Census question draws protest

The Trump administration's decision to ask people about their citizenship in the 2020 census set off worries among Democrats on Tuesday that immigrants will dodge the survey altogether, diluting political representation for states that tend to vote Democratic and robbing many communities of federal dollars.

State’s two-headed monster takes on federal supremacy

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Gov. Jerry Brown are contorting themselves into knots - like they're following some kind of political Kama Sutra - over President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. An assistant secretary for administration at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare named Rufus E. Miles described this kind of phenomenon with what is now known as "Miles' Law" on political behavior, which states, "where you stand depends on where you sit."

ICE is ‘using Facebook login data to track down illegal immigrants’

A new report by The Intercept has found the government department who deport illegal immigrants used the swathes of information held by the social media giant. One example flagged in the document was how the ICE was able to get their hands on Facebook login details and corresponding IP addresses when a man they were hunting in New Mexico.

GOP-led states back Trump in California ‘sanctuary’ lawsuit

Texas and more than a dozen other states led by Republican governors got behind the Trump administration on Monday in its lawsuit over California's so-called sanctuary laws that protect people in the U.S. illegally. California's laws are designed to interfere with or block federal immigration enforcement but the state does not have that authority, the other states said in a court filing in the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against California.

This Texas Law Is The PERFECT Antidote To California’s Sanctuary Madness

For those who respect the rule of law and value America's sovereignty, recent developments in California have been cause for dismay. The governor and several mayors there have thumbed their noses at our federal immigration laws, to the point where they are now actually tipping off illegal aliens about operations by federal immigration officers.

Sen. Tim Kaine: Trump Either ‘Lying’ or ‘Delusional’ on DACA

President Donald Trump is either "lying" or "delusional" by blaming Democrats for the lack of a fix for an Obama-era program protecting illegal immigrants brought to the country by their parents, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said Sunday. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Kaine said Trump could protect Dreamers "in the stroke of the pen in the next five minutes."

Trump threatens to veto budget, raising risk of government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump made a surprising threat on Friday to veto Congress' newly passed $1.3 trillion spending bill, a move that raised the specter of a government shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline to renew funding for federal agencies. In a tweet on Friday morning Trump said he was displeased about immigration issues in the bill, even though the White House had given assurances on Thursday that he would sign it.

Rep. Gohmert Floats Resolution To Make Cesar Chavez’s Birthday…

A Texas lawmaker is facing backlash after announcing a resolution to declare the birthday of one of most venerated Mexican-American leaders "National Border Control Day." Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert this week tweeted he had filed the resolution, which calls for Chicano civil rights and United Farmworkers of America co-founder Cesar Chavez's birthday, March 31st, to be named in a manner that ostensibly praises border protection.

Congress approves $1.3-trillion spending bill, sends to Trump

The U.S. Congress voted early on Friday to approve a $1.3-trillion government funding bill with large increases in military and non-defense spending, sending it to President Donald Trump, who was expected to sign it into law. With Trump's signature, the bill will avert a threatened government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded until Sept.

Democrats back Randy Bryce in primary to challenge Paul Ryan

National Democrats are endorsing ironworker Randy Bryce in a Wisconsin congressional primary battle for the right to challenge Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan in the November midterm elections. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee selected Bryce over educator Cathy Myers.

$1.3 trillion budget bill clears hurdle, nears final House vote

A sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers" cleared an important procedural hurdle Thursday as lawmakers struggled to meet a Friday deadline to fund the government or face a shutdown. The bill negotiated by congressional leaders, who hope for a final House vote later in the day, would deprive President Donald Trump of some of his border wall money and take only incremental steps to address gun violence.

Lawmakers release huge budget, including big military, domestic boosts

Congressional leaders finalized a sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill Wednesday that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers," deprives President Donald Trump some of his border wall money and takes only incremental steps to address gun violence. As negotiators stumbled toward an end-of-the-week deadline to fund the government or face a federal shutdown, House Speaker Paul Ryan dashed to the White House amid concerns Trump's support was wavering.

More on the status of SB4

Ed Sills sent this one-pager from MALDEF to his mailing list; there's no link and I couldn't find it on the MALDEF webpage, so I'm just going to copy and paste here: On March 13, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its ruling on whether SB4 should be allowed to take effect while the lawsuit moves through court. Most of SB4 is in effect today.

Film examines Dolores Huerta from jazz to ‘Si, Se Puede’

In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, from left, Lois Vossen, Dolores Huerta, Peter Bratt and Benjamin Bratt participate in the "Dolores" panel during the PBS Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Huerta, the social activist who formed a farm workers union with CAfA sar ChAfA vez and whose "Si, Se Puede" chant inspired Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign slogan, is the subject of a new PBS documentary.

Talks on trillion-dollar US budget bill reach crucial stage

The U.S. Capitol is seen Dec. 22, 2017, in the early morning in Washington. Top-level Capitol Hill talks on a massive $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill are reaching a critical stage as negotiators confront immigration issues, abortion-related controversies, and a battle over a massive rail project that pits President Donald Trump against his most powerful Democratic adversary.