Tennessee Promise does not allow undocumented high school students to participate in the program, excluding them from the free community college tuition it offers.
Despite the opposition from the Republican Party, President Barack Obama is still determined to issue an executive action on immigration reform, and it could include deferment of up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
The Obama administration is not backing down on executive action on immigration and may soon issue an order protecting up to 5 million people from deportation, sources report citing unnamed officials who say final details are being ironed out.
Despite negative events in society, Latino families have high optimism on life, health care and the future. Polling data conducted by Latino Decisions revealed Latinos, including immigrants, are also hopeful on many issues encountered in the U.S.
With President Barack Obama's immigration reform executive action looming, one Republican congressman publicly stated this week that impeachment would be considered if the president fulfills his unilateral action promise.
The midterm elections have shown Latinos maintained their support for the Democratic Party, but exit polling have identified the GOP attracting voters.
In an interview on CBS 'Face the Nation' President Barack Obama said he would a immigration reform bill from the Republican-led Congress because it would offer permanent reform but he won't wait and will use his executive action to implement some reforms.
GOP gaining minority voters but Hispanics remain majority Democratic voters Reports of GOP voters since 2012 have seen increases among minorities, but Latinos stuck to voting Democrat during the Midterm Elections on Nov.
California Division of Motor Vehicles is preparing to issue 1.4 million new driver's licenses after Jan. 1 under The Safe and Responsible Drivers Act, a new law that allows undocumented immigrants to get a California driver's license.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, warned of the consequences of using potential executive action on immigration reform during his first press conference since Republicans regained control of the Congress.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned President Barack Obama to stir away from executive action on the immigration issue. Such unilateral action would not be in concert with the U.S. political system, she said.
With the Republican Party securing control of Congress, President Barack Obama has maintained his expressed determination to issue an executive action order on immigration reform if lawmakers don't act soon.
Latino voter turnout during the 2014 midterm elections increased by one percent, as predicted by NALEO. Exit polls shows immigration reform is Latino voters' top priority, followed by jobs and the economy and then heath care. While the midterm elections looked like a referendum on the Obama Administration, election watchers say don't underestimate Latino voters who aren't taken in by campaign rhetoric and will vote on issues in 2016.
President Barack Obama faced the Washington press corps Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Democrats' landslide defeat in the midterm elections, but while admitting Republicans had a big night Tuesday, he also stated that he would be exploring his options in passing immigration reform before the end of 2014.
Although the Republican Party emerged victorious, winning control of the U.S. Senate and maintaining the House of Representatives majority on Tuesday night, Latinos' views on the GOP were not positive.
Davino Watson was held in a Buffalo, New York detention center for over three years waiting to be deported. Despite telling his guards he was an American citizen, they ignored him and never bothered to investigate his claim. Now free, he is suing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and immigration officers. His is not an isolated case, but certainly the longest period of detention.
