, (left) and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, discuss their meetings with federal officials at a press conference in Washington Wednesday.(Abby Sewell/MNS) WASHINGTON — California...
by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | Apr 30, 2010 | Immigration
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Four immigrant students walked 1,500 miles from Florida to Washington to urge President Obama to act on immigration reform.(Abby Sewell/MNS) WASHINGTON — Felipe Matos, 24, arrived in Washington on foot this week after a...