More than 30 religious, immigration and environmental advocacy groups sent a letter to Democratic U.S. Senate leaders Thursday calling on them to oppose a Republican measure to build more fencing on the southern border.
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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The Party of “Whoa!”
How do the three candidates vying to be the state GOP’s next chair feel about the hot-potato issue of immigration? Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports that they believe their fellow Republicans shouldn’t rush to embrace the controversial new Arizona law.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 27
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben consider the latest twists in the immigration debate, hit on what Texas’ political landscape might look like in 2012 and ponder why Yao Ming appears in a Perry web video.
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Demographics
TribBlog: An Immigration Reform Push After All
At tonight’s Rose Garden celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Barack Obama said he intended to begin work on “comprehensive immigration reform” this year, even though many administration observers predicted the issue was too controversial to tackle following the bloody battle over health care reform legislation.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Riddle Responds
State Rep. Debbie Riddle defends the comments she made about minorities and immigration reform.
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TribBlog: Riddle Me This
Did state Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, really say minorities were used to entitlements?
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Demographics
TribBlog: Berman: Perry Did Not Lie to Me
Arch-conservative state Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, has two points he’d like to clarify.
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Demographics
The Brief: May 4, 2010 [Updated]
Rick Perry and Janet Napolitano: just a couple of old border governors talkin’ homeland security.
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Demographics
Is Texas a Sanctuary State?
Aides to Gov. Rick Perry’s re-election campaign have accused his Democratic challenger, Bill White, the former mayor of Houston, of running a “sanctuary city,” where officers don’t inquire about immigration status during routine patrols and investigations. But Houston’s policy is remarkably similar to that of Texas DPS under Perry. If Houston is a sanctuary city, why isn’t Texas a sanctuary state?
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Criminal Justice
“A Country of Immigrants”
To the sound of drums and the sight of American flags, more than 25,000 people marched on Dallas City Hall in the latest episode in Texas’ endless immigration saga.