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Mexican diplomat: Immigration reform will be a very important step

Agencia EFEJune 17, 2013 20:32

Chicago, Jun 17 (EFE).- Mexico's new consul general in Chicago said Monday that U.S. immigration reform is possible as a result of the new vision imposed by globalization, but he warned that, as in any negotiation, "nobody's going to win everything." "I think that it will be a very important step for undocumented immigrants in all countries, and if not exactly everything that the law requires is achieved, the rest will be the issue of a new struggle," Carlos Martin Jimenez Macias said in an interview with Efe.

Obama: Congress needs to pass immigration reform this summer

Agencia EFEJune 11, 2013 14:30

Washington, Jun 11 (EFE).- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that nothing is stopping the U.S. Congress from passing immigration reform before the end of summer, though he warned that opponents of the bipartisan bill now before the Senate will try to "gin up fear and create division." "To truly deal with this issue Congress needs to act. And that moment is now," he said during an event at the White House with officials, labor and business leaders and other supporters of the Senate bill.

Obama urges Senate to pass immigration overhaul bill

Agence France-PresseJune 8, 2013 08:23

US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged lawmakers to pass an immigration overhaul bill that the Senate is due to debate this week, saying that it was "commonsense" though not perfect. "For years, our out-of-date immigration system has actually harmed our economy and threatened our security," Obama said in his weekly radio and television address. "The bill before the Senate isn't perfect. It's a compromise. Nobody will get everything they want -- not Democrats, not Republicans, not me," he conceded.

Senate panel approves immigration reform

Agencia EFEMay 22, 2013 18:31

Washington, May 22 (EFE).- Immigration reform that plans to legalize some 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States passed its first test as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve a bipartisan bill to overhaul the system. The draft prepared by the "Gang of Eight" Republican and Democratic senators will next go to the full Senate for debate. President Barack Obama congratulated the Judiciary Committee and hailed the "leadership" of its chairman, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy.

Mixed reaction in Chicago over advance of immigration reform

Agencia EFEMay 22, 2013 17:31

Chicago, May 22 (EFE).- Hispanic activists here on Wednesday had mixed reactions to the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of the immigration reform bill that includes a route to legalization for the more than 11 million undocumented foreigners living in this country. While some reacted with joy and hope, others expressed reservations and criticism. Monica Treviño, the spokesperson for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said that the group is pleased by Tuesday's Senate committee vote.

Immigration debate gives life to annual May Day rallies, shows allure of street demonstrations

The Canadian PressMay 1, 2013 03:45

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Demonstrators demanded an overhaul of immigration laws Wednesday in an annual, nationwide ritual that carried a special sense of urgency as Congress considers sweeping legislation that would bring many of the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally out of the shadows.

Mexico postpones financial reform presentation in political row

Thomson ReutersApril 23, 2013 11:30

By David Alire Garcia and Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has suspended plans to present a new banking sector reform due to disagreements among the main political parties, raising doubts over his wider reform agenda eagerly watched by investors.

US senators close to immigration deal

Agence France-PresseApril 10, 2013 11:30

A bipartisan group of US senators is very close to reaching a deal on immigration reform and a bill could be introduced in Congress within days, sources said. The reform, a key focus of President Barack Obama's second term, could contain a long-term path to citizenship for the country's more than 11 million illegal immigrants, as well as an expansion of quotas of foreign workers and tighter border security. "We are optimistic that we will be able to introduce legislation soon," a Senate aide told AFP.

MHC calls for legalization and full rights for Filipino immigrants in the US

AsianetApril 9, 2013 01:46

The Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC), a Filipino-run non-government organization in the United States, has joined the call asking the US Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform law that would give the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the US a clear pathway to citizenship.Ms.

Obama more optimistic on immigration than gun control

Agence France-PresseApril 4, 2013 18:45

US President Barack Obama said Thursday he was more upbeat about the prospects of immigration reform making it through Congress than tougher gun control legislation. "I am very optimistic that we get immigration reform done in the next few months," Obama told Democratic donors at an event in Atherton, California, a Silicon Valley town south of San Francisco. "And the reason I'm optimistic is because people spoke out through the ballot box, and that's breaking gridlock," added Obama, who seized 70 percent of the country's Latino vote when he was re-elected last November.