This morning, we highlighted an Arizona Daily Star editorial supporting the CIR ASAP bill recently introduced in the House, and encouraged the introduction of similar legislation. As we wrote last week, the death of the House Gang of 7 potentially presages an exciting new phase in this year’s fight for immigration...
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Last Friday, after a summer spent waiting for the House to take action on immigration reform, a slew of things happened at once: the House Gang of 7–a group which has repeatedly postponed the introduction of its long-awaited comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill–finally gave up and disbanded. And (in...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: Si el proyecto migratorio bipartidista del extinto Grupo de los Siete de la Cámara Baja nunca vio la luz del día, ¿por qué su disolución habría de significar el fin de la reforma migratoria? Honestamente ya muy pocas personas tomaban en...
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La Opinión (Editorial): Senate’s reform is valid Wall Street Journal: Immigration Advocates Consider a Compromise By Laura Meckler NBC Latino: Analysis: And then there were none – Gang of Seven is a bust By Suzanne Gamboa Tampa Bay Times: Immigration reform setbacks darken outlook for action By Alex Leary...
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The big news in immigration reform today was the dissolution of the House Gang of 7, which has been in negotiations for years on immigration legislation. While its contribution would’ve been welcome in the immigration reform debate, the group’s progress has been stalled for so long that it was about...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: La Opinion: Congressmen look to continue with immigration reform Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA) told La Opinion that the Senate bill should be put on the table if the House Republicans cannot advance a proposal. He...
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New Latino Decisions Analysis: California Story Shows Complete Life Cycle of Anti-Immigrant Wedge Strategy, Cautionary Tale for National GOP On today’s immigration reform “Office Hours” press call, immigration reform leaders and pollsters discuss the intertwined political and anti immigrant history of California’s Republican Party that has lead to the...
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The following is a press statement from United We DREAM: Dreamers’ Moms Join with United We Dream to Escalate Action Pressuring Obama and Congress This morning, dozens of undocumented parents, part of the nationwide network of “Dreamers’ Moms,” protested outside the office of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) with four...
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Greg Sargent at the Washington Post’s Plum Line broke the story this morning that one bipartisan attempt to craft comprehensive immigration reform legislation in the House is dead. Here are excerpts from Sargent’s post: “It doesn’t appear that we’re going to move forward with the group of seven,” Dem...
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