Immigration
Minorities face a variety of hurdles in getting health care
Ethnic minorities are far more likely to be uninsured than the American population as a whole.
Hatch helps senators reach deal on high-tech visas in immigration legislation
Leading senators working on immigration legislation reached a compromise Tuesday on the details of an expanded high-tech visa program, officials said as the Senate Judiciary Committee neared... Read more »
Senators work through changes to immigration bill
Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S. Read more »
Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. Read more »
Checking more than one box: A growing multiracial America
For the first time, the 2000 Census allowed citizens to check off more than one box for race. The last Census showed 9 million people reporting more than one race. Read more »
Hatch champions high tech in immigration bill
High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate. Read more »
Refugee's journey inspires former LDS Church Service missionary to finish college
Amy Wylie, a recent graduate of the University of Utah, credits Saran Nahas, a refugee from Sierra Leone, with inspiring her to finish her degree. Nahas, who also graduated recently, named her... Read more »
Religious leaders call for compassion, reform on immigration
Leaders from various Salt Lake City religious organizations met for a special service on the subject of immigration Saturday night. Read more »
Obama, in Texas, presses middle-class jobs agenda
Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face... Read more »
Senators defeat border security provision
Bipartisan authors of a sweeping immigration bill agreed to Republican-authored amendments to boost border security, as they tried Thursday to show they're open to changes to attract more GOP... Read more »
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't
The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help — if he could hire enough qualified people. Read more »
President Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour
Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became... Read more »
West Valley drug cases raise concerns of Latino community
Concerned about the high number of Latinos charged with drug crimes in West Valley City, members of the Latino community will speak with West Valley police in a meeting facilitated by the Department of Justice. Read more »
Racial tensions rise in Moab after killing of Hispanic man
A statement attributed to a 16-year-old boy charged with killing a Hispanic man, coupled with the discovery of graffiti that contained threats and racial slurs toward Latinos, have some people on... Read more »
Teen immigrant angst — a factor in bombings?
Anna Tabakh didn't know a word of English. At age 5, a stranger in a strange land, she was en route with her parents from the Soviet Union to a new home in Kansas City, Mo. Read more »
Could immigration bill set off another backlash? Group says bill will cost $6.3 trillion
As a Senate committee prepares to begin voting this week on far-reaching immigration legislation, advocates are watching warily to see whether opposition, thus far subdued, builds into the same... Read more »
Cinco de Mayo banquet honors Latino leaders
Centro Civico Mexicano honors Robert "Archie" Archuleta, community leader and activist, Communidades Unidas and Holy Cross Ministries, Saturday during a Cinco de Mayo and Battle of Puebla Celebration. Read more »
Parenting language derails Utah County GOP immigration compromise
A proposed change in the Utah County Republican platform on immigration pitched as a compromise between the current stand and the Utah Compact was rejected by delegates Saturday in a close vote. Read more »
Obama wraps up trip to Mexico and Costa Rica, emphasizes trade with Latin America
President Barack Obama, concluding a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, is cheering Mexican economic advances and pressing other Central American leaders to deal with poverty and security... Read more »
Obama: US-Mexico stereotypes must be broken
Calling for an end to "old stereotypes," President Barack Obama on Friday portrayed Mexico as an emerging nation that is remaking itself and said the U.S.-Mexico relationship should be defined by... Read more »
Marco Rubio seeks to boost border language in new immigration bill
Sen. Marco Rubio says a new immigration bill he helped write needs stronger border security provisions or it will fail in the House and may even struggle to pass the Senate. Read more »
Obama in Mexico for talks on immigration overhaul, border security, economy
President Barack Obama is in Mexico with a domestic ambition at the top of his travel agenda. To sell his immigration overhaul back home, he needs a growing economy in Mexico and a Mexican... Read more »
States take action on immigration bills
State legislatures across the nation are taking up immigration laws, and many proposals were introduced or signed in conjunction with May Day immigrants' rights rallies. Read more »
Immigration debate gives life to annual rallies
Demonstrators demanded an overhaul of immigration laws Wednesday in an annual, nationwide ritual that carried a special sense of urgency as Congress considers sweeping legislation that would bring... Read more »
Advocates criticize Senate immigration bill
Advocates are criticizing bipartisan immigration legislation pending in the Senate, complaining that it erects undue barriers to citizenship for millions here illegally. Read more »
In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election... Read more »
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