1. United States Still Stalled on Immigration Reform, Republican Victories in Midterm Elections Change Landscape Migration Information Source By: Maria Moreno History 33 Professor Arguello

2. 2010 2010 would bring comprehensive immigration reform did not account for the Obama administration's priorities of passing health-care reform and improving the economy — essentially the same issues that guided the president in 2009. National Guard troops to Arizona's border following the murder of an Arizona rancher and growing concern about violence in Mexico spilling over. the administration shifted its enforcement priorities to target noncitizens who have committed serious crimes for detention and deportation.

3. The Debate Birthright citizenship dominated headlines, cable news shows, and talk radio, sparking passionate statements on both sides. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) put the DREAM Act, which would legalize certain young immigrants, on the Senate's legislative agenda by attaching it to a defense spending bill. This new political landscape, bipartisan cooperation appears even more unlikely, and states, frustrated with Congress and emboldened by Arizona, will probably take on immigration.