“For the first time in many years, Republicans and Democrats seem to ready to tackle this problem together” said President Obama in Nevada.  He’s correct, however, this isn’t because of an age of enlightenment where both Democrats and Republicans have finally realized they need to work together: Republicans were epically spanked in their last election by Latino and Asian voters, two communities intimately l ...

Washington, DC - Today President Obama gave the speech we were all waiting for in the immigrant rights movement. The President spoke about immigration reform and his own plan to deal with the broken system we currently have. He described what many of us have already seen in the past years, outlining a plan that starts with securing the border and implementing a strong employment verification system. The Pre ...

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued new guidelines clarifying that undocumented youth - or DREAMers - who qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) are “lawfully present” in the country. The announcement clarified the debate over whether DREAMers can access driver’s licenses under state laws that require legal presence. In addition to driver’s licenses, however, anothe ...

During the President’s New Years address to the nation, a subsequent video on the fiscal cliff and other recent public addresses, the President has made it clear that, alongside gun control in the wake of Newtown, immigration is a top priority.  With the GOP still struggling to define itself since their loss in November, Republican solidarity is on the wane as the GOP scrambles to choose new leaders and a n ...