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Jorge Rodriguez, 62, from Guatemala, spends a night at the San Juan Bosco shelter for undocumented immigrants on March 9, 2013 in Nogales, Mexico. Rodriguez said he worked in the United States for 8 months before he was detained by immigration authorities and deported. The Juan Bosco shelter, located in Nogales, Mexico close to the U.S. border, allows immigrants to stay for up to three nights, either after they have been deported from the U.S. or while on their way in.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Photo gallery: The faces on the border

As the debate continues in Washington, the real-life immigration struggle goes on every day. These portraits show the determination that impels so many to push themselves across the border. Read More

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The CBO report may be a boon to the chances of the Gang of 8's immigration reform bill.
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CBO report: Immigration bill cuts deficit by $197 billion over 10 years

A newly released CBO report bolsters the arguments in favor of the Senate's immigration reform bill. Read More

US Republican Senator from Florida Marco Rubio speaks at the BuzzFeed Brews newsmaker event in Washington on February 5, 2013.  (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Why Marco Rubio is walking a tight line

A new poll shows that 51% support an immigration bill that would attempt to increase border security and create a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants. Read More

The CBO report may be a boon to the chances of the Gang of 8's immigration reform bill.
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Top Links: What the CBO’s immigration report does — and doesn’t — mean for reform

While the CBO report could move a few Republicans off the immigration fence, don’t expect the most vocal critics to give up the drumbeat of “Amnesty!” any time soon. Read More

A group of migrants get ready to walk through the desert toward the U.S. border, near the city of Sasabe, Mexico. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/AP)

Immigration: Boehner dances around as decision time nears

With bipartisan immigration reform nearing a final vote in the Senate , attention is turning to the GOP-led House to see if they'll follow suit with legislation of their own. Boehner is doing his best not to give away his plan until he absolutely has to. Read More

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) listens during Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke's appearance before a committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." in Washington February 26, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES  - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Menendez: Immigration bill will pass by July 4th

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, called for the United States to take swift action in Syria and shared concerns surrounding NSA leaks. Read More

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., flanked by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, speaks about immigration reform legislation as outlined by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Eight" April 18, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Links: GOP knives are out for Rubio over immigration

Let’s count the many ways this has not been a particularly good Monday for Sen. Marco Rubio and his immigration bill. Read More

Sen. Ted Cruz questions Chuck Hagel, a former two-term senator and President Obama's choice to be defense secretary, during his confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on  Jan. 31, 2013. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Ted Cruz wants to push voter ID into immigration bill

Texas Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz responded to the Supreme Court's decision striking down an Arizona law requiring people to show proof of citizenship before registering to vote by announcing he will try to have that requirement included in the new immigration law. Read More

Undocumented immigrant Katherine Taberes, originally from Colombia, watches President Barack Obama's speech on immigration on January 29, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

GOP Rep.: Pelosi is the problem for immigration reform

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) says that Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and a health care provision are the main barriers to passage of bipartisan immigration reform in the House. Read More

Lindsey Graham R-South Carolina. Photo: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

Sen. Graham: GOP in ‘demographic death spiral’ absent immigration reform

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the party's leading evangelists for immigration reform, warned on Sunday that the GOP faced certain doom in 2016 unless they dealt with the issue now. Read More

A man holds a poster that reads "I am the American Dream" as he as he joined other immigrants who gathered in front of L.A. City Hall on Nov. 8, 2012. (Photo by Michael Nelson/EPA)

Amendments may pose as ‘poison pills’ to immigration reform

The Senate’s Tuesday vote has brought President Obama a step closer to being the first president since Ronald Reagan to make a lasting impression on immigration policy. But will added on amendment threaten to derail reform? Read More

Immigration reform advocates pray before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in the Senate Hart Building on May 9.

June 16: Immigration, Southern politics, guns

Guests and topics for June 16th's Up with Steve Kornacki. Read More

Sebastien De la Cruz sings the national anthem before Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Sebastien De La Cruz’s national anthem and America’s moral rejection of racism

The public has embraced 11-year-old singer Sebastien De La Cruz after his national anthem performance drew racist reactions. His story is just one of many recent examples demonstrating that non-racist Americans are drowning out the fringe. Read More

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Bill Clinton on immigration: “55 or 60%”chance it will pass

Former President Bill Clinton says he thinks immigration reform will have enough votes in Congress, but its passage will hinge on whether or not Speaker Boehner breaks the Hastert rule. Read More

In this March 23, 2010 file photo, Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., right, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Medical claims costs _ the biggest driver of health insurance premiums _ will jump an average 32 percent for individual policies under President Barack Obama’s overhaul, according to a study by the nation’s leading group of financial risk analysts. Recently released to its members, the report from the Society of Actuaries could turn into a big headache for the Obama administration at a time when many parts of the country remain skeptical about the Affordable Care Act.

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the June 15 ‘MHP’

On Saturday's "Melissa Harris-Perry," guest host Ari Melber will tackle issues ranging from the continuing (still) battle for Obamacare to the school-to-prison pipeline to draconian reproductive-rights laws, and turn our panel's eye back towards gun control six months after Newtown. Read More

President Obama delivers remarks during an event in support of the Senate's bipartisan immigration reform bill at the White House in Washington, DC, June 11, 2013. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP)

As immigration bill moves forward, right-wing fights harder to block reform

Although the Senate voted down a Republican effort that would have delayed a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, conservatives are still fighting to kill comprehensive immigration reform. Read More

Speaker John Boehner gestures as he speaks to reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP digs in against immigration reform

The House GOP doesn't seem to have gotten the memo (or read the latest polls) that say Republican opposition to immigration reform is hurting the party politically. Read More

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New polls: Even in red states, strong support for immigration reform

Hardline GOP comments opposing immigration reform have made the party toxic to Latinos. Read More

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Long-shot LGBT amendment back on immigration bill

A proposal to allow gay couples to sponsor their spouse for a green card remains a long shot, raising the stakes on an expected Supreme Court decision on DOMA. Read More

A White House staffer walks to the West Wing during a snow storm at the White House March 6, 2013 in Washington, DC. The snow forced all major school systems in the area to close, including today's White House press briefing.  (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

White House staffers appear in ‘nation of immigrants’ video

White House staffers took to YouTube to share their American stories that began abroad a day after the president threw his support behind a Senate immigration proposal. Read More