In what some consider a dramatic shift from the anti-immigration rhetoric that dominated the state Capitol just two years ago, a House committee on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would protect immigrant victims of and witnesses to crimes.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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TribLive: Staples on Immigration Reform
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples critiqued the U.S. Senate’s first pass at comprehensive immigration reform — and the GOP’s post-election strategy for outreach to Latinos.
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Immigration Resolution Now Criticizes “Amnesty”
UPDATED: Months after it was first drafted, a resolution seeking to inform Congress that Texas supports efforts to overhaul the country’s broken immigration system has been changed to gain support from Texas Republicans.
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TribLive: A Conversation With Gutierrez and Carter
On Monday, I interviewed two members of the U.S. House’s “Gang of Eight” — Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and John Carter, R-Round Rock — about comprehensive immigration reform: why we need it, what it should include and whether the votes are there in Congress to pass it.
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Critics See Holes in Bill’s Border Security Strategy
Some Texas lawmakers and stakeholders are taking issue with aspects of the federal immigration reform bill filed last week, with some questioning why the measure was crafted without mechanisms to avoid a future inflow of illegal migration.
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TribLive: A Conversation With Tony Garza
Full video of my April 18 TribLive conversation with former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza.
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TribLive: Garza on Mexico
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza assessed the still-nascent presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto and discussed lingering concerns over safety south of the border.
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TribLive: Garza on Immigration Reform
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza talked about the rationale for comprehensive immigration reform and the prospects for passage.
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Bill Would Let Undocumented Immigrants Get Driver’s Permit
Members of the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday seemed amenable to a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants a permit to drive after passing a background check and a driving test.
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Shannon K. O’Neil: The TT Interview
The senior fellow for Latin American studies at the Council on Foreign Relations on immigration reform, security in Mexico, the country’s budding prosperity amid an escalating drug war, and what the United States needs to understand.