Yesterday on Univision, Maria Elena Salinas interviewed Republican Rosario Marin, a former US Treasurer, about her thoughts on prospective immigration reform. Marin was fairly pessimistic, expressing concerns that Obama is using immigration as a political issue rather than really being serious about pushing it through (a favorite argument of...
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is at it again—apparently making up Texas friends with property overrun by border crossers. During an appearance on a Texas radio show this morning, Cornyn claimed that people all over the world are now crossing the border through Texas and that any immigration reform that...
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President Obama gave interviews to Univision and Telemundo yesterday in which he expressed confidence that immigration reform would be accomplished this summer. The Senate Gang of 8 is “actually making progress” on immigration, he said. “I’m actually optimistic.” Otherwise, the President noted, he has his own legislation waiting in...
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At the end of this week’s back-t0-back oral arguments at the Supreme Court against Prop 8 and DOMA, we wanted to lift up this piece by Immigration Impact highlighting the fact that the outcome of these cases will affect the immigration world, as well. From same-sex bi-national couples to how gay...
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El presidente de EE.UU., Barack Obama, grabará mañana sendas entrevistas con las cadenas televisivas Univisión y Telemundo, en unos momentos en que la Casa Blanca continúa presionando al Congreso a que apruebe una reforma migratoria integral. Obama grabará ambas entrevistas mañana por la tarde en la Casa Blanca, en...
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Con la frontera más segura que nunca, es hora de completar el resto de la reforma migratoria Washington, DC – Cuatro senadores del grupo de los ocho que negocia un lenguaje bipartidista de reforma migratoria en la Cámara Alta hará hoy un recorrido por la frontera en Nogales, Arizona....
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Four Senators from the bi-partisan “Gang of Eight” that is drafting immigration legislation will tour the U.S./Mexico border at Nogales, AZ today. After their visit, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John McCain (R-AZ), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will hold a press conference. With all eyes on the Senators, they...
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With Border Security at Record Highs, Now is the Time to Tackle the Rest of Immigration Reform Four Senators from the bi-partisan “Gang of Eight” that is drafting immigration legislation will tour the U.S./Mexico border at Nogales, AZ today. After their visit, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Flake (R-AZ),...
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Last week we wrote about a letter that six anti-immigrant Senators sent to Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). The Senators, out to stall and eventually kill immigration reform, complained that the legislative process was moving too quickly and requested more time to hold more hearings,...
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