Outside the Beltway

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend protection to DACA beneficiaries and other Dreamers, but it’s likely to die in the Senate.

A small group of Republican rebels in the House are attempting to push legislation protecting DACA beneficiaries to a floor vote. Unfortunately, they’re not likely to succeed.

A bipartisan group of Senators has proposed a largely reasonable fix to the DACA problem, but its fate remains unclear.

The prospects for a deal in Congress on DACA are starting to look grim.

The deal that led to the end of the Federal Government shutdown isn’t sitting well with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

A Federal Judge has put a hold on the impending end of the DACA program.

Another poll shows the vast majority of Americans want Congress to act to help the people covered by DACA.

Trump makes a DACA deal, apparently.

Americans support allowing Dreamers to stay in the country, and most of them also support allowing them to eventually become citizens.

The University of California has joined the list of Plaintiffs suing the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA.

Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, has come out against the most recent immigration-related action by the national leader of his party.

Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.

But, the problem is, they seem unlikely to act.

Two polls find that most Americans support letting DACA beneficiaries to stay in the United States. Will that help move Congress to act?

Just as his political star is rising among conservatives, Scott Walker is walking back his previous support for immigration reform.

The Office of Legal Counsel told the president Wednesday he couldn’t do what he did on Thursday.

On substance, the President’s immigration actions aren’t very objectionable. How he is implementing them, though, is problematic and seems needlessly confrontational.

A new poll provides some interesting context to the political context to the President’s expected executive action on immigration.

Not unexpectedly, the Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the Constitutionality of the Senate filibuster.

Republicans in the House seem determined to make life difficult for whomever wins the GOP nomination in 2016

Jose Antonio Vargas was brought to the U.S. at the age of 12 and never left. Now, some are suggesting he should be deported as soon as possible.

There are legitimate issues regarding Presidential overreach and separation of powers that President Obama’s actions while in office have raised. But none of that will be discussed in our hyperpartisan political culture.

A good idea, but do the ends justify the means?

An unsurprising result in a lawsuit that never should have been filed

Yes, the evidence shows you can trust Obama to enforce immigration laws.

Once again, Chris Christie seems to be directly challenging the right wing of his party.

The latest House GOP pronouncements on immigration reform make it exceedingly unlikely that any bill will pass this year.

Apparently, not the Onion.

An attempt to declare the filibuster unconstitutional has ended in failure.

Neither member of the Republican ticket seems to understand what really happened on Election Day.

The 2012 Election should be a warning to the GOP that it needs to open itself up to minority groups, especially Latinos.

Demographics are not destiny; policy positions drive decision, ultimately.

Republicans are going to get trounced among Latino voters tomorrow, and they only have themselves to blame.

Republican problems among Latino voters could have an influence on several close races this year.

Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses, the GOP needs to evolve or be doomed to minority party status.

Jeb Bush continues to speak the truth on the GOP’s position on immigration issues. Sadly, his fellow Republicans aren’t listening.

Another poll demonstrates the serious problems that the GOP has with Latino voters.

Justice Scaiia’s dissent in Arizona v. United States included many odd forays into areas that had nothing to do with the case before him.

President Obama’s immigration policy shift is legal, it’s good policy, but bypassing Congress won’t solve our immigration problems.

The history of the DREAM Act underscores the significance of the 60-vote Senate.

Republican reaction to the President’s immigration policy announcement has been relatively muted, and it’s likely to stay that way.

Frustrated by its inability to get laws passed through Congress, the Obama administration has decided to stop following laws already passed by Congress.

The GOP has a serious problem with the Latino vote, and it may too late to fix it.

Common Cause has filed a specious lawsuit alleging that the filibuster is unconstitutional.

Republicans are finally starting to realize that they are in trouble with Hispanic voters.

2012 may be the last chance for the current Republican Party to win the White House.