Jorge Ramos, the lead news anchor for Spanish-language channel Univision, was thrown out of a press conference Tuesday by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after Ramos attempted to press him on his immigration policy. While Ramos was arguably just trying to do his job, it’s evident that his stance on immigration reform is just as […]
No Easy Way to Repeal, Amend ‘Birthright Citizenship’
August 26, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Mia Bush (http://www.voanews.com/author/23857.html) (Voice of America News) August 26, 2015 7:44 AM A law passed nearly 150 years ago to give U.S. citizenship to freed slaves has become a hot-button issue in the 2016 presidential campaign. Last week, leading Republican presidential contender Donald Trump unveiled his campaign’s immigration plan, including a controversial proposal to end […]
Bobby Jindal releases immigration web ad
August 25, 2015 By 4 Comments
In a bid to win over Republican voters who want a federal crackdown on illegal immigration, presidential candidate Bobby Jindal released a new web ad Tuesday that highlights his immigration policy: Jindal, an underdog Republican presidential contender, will unveil a web advertisement on Tuesday that features remarks he made during a campaign appearance at the […]
Fiery Jeb Bush defends use of term ‘anchor babies’
August 21, 2015 By 11 Comments
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has taken a stern defense regarding his use of a controversial term to describe children of undocumented immigrants who are born in the United States — “anchor babies.” During a radio interview Wednesday, Bush used the term while discussing immigration. Thursday, a reporter asked him if he regretted using the […]
Ben Carson lunches in Tucson, pushes drone strikes to secure border
August 20, 2015 By 8 Comments
By Joe Ferguson, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Aug. 19–Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson slipped into Tucson this afternoon to have lunch with more than a dozen supporters. The former neurosurgeon ate at the Silver Saddle Steakhouse on the south side’s East Benson Highway, a day after speaking to thousands of people at thePhoenix Convention […]
For Undocumented Migrants, Kasich Supports Pathway to Legal Position
August 19, 2015 By 17 Comments
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich on Sunday called for a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants in the U.S., as well as a guest worker program to meet the needs of the labor market. “The 12 million who are here, we ought to find out who they are,” he said on CNN. “If they’ve […]
