by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | Apr 7, 2010 | Immigration
Abby Sewell/MNS Henry Fernandez, an adviser to Reform Immigration for America, works on the campaign in a conference room at the National Immigration Forum office that doubles as the campaign’s strategy room. WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups are preparing to...
by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | Apr 6, 2010 | Immigration
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Ward 8 Residents reflect on Obama’s Easter visit (Lauren E. Bohn & Chika Oduah/MNS) WASHINGTON –J, an 18-year-old resident of Anacostia, used the pages of Monday’s Washington Post as an impromptu coaster at a barber...
by Holly LaFon & Zachary Vasile | Apr 5, 2010 | Immigration
WASHINGTON –An anti-immigration group has launched a push for census data to be used to enforce immigration law. The North Carolina-based group Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee (ALIPAC) called Monday for its supporters to flood congressional...
by Katie Rogers | Nov 2, 2009 | Immigration
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Video description: Two undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. since childhood share their struggles with accessing education and job opportunities. WASHINGTON — As her fellow college graduates busy themselves with...
by Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Oct 7, 2009 | Immigration
One of Alabama’s most-beloved citizens received an honored place in the ranks of American history Wednesday, joining the likes of George Washington and Samuel Adams in the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. The statue of Helen Keller was unveiled with great fanfare in...
by Michelle Minkoff | Oct 6, 2009 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – Less talk, more action is needed to end the stalemate over immigration reform, according to a group of immigration experts that proposes such actions as tilting legal immigration toward skilled workers, tightening workplace verification and improving...