The House of Representatives has not passed an immigration reform bill, but Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, said legislation would help the country's economy.
Putting aside their political affiliations, Congress has passed authorization to combat the Islamic State militant group before going on recess, and it is ready for President Barack Obama's signature.
Commissioner Richard Gil Kerlikowske of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency reported on the situation at the southwest U.S. border, stating that the country's border "has been and remains more secure than it has been in decades."
The national unemployment rate declined in August, but Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, expressed disappointment with the figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Undocumented immigrants sacrifice their history in their native countries for the American Dream and new opportunities in the United States, and that is no different for DREAMer Hareth Andrade-Ayala.
The Congressional Budget Office, providing nonpartisan analysis for Congress, predicted U.S. GDP will increase by 1.5 percent by the end of 2014, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, used the news to criticize Democrats and the Obama administration.
A video of two undocumented immigrants confronting Rep. Steve King, R-IA, went viral, but one notable aspect of the meeting is Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, leaving the scene.
Republican lawmakers have voiced their opposition to President Barack Obama using his executive action to ease the immigration crisis, but for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, further actions by the commander-in-chief could result new tensions.
Two DREAMers confronted Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at a fundraising event to discuss his opposition to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which exempted up to 500,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children from deportation.
The U.S. Department of Labor revealed the overall unemployment rate increased to 6.2 percent for July, but the rate for Latinos remained at 7.8 percent.
Over $200 million dollars will be sent to Israel to fund the country's missile defense system. As the violence between Hamas and Israel resumes, the United States has moved forward a bill that would provide the Jewish state with necessary funds for its self-preservation.
The bill will not go further than the House but shows the Republicans' willingness to sacrifice one group of people in exchange for support from its base.
Congressional efforts to ease the immigration crisis at the southern U.S. border hit a snag as both House and Senate legislation failed to pass, and lawmakers and Latino organizations weigh in..
Ahead of the summer recess, the House of Representatives voted to grant House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, the authority to file his litigation against President Barack Obama, yet lawmakers continue to struggle to pass legislation for the border crisis.
Republicans of the House of Representatives have drafted their own bill to address the immigration crisis at the southern U.S. border, and it comes with a lower budget than President Barack Obama requested.
Following Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's, R-NV, plans to add a comprehensive immigration reform bill on any legislation addressing the border crisis, Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, stated he will reject such efforts.
