October 4, 2013 | Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago labor and immigration rights organizations on Thursday announced a mass march to Federal Plaza next week.
October 4, 2013 | Forbes
One hundred years removed from its peak, Ellis Island continues to represent all that America has done to open its arms to immigrants.
October 2, 2013 | ABC News
House Democrats are expected to introduce an immigration bill of their own today.
September 27, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
A significant majority of Latino voters list immigration overhaul as a crucial issue
September 21, 2013 | The Tennessean
The front lawn of The Hermitage, the stately home of President Andrew Jackson, served as the setting for 78 immigrants taking their final step toward American citizenship — taking an oath of allegiance.
September 20, 2013 | Marin News
June 13, 2013 | The Huffington Post
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April 10, 2013 | The Dallas Morning News
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December 9, 2012 | NPR
November 29, 2012 | NBC Latino
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November 21, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
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November 12, 2012 | Huffington Post
November 9, 2012 | Mesquite Local News
November 8, 2012 | Wall Street Journal
May 8, 2012 | Human Rights Campaign
Throughout April, HRC leaders and volunteers worked in coalition with a diverse array of legal, immigrant and Latino/a organizations across the country to help some 700 legal permanent residents apply for citizenship. These citizenship workshops come at an especially critical time because many of these applicants – if all goes well with their application process – have enough time to become citizens and register to vote by the November elections.
May 2, 2012 | The Dallas Morning News
Just in time for presidential elections in November, citizenship campaigns are rolling out for foreign-born residents who want to fully and finally bridge the distance between their birthplace and their adopted U.S.A.
May 1, 2012 | The Register-Guard
A new coalition of Eugene and Springfield groups says it wants to help create a welcoming and supportive environment for immigrants and promote a “thoughtful public dialogue about immigration.” More than 30 groups have formed the Lane County Network for Immigrant Integration. On Monday, the coalition released an organizing statement of principles at a news conference at Springfield City Hall. The principles, similar to those endorsed by community groups in other cities, aim to show appreciation for the economic, social, cultural and civic contributions made by immigrants in the Eugene-Springfield area, organizers said. Announced before about three dozen people, the principles also call for “humane and just” changes to national immigration law and seek to discourage discrimination against immigrant groups.
April 16, 2012 | KFMZ News
Becoming a citizen can sometimes be a lengthy and expensive process but "Ya Es Hora" is a national campaign aimed to help those looking for naturalization.
January 17, 2012 | New York Times
Although everyone is talking about the presidential election this year, I am much more excited about the role of immigrants in the politics of 2012.
July 26, 2011 | Color Lines
On Monday President Obama took a break from debt ceiling talks to address immigration, education and the economy in a speech at the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference in Washington, D.C.
July 25, 2011 | Houston Chronicle
Obama says he has no intention of backing down on his plan to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who attend college or serve in the military.
July 22, 2011 | Houston Chronicle
A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated American Independence Day with all of the usual festivities.
July 4, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel
Oath of Allegiance is administered during a special naturalization ceremony at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium.
June 15, 2011 | Politico
In a major speech to the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the United States risks “national suicide” if it doesn’t adopt a more welcoming immigration policy.
June 6, 2011 | Jacob L. Vigdor
The way the U.S. handles immigration is better than in most of the rest of the world. But the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada.
May 27, 2011 | Latin American Herald Tribune
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a campaign emphasizing the benefits of being a U.S. citizen.
May 23, 2011 | Sign On San Diego
New citizenships for immigrants in county fall, tracking state and U.S. patterns
May 16, 2011 | The Hill
Critics on both the left and the right are dismissing President Obama’s recent call for immigration reform, saying he offered nothing new.
May 14, 2011 | Wall Street Journal
Why is immigration so essential for innovation? Immigrants bring a much-needed set of skills and interests.
May 12, 2011 | Human Rights Campaign Back Story
Under the leadership of our steering committees and in coalition with local and national organizations, HRC lead volunteers for ya es hora citizenship workshops in six cities throughout April.
May 12, 2011 | New York Times
President Barack Obama says those opposing a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. shouldn't have amnesia about how the country began.
May 12, 2011 | Sacramento Bee
Tuesday, in El Paso, Obama again pledged to fix a broken system but not without an assist from Republicans.
May 11, 2011 | Fox News Latino
Obama traveled Tuesday to the border city of El Paso, Texas, for a major speech in which he appealed to congressional Republicans to back immigration reform.
May 11, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle
Standing near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, President Obama made his self-described "big policy speech" on immigration reform.
May 11, 2011 | PBS News Hour
Obama takes to the stage in El Paso, Texas, and launches the next phase of his public campaign to achieve comprehensive immigration reform.
May 11, 2011 | The Hill
There's a chance that immigration reform could happen soon, but it's not a sure thing, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday.
May 10, 2011 | National Journal
President Obama renewed his call for comprehensive immigration reform in a major address at the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday.
May 10, 2011 | MetroWest Daily News
Projeto Nos Votamos will hold a U.S. citizenship workshop this Saturday at Saint Tarcisius Church on Waverly Street from 2 to 4 p.m.
May 10, 2011 | Politico
President Barack Obama heads to Texas Tuesday toting a pledge to jump-start work on a comprehensive immigration bill.
May 10, 2011 | New York Times
In search of Hispanic votes and a long-shot immigration overhaul, President Barack Obama on Tuesday stood at the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since winning the White House and declared it more secure than ever.
May 10, 2011 | Bloomberg
Obama is trying to step up pressure on Congress to act on revamping U.S. immigration laws while also courting a key constituency that he needs to win re-election next year.
May 10, 2011 | Examiner
Today, the Beltway insiders are all abuzz over President Barack Obama's visit to southern Texas to discuss immigration and border security.
May 10, 2011 | CBS Miami
South Florida Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is joining with her Democratic colleagues to reintroduce the DREAM Act.
May 6, 2011 | New York Times
The White House says President Barack Obama will deliver a speech on immigration when he visits El Paso, Texas, next Tuesday.
May 6, 2011 | HRC Back Story
More than 400 people turned out for the first Nevada ya es hora ¡Ciudadanía! naturalization workshop of the year on April 16.
May 4, 2011 | NBC Chicago
Hundreds of students and activists from the Chicago area head to Springfield Wednesday to rally support for two immigration bills.
May 3, 2011 | Politico
President Barack Obama is ramping up his push to overhaul the immigration system.
May 2, 2011
A bipartisan coalition of business leaders and mayors have joined together to make the case that visa reform is an economic imperative.
April 29, 2011 | Marine Corps Bases Japan
Approximately 75 Okinawa-based service members and family members realized their dreams of becoming American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Camp Foster theater April 22.
April 19, 2011 | The Hill
President Obama is reviving the issue of immigration reform in the face of mounting political pressure as he readies his bid for reelection.
April 4, 2011 | Soda Head
The most recent census numbers have revealed a surprisingly high growth rate of the Hispanic population in the U.S.
April 4, 2011 | Las Vegas Business Press
Upcoming free sessions aim to help local legal immigrants apply for citizenship
April 3, 2011 | Daily Democrat
Coming only a few days after the birthday celebration of César Chávez, about 40 people began the process of becoming American citizens in Woodland.
March 31, 2011 | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Hispanic voters helped President Barack Obama win Nevada in 2008 and were part of the push that put U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid over the top in 2010, in both cases demonstrating the muscle of a growing part of the electorate.
March 31, 2011 | Multi-American
One of the questions to come out of the 2010 Census has been whether or not the dramatic growth of the U.S. Latino population – now more than 50 million strong – translates into near-term political clout.
March 23, 2011 | PR Newswire
Goal Is to Register Thousands of Immigrants as U.S. Citizens and Registered Voters
March 19, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle
Inspired by a highly publicized Latino naturalization drive, Asian Americans are fanning out to help immigrants across California — and eventually the country — become U.S. citizens.
March 18, 2011 | ABC 13
At a Naturalization ceremony on Friday, many in attendance have been waiting their entire lives for citizenship. They sit. They wait. They listen. They smile. Until the moment finally arrives.
March 10, 2011 | Diamondback Online
An act that would provide undocumented immigrants the opportunity to qualify for in-state tuition at four-year colleges and universities appears poised to pass the state Senate after a preliminary floor vote last night pushed the bill forward.
February 17, 2011 | NextGov
A troubled Homeland Security Department project intended to expedite the processing of immigration papers has run into additional delays and is attracting congressional scrutiny.
February 8, 2011 | The Arizona Republic
Jennifer Allen, executive director of the Border Action Network, said the bills would marginalize part of the community.
February 7, 2011 | AZ Capitol Times
Backers of proposals that aim to deny U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants suffered a setback on Monday.
February 7, 2011 | Washington Examiner
An attempt to challenge automatic U.S. citizenship for children born in the country of illegal immigrants was rejected Monday by a South Dakota legislative panel.
February 5, 2011 | The Columbian
Saturday’s event at Clark was the third annual Citizenship Day sponsored by OneAmerica, a Seattle-based immigrants-advocacy group, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
February 5, 2011 | The New York Times
The number of Hispanics climbed 39 percent, to more than 1.5 million, or 17.7 percent.
February 4, 2011 | USCIS
In light of these circumstances, USCIS will make adjustments to acknowledge timely filings.
February 2, 2011 | Chron
As a Republican, Rep. Aaron Pena is expected to take a hard line on immigration.
January 31, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
Resuming workplace raids isn't the answer. Better enforcement and a path to citizenship are needed.
January 28, 2011 | The Washington Post
The only way the nation can meet Obama's call to "win the future" is to bring in more high-skilled immigrants.
January 27, 2011 | The New York Times
Arizona lawmakers are again diving into the national debate over illegal immigration by proposing a bill that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
January 27, 2011 | The White House Blog
Part of accomplishing winning the future means fixing our nation's broken immigration system.
January 27, 2011 | Arizona Daily Star
The president segued from education to immigration in his speech, and their interconnectedness is important to recognize.
January 25, 2011 | California Independent Voter Network
"I believe the President has an opportunity to tell the American people that reforming our nation's broken immigration system concerns us all."
January 25, 2011 | The Hill
President Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to approve contentious legislation it shot down just a month ago: the DREAM Act.
January 25, 2011 | Fox News Latino
Tonight, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union.
January 23, 2011 | Fox News
"The interaction of people earnestly trying to pursue their dreams creates more prosperity than any government program ever created."
January 20, 2011 | Miami Herald
When trying to win Hispanic votes, actions will go a lot farther than words.
January 19, 2011 | The Huffington Post
In the past two months two prominent Republican leaders hosted national conferences to address what many call the Republican's Latino "problem."
January 12, 2011 | The OC Register
As California Republicans regroup after November's sweeping losses, the state's rapidly growing Latino electorate offers a potential gold mine of votes.
January 4, 2011 | Forbes
The DREAM Act would have allowed some undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to gain conditional legal status.
January 3, 2011 | Des Moines Register
What do census data on congressional apportionment have to do with the recently scuttled Dream Act, and why does this matter for Iowa?
December 30, 2010 | The Hill
Just days after Congress killed the DREAM Act, voices on all sides of the immigration reform debate say it’s unlikely there will be much movement on the issue during the next two years.
December 30, 2010 | The Seattle Times
It was another challenging year for Latinos, but one with bright spots, too.
December 30, 2010 | New York Daily News
What's 2011 going to be like for immigrants in the U.S.?
December 30, 2010 | State Farm
State Farm joined forces with Ya Es Hora ¡Ciudadanía! at the MEND Community Center to host a citizenship workshop.
December 30, 2010 | CNN News
2010 began with promise for advocates of immigration reform, but it ended with a stark reminder of the obstacles they face.
December 28, 2010
On January 5, 2011, some civics test answers will change due to recent federal elections.
December 27, 2010 | USCIS
Updated Form N-648 and Training Will Enhance Consistency and Clarity
December 24, 2010 | Newsweek
The once confident "immigration reform" movement has entered an introspective, questioning phase.
December 21, 2010 | KION 46
Immigrants got a feel for the process to become U.S citizens.
December 20, 2010 | USA Today
The Senate's failure to take up the DREAM Act has sparked another round of debate about the Hispanic vote and the political impact of saying "no" on immigration bills.
December 19, 2010 | The New York Times
Despite the defeat, Democrats who supported the bill said they would continue to push for it.
December 19, 2010 | Cincinnati.com
My heart is full once again,' says mother of 18-year-old amid immigration turmoil.
December 18, 2010 | CBS News
"I don't think any party can succeed writing off such a large part of America," he said, referring to the Hispanic vote.
December 17, 2010 | ColorLines
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced last night that he would file cloture on the DREAM Act...
December 15, 2010 | Huffington Post
It's nearly the zero hour for a vote on legislation vital to our society and one that will help thousands of motivated and accomplished immigrant students continue their education...
December 14, 2010 | Huffington Post
Beyond potentially impacting their legal status, a failure on the Dream Act would be demoralizing to activists who have long supported the bill.
December 13, 2010 | The Hill
When House Democrats last week passed the DREAM Act before the Senate had staged its vote, the timing was no accident.
December 10, 2010 | NPR
Thursday's Senate setback of a measure to give grown children of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship has supporters considering their next move.
December 9, 2010 | Fox News Latino
In the end, it was three Latino Republicans from Florida who helped pass the DREAM Act through the House.
December 9, 2010 | Washington Post
The vote on the citzenship bill, known as the DREAM act, will probably be shifted to next week.
December 8, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
A cloture vote on the immigration measure affecting foreign-born youngsters is scheduled in the Senate...
December 4, 2010 | Hispanically Speaking News
DREAM Act supporters are aggressively campaigning on all fronts these last days before the DREAM Act vote goes to Congress next week...
November 30, 2010 | The New York Times
Activists across the country rallied on Tuesday in a day of support for the Dream Act, the long-languishing bill that would open a path to legalization for young people...
November 30, 2010 | Hispanically Speaking News
Latino elected officials and civic leaders have a critical opportunity to help secure the support of their Senators and Member of Congress for the DREAM Act...
November 30, 2010 | White House
The White House DREAM Act Fact Sheet
November 29, 2010 | USCIS
This report presents estimates of the legal permanent resident (LPR) population living in the United States on January 1, 2009.
November 29, 2010 | WNYC
With the 2010 election behind us and the 2012 contest beyond our focus, this is an opportune time to think about how to improve the quality of our democracy.
November 23, 2010 | USCIS
Fee Waiver Guidelines as Established by the Final Rule of the USCIS Fee Schedule
November 22, 2010 | USCIS
New Form Results from Extensive Collaboration with the Public
After publishing a final fee rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 24, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting adjusted fees for immigration applications and petitions on Nov. 23, 2010.
November 11, 2010 | Hispanically Speaking News
Today, Latino’s everywhere salute Latino veterans.
October 29, 2010 | USCIS
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) this week launched the first in a series of quarterly public engagements in Spanish. Each session will focus on a specific immigration or citizenship topic and include a live question-and-answer session with USCIS officials.
October 27, 2010 | San Francisco Chronicle
Increasing levels of naturalization and second or more generation Hispanics along with trends in voter registration will result in an increasingly important electorate-politicians will cater more and more to Latino interests.
October 27, 2010 | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
October 25, 2010 | The Miami Herald
Immigrants across the nation are bracing for the increases first announced in early June by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas.
October 25, 2010 | Hispanic Trending
When I started writing this column, I came across a wonderful story. A 101-year-old woman became a U.S. citizen with the help of a 69-year-old immigration document after living on American soil since infancy. On October 12, Eulalia Garcia Maturey had her naturalization ceremony on her 101st anniversary in Brownsville, Texas.
October 25, 2010 | USCIS
More than 600,000 new citizens will receive the enhanced certificate over the next year
October 21, 2010 | Washington Independent
Immigration Policy Center released a study today contending that “new Americans,” defined as recent naturalized citizens and U.S.-born children of immigrants from Latin America and Asia since 1965, are becoming increasingly powerful in elections as their numbers grow.
October 5, 2010 | USCIS
October 4, 2010 | Des Moines Register
September 29, 2010 | counterpunch
September 24, 2010 | USCIS
September 16, 2010
New citizens are in large electoral states and cite voting as reason to take oath.
September 14, 2010 | The Economist
According to the "law of large numbers", the role of Latinos will continue to grow exponentially, influencing all aspects of U.S. democracy.
September 10, 2010 | The Miami Herald
September 10, 2010 | The Washington Post
September 9, 2010 | Monterey County The Herald
August 30, 2010
August 25, 2010 | USCIS
August 17, 2010 | AP-Univision
The findings of the Univision-AP Poll relating to Hispanics Living in Two Worlds show that foreign-born Hispanics have more idealized views of life in America than U.S.-born Hispanics
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