It’s not that Tea Party self-identifiers have different positions on immigration than regular old Republicans. They just feel more strongly about it.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Study: Border Judges Deny Most Political Asylum Petitions
A new analysis of the decisions of U.S. immigration court judges finds that at least two of the five immigration judges in El Paso have a far higher denial rate than the national average. What accounts for the disparity is a matter of debate.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 90
In this week’s TribCast, Ross, Morgan, Jim and Ben discuss the more moderate State Board of Education and how the failure of “sanctuary cities” legislation could affect a Perry presidential bid.
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Legal Immigration Increases in Texas, U.S.
If current trends continue, the federal government will approve nearly 18,000 more applications for citizenship this year than it did in 2010, according to data recently posted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Guest Column: Immigration, Perry and a Divided GOP
Whatever Gov. Rick Perry’s place in the party and his political future, immigration politics are built into the coalition of interests in the Texas GOP.
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As Mexico Boasts of Security Gains, Analysts Say Expect More Violence
A prediction that one of the most notorious cartels operating on the Texas-Mexico border could soon meet its demise was premature, according to a new report on Mexican cartels, which now predicts violence will continue.
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Obama on Immigration Reform: “I Need a Dance Partner”
President Obama today blamed Republicans for his administration’s failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform, saying several conservative lawmakers who once supported the measure have buckled under political pressure.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw on the lioness of the Texas House, Dehn and Tan review 20 years of Rick Perry’s political ads, Murphy’s latest database includes the governor’s political accounts over the last decade, Aaronson’s visualizations of what was said in the biggest legislative debates, M. Smith on the woman in the middle chair at the State Board of Education, Galbraith on how the drought is forcing ranchers to sell their herds, Grissom has the story on a cattle rustler who’s asking the courts to give him an old-fashioned sentence, Hamilton covers Rick O’Donnell’s latest salvo at higher education, Aguilar on whether and how the sanctuary cities issue will translate at the ballot box next year, yours truly on Ron Paul’s candidacy and the candidate in his own words: The best of our best from July 18 to 22, 2011.
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Texas Democrats Attack Lamar Smith Over HALT Act
Republican U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith’s attempt to strip the Obama administration of its immigration enforcement powers has drawn a harsh rebuke from Texas Democrats in the U.S. House.
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Will “Sanctuary Cities” Debate Galvanize Latino Voters?
The contentious sanctuary cities legislation debate left a bitter aftertaste for some Texas Latinos, but will it translate into change at the ballot box next year?