by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 24, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Immigration politics have heated up again, with a push among advocates to get the bill passed by the end of the year, and for now undocumented immigrants have few options to gain legal status. But a new breed of phone applications aims to increase...
by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 17, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – Evangelical Christians are pulling together to add their support for action on immigration reform by the end of the year — and their influence could be substantial. The Evangelical Immigration Table’s “Pray4Reform: Gathered Together in Jesus’ Name”...
by Mattie Quinn | Oct 16, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — The 13 domestic violence resource centers in Washington have been hurt financially by the partial federal government shutdown, and the burden will continue even after the government is up and running, according to the officials from domestic...
by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 16, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Several new efforts to push immigration reform through the House of Representatives by end of year have supporters once again rallying behind the stalled legislation, including a large demonstration last week at the National Mall in which eight...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 14, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — A disconnect among high school teachers, principals, administrators and parents may affect the amount of instruction focusing on civics and current events for younger Americans. “Unfortunately, many of them [students] will graduate from high school...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 9, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Thousands rallied Tuesday on the National Mall chanting “si se puede” – “yes we can” — in a bid to re-ignite the debate on immigration reform and push Congress to take action on stalled legislation. At one point, nearly 200 people also...