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PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 17: Maricopa County Sheriff Officer Joe Arpaio gestures on April 17, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. Arpaio has been facing criticism from Hispanic activists and lawmakers, alleging that Arpaio's crackdown methods on illegal immigrants involve racial profiling. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Problem surface over Arizona’s 2007 immigration law

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with … Read More

A new study claims immigration reform will bring in 2.1 million homeowners by 2020.

Study: Immigration reform will add 2.1 million homeowners by 2020

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A new study claims passing immigration reform will provide a boost to the housing market. The American Action Forum, a conservative think tank, released a study … Read More

Collinsville Boy's Varsity Soccer Team: Jorge Segura #8, David Hernandez #14, Luis Segura #22, and Adan Morales #1 (Photo/James Williams Portraits)

All-Hispanic Alabama soccer team wins school’s first state championship in 38 years

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Collinsville, Alabama is a small town of approximately 2,000 people, but this past weekend a group of 22 Latino students put it on the national map. … Read More

Edward Adedeji, a Nigerian immigrant, checks in with poll worker Rosalind Jamieson as he votes at the St. Marks Day School in the U.S. presidential election in the Crown Heights section of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. The neighborhood is a mixture of West Indian immigrants and Hasidic Jews. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

NYC weighs allowing many immigrants to vote

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Agha Saleh came to the United States inspired by democratic ideals, but it took him years to achieve a basic one here : voting. He'd lived … 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

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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

Dreamers still face an uphill battle to be able to pay for college without access to in-state tuition. (Photo Courtesy Michele Rudy)

Opinion: Progress on immigration reform but DREAMers face challenges applying to college

By Divya Raghavan, analyst for NerdWallet

With the immigration debate in full swing, there seems to be an apparent light at the end of the tunnel for DREAMers. However, the student DREAMers who want to … Read More

California might become the first state to allow legal immigrants to serve on a jury.

Calif. bill would let non-citizens serve on juries

By Judy Lin, Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- The California Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that would make the state the first in the nation to allow non-citizens who are … Read More

File photos shows Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. . (AP Photo/The Lowell Sun; Robin Young, File)

GOP weighs in on asylum review in immigration bill after Boston

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Thursday that the way the U.S. grants asylum to immigrants may need to be addressed after … Read More

Jordi Muñoz with one of his drones. (Courtesy 3D Robotics)

10 immigrant entrepreneurs in the US

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According to a new report, the Kaufman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity released by the Kaufman Foundation, immigrants were twice as likely to start … Read More

Hundreds gathered in Los Angeles outside the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. in Los Angeles to urge her to support immigration reform.

Immigration timeline: Tuesday bill, Friday hearing

By Kelly O'Donnell, NBC News

This week will be the political debut of the full immigration plan. Both Democrats and Republicans say the plan will be unveiled Tuesday after earlier mixed … Read More