Judge pauses program that offers legal status to citizens’ spouses
McALLEN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having…
GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could open a path to citizenship to nearly half a million immigrants without legal…
Column: At DNC Harris turns otherness into her superpower
On the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention, “Scandal” actor Kerry Washington and the grandnieces of Kamala Harris had a job to…
Trump uses stretch of border wall in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel…
DNC: On immigration, Democrats shift message to combat GOP attacks
WASHINGTON — As Democrats gather in Chicago this week to rally around the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India as their presidential nominee, her Republican…
Biden convention farewell shows why Democrats are glad to have Harris
CHICAGO — The Democratic National Convention started off with hope, hype and smaller protests than some feared — and a surprise appearance from Kamala Harris, looking…
Democratic convention will test whether Harris can keep momentum alive
CHICAGO — One month ago, Democrats were anticipating a very different convention than the exuberant event planned this week on the shores of Lake Michigan.The expectation…
Opinion: What Harris must remember about California’s anti-immigrant past
The Democratic Party, and its presidential nominee Kamala Harris, should stop touting “border security” and offer a new approach to the immigration debate, one firmly…
Many immigrant spouses without legal status left out of Biden’s plan
WASHINGTON — Almost as soon as President Biden announced a sweeping executive action in June to set more than 500,000 people on a path to U.S.…
Column: Trump uses illegal immigration to try to fool Black voters
Donald Trump is nothing if not consistent, and his Dumpster fire of an interview with reporters at the National Assn. of Black Journalists convention in…
‘I love my black job’: Simone Biles rips Trump’s immigrant comments
Simone Biles may be a tad bit busy in Paris this week, but the U.S. gymnastics great seems to be keeping up with what’s going…
Why California’s surge in immigration is lifting our economy
Kamala Harris had no sooner replaced Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee than Donald Trump began bashing her over the number of immigrants…
Danny Ocean releases ‘Venequia’ ahead of Venezuela elections
Danny Ocean was between shows in Australia and New Zealand, but the main thing running through his mind was the upcoming Venezuelan elections.“We’re all very…
Examining ominous illegal immigration claims made at the RNC
After Donald Trump triumphantly entered the hall on the second night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the program turned to one of his…
Column: I know what a true hillbilly is, and it’s not J.D. Vance
From the moment I learned about hillbillies as a child, I was entranced.Good ol’ boys and girls born high up in the mountains? That’s my…
A trip to the U.S. Capitol reminded me what I celebrate this Fourth of July
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The air was muggy, and the afternoon sun baked the streets of the nation’s capital. But when I visited last month, I made…
Trump, Biden spar on immigration, border during presidential debate
The first presidential debate of 2024 featured former President Trump’s usual assertions on immigrants, calling them criminals and saying mental asylums were being emptied in…
During Biden-Trump debate, immigration and the border will be a flashpoint
When President Biden and former President Trump take the stage in Atlanta on Thursday, immigration and the humanitarian crisis at the southern border will almost…
Why Latinos are California’s most misunderstood voters
Book Review The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority is Transforming Democracy By Mike MadridSimon & Schuster: 272 pages, $28.99If you buy books linked on…
Biden helps immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens: What to know
WASHINGTON — President Biden will announce executive actions Tuesday aimed at shielding from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who lack lawful status, according to senior…