Obama's day: Oklahoma and immigration - USA TodayUSA TODAYPresident Obama has an immigration event Tuesday, but much of his focus will be on the devastation in Oklahoma. The president will speak at 10 a.m. on the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma that have claimed at least two dozen lives so far, with...
Wonkbook: Could the scandals help immigration reform? - Washington PostWashington Post (blog)Senate panel agrees to more changes to immigration reform in response to Boston bombing. “The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the amendment by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would terminate...
Daily BeastWhy Should Conservatives Have to Trust Obama on Immigration?Daily BeastMark Krikorian takes up the question at National Review. In an editorial National Review published yesterday, multiple examples are listed of why conservatives are right to be concerned that this bill will set the stage...
Committee nears final big immigration decisionsBoston.comWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that...
Big-name conservatives rally against Senate immigration bill - Washington PostWashington Post (blog)A coalition of high-profile conservatives and tea party activists has signed a letter urging members of Congress to oppose a bipartisan Senate immigration bill, an attempt to increase public pressure just...
New York TimesImmigration Bill Navigates Early ObstaclesTIME (blog)Slow but sure seems to be working for the supporters of the Senate's immigration bill. With Washington distracted by scandals large and small, the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to chew its way through amendments to the bipartisan...
Immigration Officials Say Safeguards Were AddedNew York TimesIf the legislation passes, the immigration officers in Mr. Palinkas's union will be central to carrying it out. They would review applications for provisional legal status from an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, as well as for...
US panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrantsReutersThe Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 for an amendment to a wide-ranging immigration bill that would require the installation of devices to check immigrants' fingerprints at the 10 busiest U.S. airports within two years of...
PoliticoSenate panel approves immigration changes requiring fingerprint system at 30 ...Washington PostEvery immigrant leaving the United States through one of the 30 biggest airports would have to be fingerprinted by federal authorities under an immigration reform measure that won early committee approval...
Senators working on immigration bill would require fingerprinting at 30 ...Washington PostWASHINGTON — Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary...
