President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of Justice encountered a setback in lifting the temporary injunction on his immigration executive actions, and Latino congressional lawmakers are disappointed with the "huge blow" delivered to the Latino community.
The Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program, created by President Barack Obama's immigration executive action in November 2014, could provide more than 20,000 new jobs, per year for the next decade.
Six months after President Barack Obama announced his latest immigration executive action, the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program's future remains unknown. To commemorate what would have been DAPA’s implementation date, Latino and immigrant rights are hosting events and rallies for the deferred action program that could result in a GDP increase of $164 billion by 2025.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been criticized by a Texas-based civic engagement organization for his inaction on immigration and immigrant families.
The fate of President Barack Obama's deferred action executive actions rests with three judges, appointed by three different presidential administrations.
Several months have passed since President Barack Obama announced his immigration executive actions, but despite a district court judge's temporary injunction, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, is confident the deferred action programs will be implemented.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals announced it will expedite the process regarding the Obama administration's appeal against the temporary injunction ruling on President Obama's executive actions on immigration reform.
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, which affects his two deferred action programs: the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA).
President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions are projected to increase the U.S. economy by at least $90 billion, and the economic growth includes billions of dollars for the 26 states suing against the president’s actions.
While nearly half of the U.S. states have filed the paperwork to sue President Barack Obama regarding his immigration executive actions, other states and Washington, D.C. have joined to support the deferred actions for undocumented immigrants.
Four more states have joined a Texas-led coalition that seeks to sue the Obama administration an over executive action on immigration announced last month wherein the president's unilaterally moved to spare millions of people living illegally in the United States from deportation.
With the Texas gubernatorial election coming to a close on Nov. 4, the candidates are reportedly relying on efforts to push registered voters to the polling booths on Election Day.
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis is confident of her odds to become the state's next governor despite new polling figures showing the Democratic candidate nearly 20 points behind Republican candidate Greg Abbott.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a district court judge's ruling and reinstated the strict voter identification law in Texas days before early voting begins.
Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott has released his first statewide television ad for his campaign, and it's in Spanish. The Spanish-language ad, which features him surrounded by loved ones, reaches out to Texas' Hispanic population, who make up 38.2 percent of the state.
Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis has been unfailing in her pursuit of Republican opponent Greg Abbott following the discovery that Abbott underpays his female employees and for voicing his opposition to easing measures that would pressure employers or businesses to pay women equal wages.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and his office recently came under scrutiny after figures revealed that most of his female assistant attorneys make less than their male counterparts, on average, despite having the same job qualifications. The attorney general's office claims that the difference in pay can be explained by the number of years that men have been licensed as lawyers and served at the agency, yet the figures provided by Abbott's office show no direct correlation between pay and experience.
