After 40 years in the U.S., former Harris County official returns to Mexico in search for a better future
Ana Yáñez Correa crossed the U.S. border with her mother in May—this time, in the opposite direction from which they came 40 years ago. They're not alone. For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. may experience a net immigration loss, meaning fewer immigrants are coming into the U.S. and more are leaving.
Texans divided on immigration policies and border security, new University of Houston survey finds
The survey found that 64% of respondents support providing undocumented people with a path to legal status in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements.
Texas’ immigration-enforcement bill, SB4, is back in federal appeals court Wednesday
The hearing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will focus on whether the law is constitutional as Texas tries to create its own arrest-and-deportation policies to curb unauthorized immigration into the state.
A federal judge says migrants can sue the company that flew them to Martha’s Vineyard
The judge also dismissed claims against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials named in the suit.
Nearly 800,000 Texas immigrants could gain citizenship in time to vote in the 2024 general election
The number of immigrants who are likely eligible to naturalize in Texas — abut 790,000 — is larger than Republican Donald Trump’s roughly 631,200 vote margin-of-victory in Texas during the 2020 presidential election.
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