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Senator Ted Cruz says a pathway to citizenship is what is blocking immigration reform.

Ted Cruz: he’s a “proud wacko bird,” Obama is one blocking immigration reform

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Freshman Tea Party Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who steadfastly opposes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, said today that President Obama's … Read More

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Labrador leaves House immigration group, says he will still pursue reform

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Idaho Republican Congressman Raul Labrador said he could not come to an agreement with a bipartisan House group known as the "Group of Eight," saying the … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio has been in the spotlight for criticizing parts of the immigration bill he helped write.

Does Marco Rubio support his own immigration bill?

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It seems everyone who is talking about immigration is also talking about Senator Marco Rubio - and the fact that the Florida Republican has recently criticized … Read More

House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, center, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., right, as they share a laugh with Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, prior to the committee's hearing on America's Immigration System. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Analysis: Can the House torpedo immigration reform?

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Tuesday evening the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the sweeping immigration reform bill, setting it up for an eventual vote from the full Senate. But with … Read More

Activist in support of immigration reform pray for the immigration bill to be voted on by full Senate this summer. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate committee votes “yes” on comprehensive immigration reform, on to Senate floor

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After months of intense negotiations and with the prodding of the nation's immigrants, Latino and Asian-American activists, DREAMers and even business and … Read More

A new study shows that legalizing undocumented immigrants will help add to the Social Security coffers.

Study: Immigration bill would help Social Security

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social Security trust fund by adding millions of workers to tax … Read More

President Barack Obama and Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla shake hands at the end of their joint press conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, Friday, May 3, 2013. Obama's three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica is his first to Latin America since winning a second presidential term. Obama on Friday cast Mexico as a nation ready to take "its rightful place in the world" and move past the drug battles and violence that have defined its relationship with the United States. He then headed to Costa Rica to prod Central American leaders to tackle those same issues more aggressively. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Obama supports including gays in immigration bill

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says he supports recognizing gay unions in a broad immigration bill pending in Congress but won't say … Read More

Former President George W. Bush gives opening remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas for a conference titled "Immigration and 4% Growth: How Immigrants grow the U.S. Economy," Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

President Bush optimistic about immigration bill

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George W. Bush says he's encouraged by signs of progress in overhauling the U.S. immigration system. But the former president … Read More

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

As Senators sell sweeping immigration reform, will House break it up?

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Senate bill 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 -- more commonly referred to as the Senate Gang of Eight's … Read More

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents and K-9 security dog keep watch at a checkpoint station, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in Falfurrias, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Senate plan to stiffen border security, say sources

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of senators finalizing a landmark immigration bill has agreed to require greatly increased surveillance of the border and … Read More