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Immigration Reform

Fidi Andriambalohery of Madagascar, Carmen Holassie of Trinidad and Tobago, and Norman Washington Malcolm of Jamaica say the Pledge of Alligence for the first time as sU.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Newseum July 3, 2008 in Washington, DC. Fifty people from many countries, including Germany Nigeria and Vitenam, became naturalized citizens of the United States during the ceremony on the eve of Independence Day. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Black immigrants await reform, too

Alden Nesbitt and Rashad Robinson
OPINION - Recently, thousands of people gathered in D.C. in front of the Capitol to demand comprehensive immigration reform which includes a pathway to citizenship and a cessation of the indiscriminate criminalization of undocumented immigrants...
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President Obama

High stakes for Obama on immigration reform

Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ricardo Campo, a burly and jolly native of El Salvador, and President Barack Obama both have a huge investment in Congress' attempt to overhaul U.S. immigration laws...
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) share a moment during a news conference on immigration reform April 18, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The senators discussed the 'Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act'. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senators unveil sweeping US immigration bill

Erica Werner, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. lawmakers formally unveiled a sweeping immigration bill at a news conference Thursday attended by traditional opponents from big business and labor, and conservative and liberal groups...
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Immigrants, including U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Torffic Hassan from Ghana, take part in a naturalization ceremony at Federal Hall on March 22, 2013 in New York City. Seventy-four immigrants from 39 different countries took part in the event held in the historic building where George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States. The event was held by U.S. Immigrant and Citizenship Services (USCIS). (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Has America historically shut its doors to African immigrants?

Ronda Racha Penrice
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. has historically had a poor track record in welcoming black immigrants regardless of their talents and, it doesn’t seem to be changing...
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New American citizens take the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony on April 9, 2013 in New York City. Fifteen immigrants from 13 countries became U.S. citizens during the ceremony held at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, which is dedicated to immigration history. Last year U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), naturalized more than 676,000 new U.S. citizens and more than 84,000 of those were in the New York district. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Why immigration matters to black America

Joy-Ann Reid
OPINION - For black America, the conversation about comprehensive immigration reform has often seemed disconnected from the core experience of most members of the community...
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President Barack Obama greets new US citizens during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members and civilians, Monday, March 25, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama calls for April debate on immigration bill

Julia Pace, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama challenged Congress Monday to 'finish the job' of finalizing legislation aimed at overhauling the nation's immigration system...
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Protesters opposed to Arizona's Immigration Law SB 1070 march through downtown Phoenix April 25, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images)

On immigration, a black-brown coalition pushes for reform

theGrio
theGRIO REPORT - Key African-American leaders and groups are joining the Hispanic community in pushing for immigration reform, creating a unified front in the desire to create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers...
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Yetunde Orungbemi and her husband Nelson Barnes

Nigerian woman living under deportation threat

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Yetunde Orungbemi faces the prospect of being estranged from her African-American husband and deported back to a country she barely knows...
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Donald Trump, chairman and president of the Trump Organization and founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, delivers remarks during the second day of the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) March 15, 2013 in National Harbor, Maryland. The American conservative Union held its annual conference in the suburb of Washington, DC, to rally conservatives and generate ideas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump claims 'every' illegal immigrant 'will be voting Democratic'

Domenico Montanaro, Deputy Political Editor, NBC News
NBC NEWS - Donald Trump, the New York real estate mogul who flirted with a 2012 presidential bid, spoke largely off the cuff to a respectful, but somewhat bewildered crowd here at the Conservative Political Action Conference...
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President Barack Obama delivers his address on immigration reform at Del Sol High School on January 29, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama commended Congress for their bipartisanship efforts in fixing illegal immigration policies. (Photo by John Gurzinski/Getty Images)

Obama's big immigration opportunity

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Republicans are strongly signaling they will back an immigration plan along the outlines of what President Obama proposed Tuesday...
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