Negotiators say they are close to a deal to strengthen border security provisions in the Senate immigration bill, an agreement designed to draw more Republican votes and significantly strengthen the bill’s prospects of becoming law."There's still work to do but we've had … Full story
After supporters of the Senate immigration reform bill got a boost from a new report estimating that the bill would substantially decrease the federal budget deficit over the next two decades, conservative opponents of the legislation pushed back Wednesday, saying the legislatio … Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for U.S. Senate passage of an immigration bill with strong bipartisan support brightened on Wednesday when a group of Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a tentative deal on ways to shore up border security, senators said. Full story
While senators claim to be making progress on a bipartisan immigration reform bill, House Republicans under John Boehner were in contradictory disarray as Boehner met with the House Hispanic caucus for the first time ever at the same time that many of his colleagues held a 9-hour press conference ra
The GOP's reluctance to endorse immigration reform could be the last nail in the coffin of the Republican Party, said New York Rep. Rangel Full story
Chris Hayes talks about about Speaker John Boehner's role in passing comprehensive immigration reform with Congressman Luis Gutierrez and Frank VanderSloot.
Many House Republicans are holding an all-day news conference voicing their opposition to the immigration bill, but there is good news as well. The Congressional Budget Office found that the immigration bill would actually reduce the deficit by $197 million over the next ten years. The Washington Po
A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Senate’s immigration reform bill would decrease the federal deficit by $197 billion over the next ten years. The budget report comes just weeks before the Gang of Eight is set to vote on legislation. The National Journal’s R
As the immigration debate rages on in Congress, House Speaker John Boehner is meeting Wednesday with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a member of the bipartisan House immigration group, discusses his upcoming meeting with the speaker.
Rep. Raul Grijalva discusses the path forward for immigration reform.
MSNBC’s Mark Murray joins Thomas Roberts to discuss the latest in the battle for immigration reform and Sen. Daniel Coats, D-Ind., gives his take on NSA surveillance.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent rides an ATV as he patrols at night between the border structures separating Tijuana, Mexico, left, from San Diego. Illegal immigration into the United States would decrease by only 25 percent under a far-reaching Senate immigration bill, according to an analysis by the Co
Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio attend a news conference on comprehensive immigration reform at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 28, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 17: Immigrants take the oath of U.S. citizenship at a naturalization ceremony held at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services , office on May 17, 2013 in New York City. One hundred and fifty immigrants from 38 different countries became U.S. citizens at the event. Some 11 m
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney speaks during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
