by Catherine Brzycki | Nov 25, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the House who refuse to take on immigration reform don’t have much to fear from voters, according to a number of political experts. Despite public support for reform and the increase in Latino voters, this demographic has little clout...
by Catherine Brzycki | Nov 19, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — In the District of Columbia, having legal migratory status is no longer a requirement for getting a driver’s license. Mayor Vincent Gray signed the Drivers Safety Amendment Act of 2013 at a news conference Monday, allowing the city to issue licenses...
by Catherine Brzycki | Nov 12, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he wants to make it easy for Congress to pass immigration reform. But with a Senate-approved bill stalled in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, it’s become clear that reform legislation will likely get...
by Tanvi Misra | Nov 11, 2013 | Business & Tech, Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON — When Texas National Guardsman Brandon Schraub returned home four years ago after serving in Iraq, he found himself knee-deep in a tough job search. In 2009, “no one just blatantly said that they wouldn’t hire me, but you know how you go into a job...
by Catherine Brzycki | Nov 6, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON –In June, the Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform with bipartisan support. But once the bill hit the House of Representatives, bipartisanship quickly derailed. What once was a front-burner issue now appears to have little chance of passing the...
by Catherine Brzycki | Nov 4, 2013 | Immigration
Less than a month after the Mexican Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched the “MiConsulmex” app, it has received 25,000 individual downloads in less than a month. The free app targets the Mexican community in the United States and provides information about...
