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A recent report from the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), shows that between 4.4 and 6.5 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. would be able to obtain U.S. citizenship under the immigration principles of the Republicans. This will happen if the U.S. Congress takes the step-by-step approach to immigration reform that the House Republicans […]

Many believe that immigration reform will happen in 2014 as it is President Obama’s top priority. The Senate passed S.744, a comprehensive immigration reform bill, in 2013. This bill passed the chamber with bipartisan support but the House, which is not in favor of a comprehensive bill, is not willing to take up this bill.

House Speaker John A. Boehner and the House Republicans are likely to release a draft of immigration principles by the end of this month. They are planning to release their principles before President Obama delivers his State of Union address and prior to their annual retreat. The Senate, with bipartisan support passed a broad immigration

Undocumented immigrants in California can now practice law. The California Supreme Court ruled that the undocumented immigrants in the state can apply for law licenses and legally practice law. This ruling is favorable to Sergio Garcia, an undocumented immigrant who passed the state bar exam. Though he is not a U.S. citizen, he can now

Fixing the broken immigration system of the U.S. would help end the country’s job crisis. Studies show that immigrants do not take away the jobs of Americans but that they create jobs and help boost the country’s economy. Immigrants are innovative and they start businesses in America. They are more entrepreneurial than the native U.S.

For President Obama, the top priority for 2014 is immigration reform. He stated that he wanted to get immigration reform done in 2013. As the year has come to a close, he believes that he will sign a reform bill in 2014. President Obama, now vacationing in Hawaii, signed a bipartisan budget deal and a

The U.S. Congress has now wrapped up its session and has left for its holiday break. Though the House did not consider the bill that the Senate has approved, the immigration reform movement has achieved some victories in 2013. Earlier, immigration activists and the undocumented immigrants alone were in favor of immigration reform. But now,

The controversial part in the debate over immigration reform is creating a path to U.S. citizenship for the undocumented immigrants living in the United States. The Pew Hispanic Center recently conducted a survey and according to it, most of the Latinos and Asian Americans want the country to grant them a relief from deportation. Deportation

The U.S. Senate approved and passed a comprehensive bill for immigration reform in June. This bill must be passed by the House in order to be signed into law by the President. This reform bill includes a variety or provisions, an important one of which is a provision to create a roadmap to U.S. citizenship

The House controlled by the Republicans departed on Thursday for holiday break, with no progress on immigration reform. Leaders from both the Democratic and the Republican parties have stated that they would return to the immigration reform issue in 2014. According to Representative Robert W. Goodlatte, Republican of Virginia and chairman of the Judiciary Committee,