Latinos May Need More Than a 'Miracle' to Prosper in Texas
President Obama brought a message of economic recovery when he visited Austin yesterday, the first stop in his “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour.” Latinos in the U.S., however, are trailing...
View ArticleThreat of Deportation Haunts Immigrant Students
More than 100 Austin parents, teachers and community members gathered at Mendez Middle School Saturday for an immigration forum sponsored by the teachers union, Education Austin. Advocacy groups and...
View ArticleLabor Sec. Seth Harris on How to Reduce the Deficit by $200 Billion
This week Congress will take up what some say is a long overdue reform of national immigration policy. The U.S. has been slow to recover from the recession, and U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris says...
View ArticleCastro-Patrick Immigration Debate Offers Plenty of Attacks, Few Solutions
Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has been making headlines for taking what some consider a hard line on immigration in his campaign. Last night, he squared off against San...
View ArticleWill Travis County Be Sued For Participating in ICE Immigration Holds?
Dozens of jurisdictions across the country have backed away from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation program known as Secure Communities.But Travis County Sheriff Greg...
View ArticleTexas Conservatives Say Congress Must Break Gridlock on Immigration Reform
Now that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost his primary to a Tea Party opponent, immigration legislation may be a tougher prospect.But in Texas, a number of Republicans say they’ll keep urging...
View ArticleWhy Children in Texas Illegally Could Stay in the U.S. for Years
Many of the thousands of children from Central America crossing the Texas-Mexico border are eventually subject to deportation, but it could take years before their cases goes to court.Texas has the...
View ArticleDeportation Threat Doesn't Diminish Young Migrants' U.S. Hopes
The Obama administration says it will try to speed up deportations of tens of thousands of children who have illegally entered the U.S. from Central America in recent months.
View ArticleHow a Bush-Era Law Against Trafficking Impacts the Immigration Surge
Because of a 2008 law, thousands of children crossing into Texas illegally are not turned back right away. That’s because they must get an immigration hearing first – due to a federal law that passed...
View ArticleWho Are The Kids Of The Migrant Crisis?
Since October, a staggering 57,000 unaccompanied migrant children have been apprehended at the southwestern U.S. border.
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