Democratic bills opening a gateway to citizenship for over 3 million young “Dreamers” and immigrant farm worker passed the House of Representatives Thursday, but Republican opposition means any legislation on the issue faces a steep climb before it can reach President Joe Biden's desk. Joined by nine Republicans, Democrats passed...
Foundation of Hollywood Mogul Perenchio Donates $5.5M to Fresno State
The foundation of the late entertainment billionaire Jerry Perenchio is donating $5.5 million to Fresno State to support student success. Born to an Italian family of winemakers in Fresno on Dec. 20, 1920, Perenchio was enrolled by his parents in a Los Angeles prep school at 15. He graduated from...
As Ruling Nears, Immigrant Fights for Anti-Deportation Act
NEW YORK — A Mexican immigrant fighting President Donald Trump's attempt to end a program shielding young immigrants from deportation says he is nervous about the case finally being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Martín Batalla Vidal is a lead plaintiff in one of the cases to preserve the...
Supreme Court to Rule on Trump Bid to End Dreamers Program
WASHINGTON — Adding a high-stakes immigration case to its election-year agenda, the Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether President Donald Trump can terminate an Obama-era program shielding young migrants, known as dreamers, from deportation. The justices' order sets up legal arguments for late fall or early winter, with...
Biden: Congress Should Immediately Make 'Dreamers' Citizens
Weighing in on immigration before the first Democratic debates, Joe Biden is proposing that Congress grant immediate citizenship to "dreamers" — the more than 800,000 U.S. residents who were brought to the country illegally as children. The former vice president and Democratic polling leader introduced some of his immigration priorities...
Costa, Cox Help House Pass Dreamers Bill Despite Trump Veto Threat
Supporters of the American Dream and Promise Act in the visitor galleries roared "Yes We Can" as House Democrats muscled through legislation bestowing a chance for citizenship on an estimated 2 million-plus migrants. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a "No You Can't" the next day. Combined with President Donald...
Denham: His Plan to Fix Infrastructure and Protect Dreamers
Congressman Jeff Denham hopes President Trump’s infrastructure plan will help expand Highway 99. Speaking one-on-one with GV Wire, Denham talked about water, infrastructure and immigration. He also touched on his plan to help Californians protect special projects they approve. While his district does not represent Fresno County (he has represented...
Want a Powerful Economy? Support the DREAM Act.
The final day for an Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, was set to be Monday, March 5. In 2017, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced they would shut down the program. However, immigrants and the University of California filed separate lawsuits against...
Costa & McClintock Buck Their Leaders on Ending Government Shutdown
The passage of a bill in Friday's early hours to end a brief federal government shutdown suggests how upside down American politics has become in the Trump era. "Unlike similar measures Congress has passed in recent years to lift sequestration spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling, this one drew...
Costa & McClintock Buck Their Leaders on Ending Government Shutdown
The passage of a bill in Friday's early hours to end a brief federal government shutdown suggests how upside down American politics has become in the Trump era. "Unlike similar measures Congress has passed in recent years to lift sequestration spending caps and suspend the debt ceiling, this one drew...