by Sylvan Lane | Mar 18, 2014 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — It’s not that the House Republicans don’t want to pass immigration reform, they say. It’s just that they can’t right now. If you ask GOP lawmakers, they’ll tell you the time just isn’t right. The midterm elections are fast approaching. They don’t trust...
by Sylvan Lane | Feb 24, 2014 | Education, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Dayana Torres doesn’t like preaching to the choir. The 19-year-old president of Dreamers of Virginia, Torres is one of the leaders of an effort to allow undocumented immigrants who live in Virginia to pay in-state tuition at the state’s public...
by Sylvan Lane | Feb 6, 2014 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate was one vote short of allowing debate on the unemployment insurance extension bill Thursday afternoon, effectively killing the bill and leaving Democrats furious at their Republican counterparts. The final vote – to end debate, and cut...
