immigration

For Immigrants In U.S. Illegally, Rubio Favors 'Very Long Path' To Citizenship

11:17am November 11, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

Sen. Marco Rubio, who's gaining in the presidential race, supported and helped craft the Senate immigration bill. He's backed away from it somewhat, but clarified his stance in an interview with NPR.

It was about a year ago that President Obama announced executive actions that would shield millions of immigrants from deportation.

National

Appeals Court Deals Blow To Obama's Immigration Plan

11:34am November 10, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The federal court ruled that President Obama's program goes beyond the prosecutorial discretion powers granted to the executive, so it kept the executive action from being implemented.

Appeals Court: White House Can't Protect 5 Million From Deportation

1:08am November 10, 2015

by The Associated Press

The administration had argued it could defer deportation of selected groups of immigrants, including children who were brought to the U.S. illegally; 26 states got that plan blocked.

Daily News

Morning Headlines: Thursday, October 29, 2015

6:10am October 29, 2015

by Neal Charnoff

Gov. McCrory Signs Immigration Legislation Targeting Ids

Politics & Government

While On Trip To Greensboro, McCrory Signs Bill That City Opposed

7:49pm October 28, 2015

by Paul Garber

Gov. Pat McCrory visited Greensboro Wednesday and while in Guilford County signed into law a bill that the city voted to oppose.

Judge Says Texas Can Continue Denying Birth Certificates To Immigrants' Kids

1:25pm October 17, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Citing issues with some IDs, Texas has refused to issue birth certificates to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. A federal judge refused halt the practice while a case is decided.

National

The Immigrants It Once Shut Out Bring New Life To Pennsylvania Town

8:34pm October 14, 2015

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Once home to some of the country's strictest anti-illegal-immigration laws, Hazleton is now 40 percent Latino. The city is younger and bigger than it's been in decades, and the economy is thriving.

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Mark Keam (left) is sworn in as a freshman delegate to the Virginia General Assembly in 2010 in Richmond, Va. Keam was the first Asian-American immigrant elected to the Virginia Legislature.

National

Influx Of Non-European Immigrants Defines America Today

5:17pm October 08, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

The Immigration Act of 1965 opened the doors to nationalities that were largely shut out before. Since then, 90 percent of U.S. immigrants hail from outside Europe. Three families share their stories.

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos asks a question of presidential candidate Donald Trump during a news conference in Dubuque, Iowa, on Aug. 25. Earlier, Trump had Ramos removed from the room.

Univision's Jorge Ramos Discusses Journalism And That Donald Trump News Conference

5:25pm October 05, 2015

Mexican-born journalist Jorge Ramos moved to the U.S. in 1983. "I am glad that I came," he says. "The First Amendment has given me all the opportunities that I couldn't have in Mexico."

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Jihye Jang of Korea participates in a naturalization ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center on July 3, 2013, in Chicago.

The Future Of The U.S. Immigrant Population, In 1 Graphic

2:30pm September 28, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

By 2065, Hispanics will make up 31 percent of the immigrant population, while Asians will make up 38 percent. At the same time, whites will account for less than half the U.S. population by 2055.