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Silicon Valley’s desire for more talent tied to immigrant hopes
Silicon Valley’s long crusade to break open doors to America for foreigners with key technology skills hinges on a political battle in Washington over broader immigration reform. For more than a decade, the tech sector has been struggling to get more visas and green cards for immigrants with engineering, math…
White House defends immigration reform proposal
The White House defended its behind-the-scenes work on immigration reform Sunday after a plan leaked to the US media was panned by a key Republican as “half-baked and seriously flawed.” USA Today said the plan being drafted by administration and which is already circulating among various government agencies would allow…
Watch live: House Judiciary hearing on immigration reform
The House Judiciary Committee hears testimony on the opportunities for legal immigration and enforcement of laws against illegal immigration. Watch live, broadcast on Feb. 5. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Florida Dreamers fear plans for immigration reform are ‘just words’
For young undocumented immigrants separated from their deported parents, real change comes only with legislation Jose-Antonio Machado Soza wakes every morning and yearns to tell his mother about what he is going to do at school that day or which friends he will be seeing that night. But Melba Soza…
Watch live: Obama announces immigration reform plan in Nevada
President Barack Obama discusses immigration reform at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 29. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Leaked memo tells GOP to stop calling immigrants ‘illegals’
Republican lawmakers are being encouraged on a new set of talking points when it comes to addressing both immigration reform and Latino voters, according to a memo obtained by The Hill on Monday. The memo, prepared by the Hispanic Leadership Network (HLN), encourages the use of the term “undocumented immigrants”…
Watch live: Senators talk about bipartisan immigration reform proposal
A bipartisan group of Senators holds a news conference at the Capitol to announce their agreement on an immigration reform proposal. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 28. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Watch live: Groups hold news event to urge immigration reform
eaders of civil-rights groups, labor leaders and others hold a news conference to call on President Obama and Congress to act on immigration reform. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 28. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [Image via Shutterstock]…
Republican-Democrat alliance unveils immigration reform deal
Eight US lawmakers crossed party lines to unveil a plan Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the shadows in the United States. “We recognize that our immigration system is broken,” the senators said in their bipartisan framework, a copy of…
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Five reasons Republicans won’t win over Latino voters
Harry J Enten: If the GOP has decided to embrace immigration reform to bolster its electoral chances with Hispanic voters, it should think again Republicans may feel electoral pressure to vote for comprehensive immigration reform. They shouldn’t – at least in the short term. Latino voters are Democrats, and Republicans would gain…
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