Tag Archive | "Immigration"

More Clamoring for Rubio’s Immigration Plan


Ashley Lopez: Everyone in Washington, D.C., wants to know what immigration reform looks like to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Politics

Rubio Takes on Immigration Reform Before State of the Union Address


Ashley Lopez: President Obama is expected to take on immigration reform in his State of the Union address this month, but only after Sen. Marco Rubio takes a stab at it first.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration

U.S. Spends More On Immigration Enforcement Than On All Other Federal Crimes Combined


Ashley Lopez: According to a new report, the federal government currently spends more money enforcing immigration than on enforcing all other major federal laws put together.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Open Records, Politics

Obama Changes Policy for Immigrants With Family in the United States


Ashley Lopez: Immigrants with family in the United States may now become permanent residents.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Politics

GOP Tries to Recover Lost Ground With Latinos


Howard Goodman: Republicans have noticed that they aren’t scoring all that well with Latinos — and before the fastest-growing segment of the electorate slips away from them altogether, they’re trying to recover lost ground.

Published in Blog, Government, Politics

ICE Data Shows One in Two Haitians Detained Have Not Been Convicted of Crimes


Jacob Kushner: Hundreds of Haitian immigrants currently in ICE custody do not have criminal histories or have committed non-violent crimes.

Published in Government, Health, Immigration

Rubio’s Moment Arrives in ‘Time’


Howard Goodman: The movement-conservative darling — and possibly the first Latino to gain a spot on a party’s national presidential ticket — is the subject of a Time magazine cover story.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Politics

Is Florida Ready for Rick Santorum?


Ralph De La Cruz: The sudden emergence of conservative Republican and staunch illegal immigration opponent Rick Santorum could make things interesting in an immigrant-rich state that relies on cheap agricultural labor.

Published in Blog, Economy, Immigration, Politics

U.S. Government Will Review 300,000 Deportation Cases


Jacob Kushner: Following FCIR’s investigation of deportations to Haiti, the Obama administration announced plans to review pending deportation cases of low-level criminal offenders.

Published in Government, Health, Immigration, Justice

Report: Secure Communities Encourages Racial Profiling, Lack of Due Process


Ralph De La Cruz: Mirroring an FCIR analysis from January, a report released Wednesday found that Secure Communities often deports non-criminals and disproportionately detains Latinos. Even U.S. citizens have been arrested.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Justice

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