Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's use of the term "illegal alien" during a campaign stop in New Hampshire last month has drawn scrutiny from immigrant activists, who insist that no human being is "illegal" and prefer the term "undocumented" for the millions who live in the United States without the benefit of legal immigration status.
Latino lawmakers, who were upset over NBC’s choice to have polarizing presidential candidate Donald Trump recently host “Saturday Night Live,” have come away from a meeting with top executives from MSNBC and NBC News executives even more offended.
Celebrity chef and fearless TV food adventurer Anthony Bourdain has used his vast restaurant world experience to weigh in on Donald Trump's plans to deport around 11 million immigrants, and said that doing so would "shut down" the U.S. restaurant industry
A federal judge ruled Friday that Texas officials can continue to block undocumented immigrant parents from obtaining birth certificates for their U.S.-born children.A group of undocumented residents filed a lawsuit against the Lone Star state claiming that Vital Statistics offices have been denying birth certificates for their children.
A new report published by The Guardian reveals that undocumented immigrants fleeing Central America to seek asylum in the U.S. are being deported and returned to their homes where they face the imminent threat of violence and death.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine published a new report that addresses assimilation and stereotypes surrounding U.S. dwelling immigrants.
Police officers rescued 39 undocumented immigrants from an 18-wheeler truck in Texas and indicted the man who allegedly smuggled them into Texas on Wednesday.
From the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on late Tuesday morning, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, current Ohio governor, spoke about why Latinos are “integral” in the U.S.
Within the last five decades close to 59 million immigrants entered the U.S., resulting in a record high foreign-born population for the nation. According to a recent Pew report, despite popular belief Asian immigrant growth has outpaced Hispanic immigrant growth with the past few years as immigrant influxes have slowed. Also, the report revealed immigrants have helped to make the U.S. a younger nation.
Pope Francis’ historic visit to the U.S., including his address to Congress, appears to have resonated with Latino congressional lawmakers. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., introduced the Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act, which provides people access to the Affordable Care Act, regardless of an individual's immigration status.
Latinos have been making monumental steps in California, including in the state's legislative body. Assemblymember Luis Alejo is among the names paving the way to improve the lives of all Californians -- including Latinos, undocumented and documented.
A five-year-old girl breached security for the opportunity to personally deliver Pope Francis and important message about immigration, and she succeeded.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a presidential candidate and son of Cuban immigrants, ruled out a pathway to legalization and citizenship for undocumented immigrants during his presidency.
While much of presidential hopeful Donald Trump's immigration rhetoric focuses on "dangerous" and "illegal" Mexican immigrants and "anchor babies," fewer "birthright" children have been born to U.S.-dwelling undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, Chinese undocumented immigrants now surpass Mexican documented immigrants regarding the number of new immigrants in the U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders defended undocumented immigrants against the ongoing anti-immigrant rhetoric during a Latino roundtable in the battleground state of Iowa.
A pro-immigrant rights organization is gearing up to help millions of eligible lawful permanent residents become naturalized citizens throughout the month of September.
The U.S. government is expected to appeal a federal court ruling ordering the immediate release of undocumented mothers and immigrant children from family detention centers.
Alabama tried a Trump-style approach on undocumented immigrants and failed terribly. Alabama tried a stringent, Trump-style approach to undocumented immigrants in 2011 and failed terribly.
