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Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan

Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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Dreamers face showdown over amnesty with Trump, courts

President Obama had insisted for years that he didn't have the power to grant a broad tentative deportation amnesty for Dreamers — then just ahead of the 2012 election, and facing severe criticism from Hispanic leaders, Mr. Obama discovered he did in fact have the power. Published August 15, 2017

DACA faces challenges with Trump, courts

President Obama had insisted for years that he didn't have the power to grant a broad tentative deportation amnesty for Dreamers — then just ahead of the 2012 election, and facing severe criticism from Hispanic leaders, Mr. Obama discovered he did in fact have the power. Published August 14, 2017

DACA has been a boon to young immigrants, many of whom have bought cars and homes and opened their own businesses. (Associated Press/File)

DACA faces challenges from Trump, courts

Immigrant rights activists rallied outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday and have a day of marches, speeches and photo-ops slated for Tuesday as they try to defend the deportation amnesty for Dreamers, calling on President Trump to resist Texas' legal threats, even in the face of piercing questions about whether DACA could survive a legal challenge. Published August 14, 2017

Donald Trump signs vets bill to keep veterans choice program afloat

President Trump on Saturday signed a bill that will pump funds into the Veterans choice program to keep it up and running, while Washington continues to fight over how best to give veterans the care they earned -- but which the government has sometimes failed to deliver. Published August 12, 2017

In this June 5, 2014, file photo, a Border Patrol agent uses a headset and computer to conduct a long-distance interview by video from a facility in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS wasted millions in taxpayer dollars on unnecessary polygraphs: Audit

Homeland Security paid for polygraph exams for more than 2,300 potential hires at Customs and Border Protection even though they'd already admitted to drug use or criminal behavior that would have disqualified them anyway, the department's inspector general said in a new report this week. Published August 11, 2017

The Migration Policy Institute found that farms are plugging gaps by using machines and enticing workers with health care. (Associated Press)

Farms adjusting to life without immigrant labor: Report

Farmers addicted to cheap illegal immigrant labor are facing disruptions, but not devastation, as they adjust to world with fewer unauthorized workers, according to a new report Thursday. Published August 10, 2017

In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, Georgia Cordova of El Paso, Texas, center, joins other protesters as they take part in a No Ban, No Wall rally to support the rights of immigrants and oppose a border wall and support sanctuary cities at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Hispanic Bar Association boycotts Texas over anti-sanctuary city law

The Hispanic National Bar Association said Thursday it's pulling its 2020 conference out of Texas to protest that state's push to crack down on sanctuary cities, saying the new law slated to go into effect next month will lead to discrimination. Published August 10, 2017

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 27, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

John McCain to force vote on new Afghanistan war strategy

Worried by the Trump administration's delay in announcing a military strategy for the war in Afghanistan, Sen. John McCain said Thursday he'll try to force the debate on Capitol Hill, offering his own plan that would force a troop increase. Published August 10, 2017

Congressional staffers attended a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in 2013. Some staffers dismiss claims in the Congressional Management Foundation report. They say lazy cohorts don't make use of Congress' extraordinary resources and instead outsource research and decision-making to lobbyists. (Associated Press/File)

Congress staffers report dire risk from slim budgets, lack of resources

Congressional staffers may be a grumbling lot at any time, but they sounded an even more dire warning this week, saying their pay is so low, their budgets so slim and their lawmaker bosses so harried that the very workings of American democracy are at risk. Published August 9, 2017

In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Trump-backed immigration bill draws significant support: Poll

Americans generally favor a more selective legal immigration system that would reward those who speak English and those who bring desired skills to the U.S., according to a new poll released Wednesday that could boost the new immigration bill President Trump is backing. Published August 9, 2017

The sanctions issued Tuesday by the Trump administration mark a major increase in pressure on countries that refuse to take back their deportees. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s illegal immigration numbers show major changes

President Trump has overseen huge increases in arresting illegal immigrants inside the U.S., pushing them through the immigration courts toward deportations and stopping newcomers from entering along the southwestern border, according to statistics released Tuesday. Published August 8, 2017