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President Seeking Bipartisan Support for Immigration Reform
The Los Angeles Times reported late last week that President Obama has sought bipartisan support from Senators Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York and Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina despite a very uphill battle to convince lawmakers to come together and create legislation to overhaul our nation’s immigration laws.
The President is seeking to bring [...]
Support for the President by Young People Fading
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that a study by the Pew Research Center that will be released today discusses the fading support by young people aged 18 to 29 whose strong turnout back in November 2008 for the Presidential election was claimed by demographers as the start of a new Democratic movement.
The study’s findings are very significant because the results show that the diverse turnout [...]
Religious Leaders in Central Florida Renew Their Call for Immigration Reform
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that religious leaders in the Central Florida area renewed their call yesterday to Congress to pass immigration reform that if signed into law, would legalize millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The leaders have said that it is time for both the Obama administration and Congress to address this issue.
The leaders, led by Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, included [...]
Immigration Reform Needs a Bigger Push
The Los Angeles Times reported today that Congressman Luis Gutierrez criticized President Obama and his administration for not doing more to seek legislation that would legalize the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Despite his criticism, he also mentioned that he lacks the necessary votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to actually pass the bill that he sponsored.
As [...]
Immigration Reform, “Will it Further Hurt or Help the Economy?”
The Miami Herald reported today that in light of the rising unemployment rate (approximately 10%), an all important question has come up in the immigration reform debate. That question is, “Will legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants further hurt or help the economy?”
The answer is difficult to come by due to conflicting reports that were issued recently. One such report released last week endorsed by [...]
