Julia Preston

Julia Preston, national immigration correspondent for the New York Times, discusses the debate heating up about what rights children of undocumented immigrants should have.

According to a new study released on Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center, roughly one in twelve babies born in the United States in 2008 had at least one parent who was an illegal immigrant. (That is around 8 percent, or roughly 340,000 of the 4.3 million babies born in the U.S. in 2008.) About 85 percent of those parents are Hispanic. This study comes at a time when several Republican senators are asking for a review of the 14th Amendment, which grants automatic citizenship to children born on U.S. soil.

New York Times national immigration correspondent Julia Preston talks about President Obama's efforts to take up immigration reform -- and whether we should expect to see any majors changes on this front throughout the next year. Joining her will be Maria Elena Salinas, co-anchor of "Noticiero Univision," Univision's network evening news program.

On yesterday's show, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson said, "I tried desperately to ascertain [the] cost/benefit" of immigration. Following up on the cost/benefit analysis are New York Times immigration correspondent Julia Preston along with Pia Orrenius, economist at the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.

After the House's historical vote to reform health care on Sunday, many Americans are asking, what's the next big reform issue? If you ask the thousands of protesters who descended on Washington over the weekend, immigration tops the bill. The last attempt to overhaul the immigration system was defeated in Congress three years ago. 

A Los Angeles–based clothing company is laying off 1,800 immigrant employees in the coming weeks at the behest of the Obama administration. And it's not just any company — it's Americ...

The Obama administration seems to be taking a softer approach to illegal immigrants than the Bush White House did. Gone are the days of Federal Agents swarming a warehouse and making ...

Julia Preston, national immigration correspondent for the New York Times, and Daphne Eviatar of the Washington Independent discuss the Obama administration's plans to tackle immigration reform sooner rather than later. What do you think? On your list of policy priorities, where does immigration reform ...

Hispanic immigrants, both legal and illegal, make up eight percent of the labor force in this country. In factory towns like Morristown, Tennessee that figure almost doubles. The tens...

In a new program the U.S. military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who could become citizens in as little as six months in exchange for three to four years of service. It’s t...

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Julia Preston, New York Times immigration correspondent, compares the candidates' positions on immigration policy.

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Julia Preston, National Immigration Reporter for The New York Times, talks about the immigration and labor issues presented by the recent ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids in Iowa.

Julia Preston, national immigration reporter for the New York Times; Roberto Lovato, writer for New America Media; Leon Wynter, writer and the author of American Skin: Big Business, Pop Culture and the End of White America; and Muzaffar Chishti, director of the