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(Washington, DC) -- Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez issued the following statement reacting to the news that Romney campaign advisor Kris Kobach, a Kansas Republican official and Tampa convention delegate, has not only succeeded in inserting new anti-immigrant language into the GOP platform, but has also filed a lawsuit on behalf of immigration agents who do not agree with the President's immigration enforcement strategies.  Rep.

By Marisa Trevino

LatinaLista — The day after thousands of undocumented youth giddily took their places in line at workshops and Mexican consulates across the country, some with their U.S. high school graduation diplomas in hand, to begin the arduous task of doing something their own parents couldn’t do for them — relieve their fears of being deported to countries long forgotten as home — one individual has taken it upon herself to make sure the happiness felt by the undocumented youth in her state is shortlived.

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Emanuel Cleaver released the following statement applauding President Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano in announcing a major initiative to protect young undocumented immigrants raised in the United States from being deported:

Politics, more than legal analysis, dictate how U.S. Supreme Court justices decide cases, a recent poll says. A New York Times/CBS poll asked whether Supreme Court cases were decided by legal analysis or personal/political bias. With 76% believing the current Supreme Court justices allow personal/political views to decide the cases, only 13% believed Court’s decisions were based on legal analysis.

Protesters. Politicians. Pundits. Arizona’s immigration law brought these huddled masses to the marble walkway of the U.S. Supreme Court. A state law meant to quell illegal immigration was argued before a receptive Court. Arizona wants to imbue local police with immigration power previously held only by the federal government. Police would be empowered to stop, frisk, strip search, and detain, for hours or days, men, women, and children, based on suspected illegal immigration status.