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VIDEO Congressman Gutierrez to Republicans: “Come back to your senses” on immigration

By Alessandra Hickson

Illinois Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez minced no words delivering an impassioned speech on the House Floor today.  In advance of  today's markup in … Read More

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Bill Clinton: Immigration reform has 55-60 percent chance of passing

By NOW with Alex Wagner, MSNBC

Alex Wagner sits down with former President Bill Clinton in Chicago to talk about the Clinton Global Initiative’s efforts to promote America’s economic … Read More

While Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right has been cautiously saying that an immigration reform bill is not a done deal yet. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: Split in Republican party over immigration reform should be resolved

By Danny Vargas

With bipartisan efforts underway in both houses of Congress to reach a consensus on comprehensive immigration reform (CIR), the GOP is now at the table and it … Read More

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Obama on immigration reform: There will be a pathway to citizenship so people can achieve their dreams

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President Obama says immigration reform is hitting the home stretch. In an interview with Telemundo's Lori Montenegro, Obama acknowledged a stumbling block … Read More

From left, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka; Janet Murguia, National Council of la Raza; and Mee Moua of the Asian American Justice Center, speak to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, following a meeting with President Obama about immigration reform and the economy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Strange bedfellows: Business, labor on immigration

By Erica Werner and Julie Pace, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unlikely allies, business and labor leaders joined in support of the White House's immigration overhaul efforts Tuesday while also launching … Read More

Heather Morgan and Mar Verdugo at their wedding. The couple hopes lawmakers will include benefits for binational LGBT couples in immigration reform. (Photo courtesy of Heather Morgan)

Obama’s immigration plan gives glimmer of hope to LGBT bi-national couples

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President Obama unveiled a landmark proposal  on immigration today that gives hope to thousands of lesbian and gay bi-national couples wishing to live together … Read More

Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J. and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fl., speak a news conference to announce a bi-partisan agreement on the principals of a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

Senators: Immigration reform to come by summer

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A major breakthrough - that's what a bipartisan group of Senators called their immigration reform proposal, a plan that could lead the way to legislation by the … Read More

Bipartisan group of senators propose a blueprint for sweeping immigration reform. (Photo by Mark Wilson/ Getty Images)

5 takeaways from senators’ sweeping immigration proposal

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The sweeping set of immigration reforms unveiled by a bipartisan group of senators may herald real change in the nation's immigration policies, a system that … Read More

A new poll finds most Americans strongly support an immigration reform plan with a path to citizenship for the nation's undocumented.

Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans support a path to citizenship

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Four out of five Americans say they would support a plan which includes a path to citizenship, according to a new poll conducted by bipartisan researchers. … Read More

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks as his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., applauds, during a campaign rally. Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in Manchester N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Op-Ed: The Romney/Ryan ticket will strengthen Medicare for Latinos, not take it away

By Josefina Carbonell, Former Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Our seniors are concerned about the future of Medicare - and rightly so.  Washington has made deep cuts to the program that will reduce their access to care … Read More