Immigration agents this week conducted their first work-site raid since President Barack Obama took office, but it was news to their boss, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who on Wednesday ordered a review of the action. ...more

February 25, 2009

Federal officials say they have arrested 117 immigrants in Florida accused of being fugitives or committing immigration law violations. ...more

February 4, 2009

Confronted by the worst financial crisis in generations, President-elect Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress are preparing to delay some of the promises he made on the campaign trail to avoid political distractions and focus on reversing the economic slide. ...more

January 11, 2009

I have watched, listened and read with tongue in cheek as the spin doctors of our two respective presidential candidates seek to discredit and vilify each other. Is anyone else getting sick and tired of the mud slinging and negativity employed in politics from the national on down to the local level? I think you are! I recently had an appointment at the West Palm Beach V.A. hospital, where I used my time between exams to talk a little politics with other vets. What I found was nearly all are feeling betrayed by our own government, frustrated by the outsourcing of our jobs overseas, angry with our faulty immigration policy, and wondering when our elected leaders are going to start listening to "we the people." ...more

October 4, 2008

White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004. ...more

August 14, 2008

As the U.S. struggles with immigration policy, Americans will get a chance to see their melting-pot nation through the prism of foreign-born athletes competing in USA uniforms at the Beijing Olympics. ...more

August 3, 2008

Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship of a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to revamp immigration policy. ...more

June 29, 2008

Now that Sen. Barack Obama finally found a little time to campaign in Florida, there's much he needs to say that Florida hasn't heard. ...more

May 21, 2008

Like a shrewd salesman who keeps his suitcase to the side, Thomas McCarthy's "The Visitor" doesn't immediately announce itself as a movie about immigration policy. ...more

May 11, 2008

In a bow to political reality, President Bush's final State of the Union speech on Monday night will skip bold proposals in favor of ones the country has heard before, a modest approach for a White House that prides itself on big ideas. ...more

January 26, 2008