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From left, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., standing, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, confer as the Senate Judiciary Committee meets on immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2013.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, … Read More

Senator Ted Cruz said allowing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants will not move the immigration bill forward.

Analysis: On immigration bill, it’s Republican versus Republican

It's up to the Republicans.  Whether a comprehensive immigration reform bill will reach President Obama's desk this year boils down to one fundamental thing - … Read More

A group of conservative politicians have come out in support of immigration reform as long as the bill meets their standards.

Group of conservatives backs action on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than two dozen conservative leaders have signed on to a statement supporting action to overhaul the nation's immigration laws and … Read More

Reflecting the increase in the nation's Latinos, more than a million additional Hispanic voters participated in the 2012 elections.

Census: More than a million more Latinos voted in 2012 than 2008

This may be surprising -- not as many Latinos voted in 2008 as in 2012. A newly-released Census report on the 2012 election, The Diversifying Electorate -- … Read More

Groups advocating for immigration reform will be closely watching Thursday's Senate hearing on the immigration bill.

With 300 amendments, advocates brace for tough start of Senate immigration hearings

Immigration reform activists will have their eyes set on one place on Thursday -- and that is the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the  tough negotiations on … Read More

Jason Richwine, co-author of a Heritage Foundation study which said citizenship for immigrants would cost the U.S. $6.3 trillion, has resigned after comments surfaced of him saying Hispanic immigrants with low-IQ's will have generations of family members with low-IQ's as well.

Heritage immigration study co-author: Hispanics will have low-IQ children and grandchildren

A much-awaited study by The Heritage foundation was blasted by Democrats and prominent conservative organizations alike, after it calculated the cost of … Read More

The Senate Gang of Eight's proposed immigration bill has spun hundreds of amendments.

Immigration bill confronts hundreds of amendments

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A landmark immigration bill in the Senate is facing a critical trial - whether it can survive hundreds of amendments from the left and right … Read More

In this photo taken Monday, May 6, 2013, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., arrives at the Senate chamber for a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  One of the immigration bill’s authors, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has already acknowledged that the bill will face a tough road to passage if the border security elements are not improved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP: Stronger borders or immigration bill will die

WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican … Read More

Bill Clinton, Bill Gates

Clinton: The Heritage foundation report only shows the worst case scenario on immigration

President Bill Clinton says immigration reform is needed to stay competitive in the global economy so we can recruit the brightest and criticized a new report … Read More

Former Republican Senator Jim DeMint says legalizing undocumented immigrants will cost trillions of dollars, but other Republicans swiftly  criticized the report.

Opinion: Conservatives slamming the Heritage report on immigration is the right move for GOP

Is the GOP dead? Some have speculated that the Republican Party is facing impending doom because of the party's resistance to jettisoning their extremist … Read More