immigration

Rubio hears out House conservatives on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has met with House conservatives skeptical of the immigration overhaul bill he helped write. Rubio emerged to say that it’s clear the sweeping bill needs more work […]

2013/06/05

Childbirth recues are frequent at border crossing

SAN DIEGO (AP) – San Diego Fire and Rescue crews say they respond to the San Ysidro border crossing nearly every other day for childbirth emergency calls. U-T San Diego reports there were nearly 160 […]

2013/05/11

Obama calls for April debate on immigration bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he expects Congress to take up debate on an immigration bill next month so that he can sign it into law as soon as possible.

2013/03/25

Rand Paul, US Senator of Kentucky (AP Photo)

Rand Paul endorses immigrant path to citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is telling a Hispanic business group that illegal immigrants should be allowed to become U.S. taxpayers and ultimately get a shot at citizenship.

2013/03/19

Evangelicals support path to citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evangelical leaders say they will support a path to citizenship as part of immigration legislation, the first time they’ve taken an affirmative stance on the contentious issue.

2013/03/18

House group nearing deal on immigration bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members working in secret on a comprehensive immigration bill is nearing completion and has met with party leaders to brief them.

2013/03/15

Senate immigration bill may limit family visas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill may dramatically limit green cards for extended families of U.S. citizens and residents, limiting them to immediate families instead, a key lawmaker says.

2013/03/14

US Army offers citizenship track for needed skills

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — While Congress debates immigration policy, the Army is offering a fast path to U.S. citizenship for some legal immigrants if they can fill certain critical jobs.

2013/02/28

Obama on immigration overhaul: ‘Now is the time’

LAS VEGAS (AP) – President Barack Obama says “now is the time” to fix broken immigration laws. And he says Congress is showing “a genuine desire to get this done soon.” A USC professor talks with Penny and Phil about the latest development. Click to listen.

2013/01/30