Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says the Smadi case -- the Jordanian arrested last week for trying to blow up a Dallas office tower -- underscores the need to beef up immigration enforcement. And, like other officials we've talked with, he...
On the eve of the White House immigration summit a few days ago, NumbersUSA - a group determined to shut the borders to illegal immigrants -- tried to drum up donations by bashing Sen. John Cornyn and his "frightening...
Those crazy kids at the Onion are taking the Texas secession story to the next level. Looking into the future, they report on completion of the 1,953-mile wall on our northern border to keep out those pesky Americans. From the...
Last time Congress tackled the immigration system, two rival labor unions split on how to deal with temporary workers. The Services Employees International Union -- which is part of Change to Win and launched organizing campaigns in Texas in recent...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the ranking Republican on a Senate subcommittee on immigration, refugees and border security, agrees with President Obama on at least one thing: comprehensive immigration reform must be addressed this year. Obama has signaled that immigration legislation...
Immigration activists and Democratic lawmakers gathered this morning to promote "practical immigration policy." They said that immigrants, both documented and undocumented, provide great assets to the Texas economy, and that restricting or persecuting them would be a mistake. They...
President Barack Obama got a win today on health care, as the House decided to extend health insurance to 4 million uninsured children. (In Texas, that will be almost half a million children.) The bill, which Obama is expected to...
Hispanic leaders sent a message, and a few demands, to the new Obama administration today at a panel discussion in Washington, DC. Except two leaders -- former San Antonio mayor Henry Cisneros and Janet Murguía, president of the advocacy group...
The Boston public housing complex where Obama's aunt lives. LAS VEGAS -- The AP's report this morning about Obama's aunt living in this country illegally falls in the category of stuff a candidate doesn't want to deal with 72...
The former head of a Washington think tank specializing in immigration issues says that voter registration numbers in Texas and elsewhere may be inflated because of the presence of non-citizens on voter rolls. David Simcox, former executive director of the...
Politifact gives its toughest rating to a Spanish-language Obama ad that links John McCain with Rush Limbaugh's statements on immigration -- statements that Politifact says are taken out of context to begin with. FactCheck.org also looks at this one, calling...
DMN Staff Writer Gromer Jeffers Jr. wrote about how Barack Obama and the Democrats have strong support among Hispanics, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey. And the Los Angeles Times has a story on how John McCain is using...
For more on John McCain's incorrect claim that Sarah Palin has sought no earmarks as governor, click here. The Associated Press reports that Ms. Palin "asked for nearly $200 million in targeted spending for the 2009 fiscal year." Along the...
Democratic State Rep. Rafael Anchía, a Barack Obama supporter, was at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He was interviewed by Dallas Morning News editorial columnist William McKenzie, who asked about the Latino vote, the immigration debate, and how...
Conventions attract party activists, fat cats, media types, protesters - and most of the diplomatic corps posted to Washington. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright hosted a party for 100 or so diplomats in Denver to schmooze the folks who...
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