Obama has also been pressed throughout his trip about the immigration debate raging on Capitol Hill.
So we talked about the immigration bill that's being proposed in the senate by the so-called Gang of Eight, and economist Julianne Malveaux had this to say.
Mr. WALDEN: Unfortunately there is a vocal minority in this country that is very agitated about the immigration situation and the fact that people who are coming in to this country.
So while I care about the immigration debate, the truth is that my destiny, and that of my family members, doesn't rise and fall on whether Congress stops passing this hot potato and finally tackles immigration reform.
Zero-tolerance law-and-order rhetoric about the immigration issue has become the standard for talk radio and other conservative circles, and I think that this fact puts much of the conservative movement at odds with two of its most important foundations: a view of compassion derived from the Biblical tradition, and a commitment to economic freedom and limited government as an optimistic upward path to prosperity.
At the news conference, Mr. Bush also talked about the bipartisan immigration proposal negotiated by his administration and leaders in Congress, a bill that faces an uncertain fate.
In a 2010 post he writes about the tension between immigration and the social safety net, but again this does not apply to high skilled immigrants who make a stronger social safety net more affordable.
He needs to talk about the benefits of immigration and how the richness of our diversity has made us a stronger country.
In 2006, MySpace users spread the word about immigration rights demonstrations across the United States.
The humanitarian arguments may leave those who complain the loudest about unauthorized immigration unmoved, but the supporters of Arizona style immigration laws might be persuaded by the economic costs.
Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Friday he also has concerns about gaps in the immigration system.
For those concerned about the cost of immigration to American taxpayers, we have a chance to make sure the bill lives up to its promise that today's illegal immigrants are not eligible for federal benefits.
Even as the debate about illegal immigration has become shriller, the phenomenon itself has declined.
New evidence about the economic importance of immigration reform, coupled with the new political realities presented by the election, have given reform a higher likelihood of passing.
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"What I do see is the opponents of immigration reform who have no arguments about the morality and politics of (this immigration package) very cynically jumping on this horrible tragedy to derail this bill, " said David Leopold, an immigration attorney and past president of the Washington-based American Immigration Lawyers Association.
NPR's Ted Robbins spoke with activists on both sides about the hearings and the future of immigration.
Felicia Escobar, White House Senior Policy Advisor on immigration, blogged about the breakout session she hosted on immigration.
Last week, President Barack Obama delivered remarks in Las Vegas about fixing the broken immigration system so that it is fairer and helps grow the middle class by ensuring everyone plays by the same rules.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama delivered remarks in Las Vegas about fixing the broken immigration system so that it is fairer and helps grow the middle class by ensuring everyone plays by the same rules.
I've been listening to the voices on these platforms and taking notes about ways to improve the immigration-reform legislation.
But first, we've been following the story about how immigration, both legal and illegal, is playing out around the country.
Last night he spoke about immigration at the Cinco de Mayo party and said he wanted to begin work on immigration this year.
They even sounded very much the same in talking about an immigration bill that is dividing the country and was being hotly debated in the Senate on Monday afternoon.
They were anxious about the climate economically, the issue of immigration, the timing of the lawsuit.
The indictment alleges that the system of payments defrauded the FEC because the watchdog agency was given false information about the source on contributions, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) because it was not told the source was a non-U.S. citizen so that the agency would permit the "conduits" to enter or remain in the United States.
They said that the undocumented immigration population totals about five percent of the workforce.
Because the two candidates are talking about making immigration reform a priority if they reach the White House, and to make it there, they know the Hispanic vote can have a great impact.
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On Tuesday, I was in Las Vegas talking about the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
Now its leader, Siv Jensen, is fighting to bring back the debate about immigration into parliament.
Ms. PULIDO: Well, you know, one of our main objectives here in Illinois is to educate the people about illegal immigration.
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