Democrats might tweak immigration reform to make Republican opposition inevitable and hit them in 2014 for being obstructionist. This could hurt Dreamers by giving courts enough time to void Obama’s Executive Order
Immigration
Jose Antonio Vargas’ Emotional Senate Testimony
Vargas offered himself up as a public example of what it means to be a person often called “illegal” living in America.
On Immigration, Conservative Mastermind Kris Kobach Is Not Backing Down
Kobach, the architect of Arizona’s SB 1070, opposes amnesty for undocumented workers.
Marco Rubio’s Agile Courtship of Conservative Media
The task of pitching an immigration-reform bill to the conservative press has fallen to the Republican star.
Q & A with Immigration Reform Advocate Frank Sharry
Frank Sharry discusses with TIME how the momentum for immigration reform can be stopped, and how the President and Gang of Eight differ in their plans for reform.
Rush Limbaugh and Barack Obama (In That Order) Weigh In On Immigration
Two big things happened Tuesday with regards to immigration reform: President Barack Obama announced his plans, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called into Rush Limbaugh’s radio program. The second event mattered more.
Will Immigration Reform Work This Time?
The Senate’s Gang of Eight hails a “major breakthrough” on a comprehensive bill, but they have a long way to go.
Obama’s Next Immigration Battle: Local, Federal Authorities on Collision Course over Detention
Last Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a press conference to announce that he didn’t want his city’s law-enforcement authorities to follow federal requests to hold some undocumented immigrants, picked up on other charges, …
In Defense of Romney’s Vagueness
There’s a bit of a panic raging in the conservative commentariat today with twin columns from the Weekly Standard‘s Bill Kristol and the Wall Street Journal‘s editorial board urging Mitt Romney to correct his course. President …
Arizona Ruling Deepens Romney’s Immigration Muddle
A funny thing happened after the Supreme Court handed down a split decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. All the key players won — even the ones who lost. Politics is a festival of spin on a typical day, and its …
Supreme Court Blocks Key Provisions of Arizona Law, Affirming Broad Federal Power over Immigration
Forget racial profiling or Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s feud with President Obama. In striking down key provisions of SB 1070, the controversial Arizona law aimed at illegal immigration, the Supreme Court was refereeing a …
Obama vs. Romney on Immigration
From the “no core” division of the Obama campaign’s messaging operation comes this new Web video, essentially a compendium of news reporters carping about Mitt Romney’s evasiveness on immigration policy:
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Romney’s Dream Act Response Highlights Political Peril
Mitt Romney faced a Catch-22 in President Barack Obama’s high-profile roll-out of a regulatory version of the Dream Act last Friday. The presumptive GOP presidential candidate crafted a careful response, but not a particularly …