“The influx of unaccompanied children across the southern border is nothing short of a humanitarian crisis that requires immediate action. We desperately need members of Congress to work together in a bipartisan way to develop an effective and humane course of action to address this problem, and I am frustrated that House Republicans are playing politics with this crisis instead of… Read more »
Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Karen Bass (CA-37), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Judy Chu (CA-27), Ted Deutch (FL-19) and Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) introduced the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (VIVA). The legislation would provide legal representation to unaccompanied minors and mentally disabled individuals during immigration proceedings, in… Read more »
Today U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Mike Quigley (IL-05) sent a letter with 56 of their colleagues urging the Obama Administration to take greater action to revise immigration enforcement procedures and provide relief from unnecessary detention and deportation.
“Our broken immigration system is hurting Washington state’s economy and families. Today far too… Read more »
On a January evening this year, Juan Andrés Macedo de Alba and a friend were in Blaine when they were stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers.
Macedo de Alba wasn’t worried, though, because he hadn’t done anything wrong, he said.
But when the officer returned and told him he was in the country illegally, Macedo de Alba started to… Read more »
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A high school honor student, originally from Mexico, could be deported because he is in the U.S. illegally.
Sixteen-year-old Juan Andres Macedo de Alba now faces an uncertain future. He is a junior in high school, volunteers, and is taking college courses. He arrived in the U.S. when he was nine-years-old.
“Working in me was the best investment I can do… Read more »
While House Republicans have been adamant that immigration reform is all but dead this year, a coalition of women’s groups is hoping to revive the issue, wrapping it into the “war on women” offensive.
Arguing that women and children bear the brunt of the burden from a broken system, and that women will be decisive in the 2014 and 2016 elections, organizers said that… Read more »
SEATTLE - Immigration reform is an issue that often includes the emotional debate about undocumented workers, but there's another piece of the puzzle that's creating headaches and heartaches for some of the region's most promising young minds.
"I come from Mumbai, India," Maithili Gupte says.
Gupte has a master's degree in biology, and works as a cancer researcher in Seattle. She… Read more »
THE U.S. House of Representatives has only days left this year to vote on a comprehensive immigration-reform package, building on a bipartisan bill passed by the Senate in June.
This overdue legislation is much needed in Washington state, where repercussions from a broken system cross industries, from orchards and fields to high-tech companies searching for skilled workers.
While U.S.… Read more »
In the aftermath of a sixteen-day government shutdown that cost our country $24 billion, the message from the American people was clear: we are tired of the partisan gamesmanship and bickering on Capitol Hill. Now, more than ever, the American people are wondering if their Congress can rise to the challenge and pass legislation that lowers our deficit, creates jobs, encourages… Read more »
The United States always has been, and always will be, a nation of immigrants. That fact is central to who we are -- as each generation leaves our country better off for the next, we do so not just for our children, but for newcomers, too.
Despite that rich tradition, Congress has not updated our immigration policies in three decades. In that time, visa backlogs grew to appalling lengths,… Read more »
