The New York Times reported today that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged that he will promote a more open U.S. immigration policy during his now third term in office in light of legislation extending term limits as mayor from 2 to 3. At the mayor’s swearing in ceremony recently, he mentioned that he we will assemble a bipartisan [...]

The Miami Herald reported today that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is turning up the heat to pressure President Obama and his administration to do what is necessary to legalize the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants this year. The Catholic Church in the U.S. has historically favored immigration reform.  Its recent efforts to push the immigration reform issue confirmed its [...]

The New York Times reported recently that four immigrant students on New Year’s Day began a 1,500 mile walk from downtown Miami to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness to what they say is that the Obama administration is moving slowly to pass legislation that will reform our country’s immigration laws to grant legal status to the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Supporters and [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that despite the significant problems that the country is facing such as health care and the economy, President Obama and his administration is laying the groundwork to work on resolving another issue that is expected to create controversy and possibly, political division.  The issue is overhauling the immigration system, better known as immigration reform. Insiders in the Obama administration have [...]

The San Antonio Express reported today that despite President Obama’s campaign promise to resolve the nation’s immigration problem in 2010, critics have said that immigration reform will face an uphill battle in Congress. The battle begins with lawmakers from both parties who will be primarily concerned with mid-term elections.  Next is the growing downturn in the economy which as of recent, has resulted in over [...]

The New York Times reported today that the momentum to resolve our country’s growing immigration problem has picked up again in light of legislation introduced by Congressional Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, a Democrat from Illinois.  His introduction of the bill is seen by many as the first skirmish in a battle that is expected to be long and drawn [...]

The New York Times reported today that undocumented immigrant students, many of which were brought to the U.S. as children by their undocumented immigrant parents, have become more organized and are becoming a group to be reckoned with in their fight for the passage of the DREAM Act . Students have held street rallies in cities across the country, sent [...]

The Washington Times reported yesterday that President Obama’s challenge now that he obtained the majority of the Hispanic votes in his election campaign, is to ensure that he keeps them in the hopes of his re-election race in 2012. Critics have said that the determining factor if he will keep the Hispanic vote in 2012 is whether or not he signs immigration reform [...]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that  the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2010, signed by President Obama on October 28, 2009, has extended the E-Verify, the Immigrant Investor (EB-5 Pilot Program), the Special Immigrant visa category for non-minister religious workers, and, the date by which J-1 nonimmigrant exchange visitors must obtain J-1 status to qualify for [...]

The Miami Herald  reported this past weekend that the health care reform bill that was debated in Congress passed in the House by a narrow margin of 220-215. In the Senate, legislation is being finalized, but has yet to be made public.  Therefore, certain details of the Senate version of the Health Care Reform bill are unknown. Below is a brief comparison [...]