immigration

The White House Plan That Could Get Millions Of Immigrants To Vote

7:41pm September 18, 2015

by Asma Khalid

The Obama administration is kicking off a campaign to encourage legal immigrants in the country to become citizens, which could potentially swell voter rolls by millions before Election Day.

An open letter on immigration from conservative Latino group The Libre Initiative.

Conservative Latino Group Pens Letter Opposing GOP Immigration Rhetoric

11:45am September 09, 2015

by Asma Khalid

In a letter obtained by NPR, the Libre Initiative criticized calls made by some of the presidential candidates for mass deportation and ending birthright citizenship.

Donald Trump wears what's become a campaign signature: his

How Realistic Is Donald Trump's Immigration Plan?

2:39pm August 24, 2015

by John Burnett

Donald Trump had lacked for policy specifics until he came out with his very specific, hard-line immigration plan. But some of those in the trenches of immigration reform say it's dead on arrival.

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Tracing The Shifting Meaning Of 'Alien'

10:49am August 23, 2015

by Adrian Florido

Many immigration rights activists cringe at the term "alien." But decades ago, that word was embraced as a humane alternative to terms like "undesirable" and even "wetback."

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It's not clear what in our existing immigration system could stop unauthorized immigrants from having babies in the country.

Despite Political Rhetoric, 'Anchor Babies' Are Not Exactly Easy To Stop

4:14pm August 21, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Some GOP candidates want to crack down on so-called "anchor babies," or birthright citizenship. But it's hard to see how that would work.

Donald Trump continues to lead in the polls and on Sunday released his first policy position â a conservative proposal on immigration.

What's In Donald Trump's Immigration Plan And How It Could Affect The GOP

8:57am August 18, 2015

by Asma Khalid

Donald Trump made headlines with his comments deriding some Mexican immigrants as "rapists." His first detailed policy proposal (on immigration) would build a wall and end birthright citizenship.

Immigration Officials Arrest 50 Suspected Of Human Rights Violations

4:01pm August 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says the suspects are believed to have been involved in torture and aiding regimes that carried out ethnic cleansing.

Texas Fights Suit After Denying Birth Certificates To Children Of Illegal Immigrants

1:58pm July 30, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The state asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by parents who argue the state is discriminating against mothers because of their "immigration status and national origin."

Detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., gather for a Sikh prayer service.

With Religious Services, Immigrant Detainees Find 'Calmness'

7:24pm July 27, 2015

by Liz Jones

In-house chaplains have helped detainees cope with daily frustration, even reducing violence in detention centers. But meeting the spiritual needs of people from all over the world is a challenge.

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National

Judge Says Detained Immigrant Women, Children Should Be Released

4:56pm July 25, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A federal judge has given the government 90 days to prove that holding hundreds of minors and their mothers in unlicensed secure facilities does not violate a 1997 settlement.