People gathered in front of the Lloyd George Federal Building Thursday night with candles and signs to kick off a national campaign to reform the U.S. immigration system.

Nearly one in eight Nebraska kids were born to immigrants in 2008 -- making them the state's fastest growing youth population.

One year after the election of President Barack Obama, black optimism about America has surged, while Hispanics have become more skeptical about race relations, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday.

A new poll by the Pew Research Center finds that despite high unemployment and other economic woes afflicting the African-American community, blacks are more optimistic about their prospects than they were just two years ago

Immigration advocates will gather in Manhattan and in communities across the country Wednesday, pushing for reform and legalization as they strive to get the contentious issue back in the national spotlight.

City police officers are now prohibited from asking the immigration status of a witness or victim of a crime in hopes it eases fears some ethnic groups have of law enforcement.

Pretty soon, Congress won’t be able to hide behind the health-care-first excuse anymore, and plenty of anxious activists are wondering if their issue will finally get some attention in 2010.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop detaining asylum seekers who have a credible fear of persecution in their home countries.

WASHINGTON — The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years — to 2050 — because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S.

The Strategic Issues Panel on Immigration consulted people in government, business, labor, law enforcement, education and other fields in developing the recommendations. Immigration advocates and opponents, community organizers, business executives and immigration lawyers also weighed in.