IMMIGRATION REFORM

A California bill dubbed the state's Dream Act that would allow illegal immigrants to receive public funds for college education was approved on Wednesday by the state Senate.

Hearings scheduled by the Obama administration to defend an embattled immigration enforcement tool known as Secure Communities have led to protests and walkouts, a sign of the program's enduring unpopularity amongst immigration advocates.

I think there is a path to citizenship for those young men and women who have served their country, Perry said.

The Obama administration has announced that it will review the cases of more than 300,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation to determine if they can remain in the United States.

Advocates of tighter border control disapprove of new ruling.

Latino activists held a protest outside President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign headquarters on Tuesday to ask him to end a criminal deportation program they say is snaring large number of illegal immigrants who have not committed crimes.

Latino activists held a protest outside President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign headquarters on Tuesday to ask him to end a criminal deportation program they say is snaring large number of illegal immigrants who have not committed crimes.

Civil rights groups are considering whether to sue the federal government after the Department of Homeland Security made participation mandatory in a controversial immigration enforcement program known as Secure Communities.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security quietly reversed course Friday and decreed states could no longer opt out of a controversial immigration enforcement program known as Secure Communities.

Illinois governor Pat Quinn is poised to sign legislation giving undocumented immigrant students access to educational benefits, making Illinois the second state in less than a week to pass legislation aimed at bolstering education for undocumented immigrants.

Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez was arrested in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon while protesting deportation of illegal immigrants, a spokesman said.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., was arrested during a demonstration outside the White House on Tuesday, the second time the congressman has been arrested for protesting federal immigration policy.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law on Monday that gives undocumented students attending California universities greater access to privately funded scholarships.

President Barack Obama sought to defend his record on immigration during a Monday speech to the National Council of La Raza, saying Republicans were stalling any meaningful reform.

Republican Party resistance is the main impediment to enacting immigration reform, President Barack Obama told frustrated Latino supporters at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference Monday.

The hacking group's latest victim is the state of Arizona's Department of Safety.

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick yesterday became the third Democratic governor in a little more than a month to reject Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement program that has become a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's immigration policy.

Apple has rejected an iPhone game that involves driving a truck gull of immigrants through a desert while trying to keep them in the vehicle.

New York City mayor Michael Rubens Bloomberg has joined forces with some of the biggest names in the fashion industry like Oscar de la Renta, Brooks Brothers, Malia Mills and Diane von Furstenberg to implement immigration reforms and promote easier visa procedure for international workers.

He did not use the name, but in his State of the Union address last night President Obama made clear that he is keeping the DREAM Act alive.

As the first two years of President Barack Obama's tenure wind down, the President has made a big push to accomplish some of his goals. While he has kept many of his promises, he has not kept others. Some of those are stalled, others in the works.