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Must-Read News on Immigration Reform July 16, 2014

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Associated Press: House GOP prepares response to border crisis
July 15, 2014

Washington Post (Plum Line): Happy Hour Roundup
By Paul Waldman
July 15, 2014

Politico: Borderline Behavior
By Anna Palmer

July 15, 2014

Fronteras: Two Texas Lawmakers Propose Bill To Handle Surge Of Child Migrants
By  Kate Sheehy
July 15, 2014

The New American: Illegal Immigrant Surge: Unexpected — or Planned?
By  Warren Mass
July 15, 2014

Politico: Border crisis scrambles the politics of immigration
By Seung Min Kim
July 15, 2014

Washington Post: Poll: Obama, Republicans face broad disapproval over handling of migrant crisis
By David Nakamura and Scott Clement
July 15, 2014

 ABC News: More than Half Back Immigration Plan; Ratings Weak for Obama, GOP Leaders
By Ryan Struyk
July 15, 2014

 Politico: Poll: Immigration U.S. top problem
By Jonathan Topaz
July 16, 2014

 Washington Post: O’Malley, Obama administration still sparring over immigration policies
By Jenna Johnson
July 16, 2014

 Politico: House moving quickly on border
By Seung Min Kim and Jake Sherman
July 15, 2014

PBS NewsHour: As conservative border backlash continues, bipartisan bill emerges
By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford And Simone Pathe
July 15, 2014

Washington Post: Texas lawmakers unveil bipartisan fix to child immigrant crisis at border
By Wesley Lowery
July 15, 2014

The Hill: House Republicans linking trafficking law changes to Obama border crisis bill
By Cristina Marcos and Peter Schroeder
July 15, 2014

Politico: Henry Cuellar, John Cornyn: Clock ticking on bill
By Jonathan Topaz
July 15, 2014

National Journal: House GOP Prepares Own Border Plan
By Billy House
July 15, 2014

Politico: GOP talks backing half of Obama border request
By Jake Sherman and Seung Min Kim
July 15, 2014

Wall Street Journal: Senate Democrats Push Back Against Speedy Deportations
By Michael R. Crittenden and Laura Meckler
July 15, 2014

The Hill: Divide deepens on border crisis fix
By Peter Schroeder and Cristina Marcos
July 15, 2014

Roll Call: Border Funding Request Takes Shape in House
By Emma Dumain and Tamar Hallerman
July 15, 2014

Roll Call: No Border Money Unless Obama Disavows Expanding DACA, Senator Says
By Niels Lesniewski
July 15, 2014

The Hill: Gutierrez: Immigration fix is deportation ‘in sheep’s clothing’
By Rebecca Shabad
July 15, 2014

Politico: Harry Reid opposes Cornyn-Cuellar border plan
By Burgess Everett
July 15, 2014

Roll Call: Reid Says Border Already Secure (Video)
By Niels Lesniewski
July 15, 2014

Politico: Kay Granger: Countries want kids back
By Kendall Breitman
July 15, 2014

Politico: Glenn Beck pleads with migrant parents
By Hadas Gold
July 15, 2014

Politico Magazine: Mayors: We’ll Take Child Migrants
By Kendall Breitman
July 15, 2014

Bloomberg News: Send Them Home. Save Their Lives. Jail Their Mayors. 9 Child-Migrant Solutions
By Esmé E. Deprez
July 15, 2014

Vox: The process Congress wants to use for child migrants is a disaster
By Dara Lind
July 15, 2014

National Journal: Here’s How Hard It Is for Unaccompanied Minors to Get Asylum
By Rachel Roubein
July 15, 2014

National Journal: This Is the Wildly Complicated Form Unaccompanied Minors Are Trying to Make Sense Of
By Rachel Roubein
July 16, 2014

The Hill: Long delays before kids see court
By Amie Parnes and Justin Sink
July 16, 2014

Associated Press: Schools a haven for kids who crossed border alone
July 15, 2014

Roll Call: The Other Side of the Border
By Philip Brasher
July 15, 2014

CNN: Growing protests over where to shelter immigrant children hits Arizona
By Michael Martinez and Holly Yan
July 15, 2014

CNN: Not in my backyard: Communities protest surge of immigrant kids
By Halimah Abdullah
July 16, 2014

Los Angeles Times: Opposing immigration demonstrators kept 3 miles apart in Oracle, Az.
By Michael Muskal
July 15, 2014

Arizona Republic (Arizona): Protesters in Oracle inspired by Murrieta
By Sean Holstege and Mariana Dale
July 14, 2014

New York Times: Outspoken Immigrant Advocate, Also Undocumented, Is Held in Texas
By Julia Preston
July 15, 2014

Washington Post: Journalist-turned-immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas detained at Texas airport (UPDATED)
By J. Freedom du Lac
July 15, 2014

Huffington Post: Undocumented Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas Detained At The Border
By Igor Bobic and Ryan Grim
July 15, 2014

CNN: Journalist Jose Vargas, symbol of immigration debate, detained at airport
By Eliott C. McLaughlin
July 15, 2014

USA Today: Immigration activist Vargas detained at U.S. border
By John Bacon
July 15, 2014

Associated Press: Immigration activist, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist released by US Border Patrol in Texas
By Christopher Sherman
July 15, 2014

Wall Street Journal: Immigration Activist Faces Deportation Hearing After Being Held in Texas
By Ana Campoy
July 15, 2014

Wall Street Journal: Pope Francis Calls for Protection of Migrant Children
By Dudley Althaus And Deborah Ball
July 15, 2014

Catholic News Agency: Pope denounces ‘racist, xenophobic’ attitudes toward migrants
By Elise Harris
July 15, 2014

NBC News: Pope Francis Enters Immigration Debate (VIDEO)
July 15, 2014

Huffington Post: Pope Francis: Immigrant Children Must Be ‘Welcomed And Protected’
By Antonia Blumberg
July 15, 2014

Politico: Service Employees International Union targets four House Republicans
By Seung Min Kim
July 15, 2014

Politico: Murdoch hits stalled immigration reform
By Maggie Haberman
July 15, 2014

NBC News: Poll: Democrats Hang On to Slight Leads in Key Senate Races
By Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
July 15, 2014

Politico: Who’s talking about impeachment? Barack Obama
By Edward-Isaac Dovere
July 16, 2014

Washington Post (Maryland): Maryland State Police investigate ‘No illeagles here’ graffiti as a hate crime
By Jenna Johnson
July 15, 2014

Fox Rio 2 (Texas): Immigrant Boy’s Body Recovered from River
July 15, 2014

Arizona Republic (Arizona): One border kid who made the journey to Phoenix
By Michael Kiefer
July 15, 2014

Capital Times (Wisconsin): Scott Walker’s mixed messaging on immigration
By Jack Craver
July 15, 2014

La Opinión (Editorial): Miniature adults
July 15, 2014

New York Times (Opinion): Beware John Cornyn’s ‘Humane’ Immigration Act
By Lawrence Downes
July 15, 2014

Wall Street Journal (Opinion): What Obama Missed on the Border
By Rick Perry
July 15, 2014

Washington Post (The Fix): Obama is struggling on immigration — big time. But Latinos aren’t about to vote Republican.
By Aaron Blake
July 15, 2014

Washington Post (Opinion): Actions from Obama on immigration reform would speak louder than words
By Carter Eskew
July 14, 2014

Washington Post (Plum Line): Morning Plum: Border crisis poses serious risk to Republicans, too
By Greg Sargent
July 15, 2014

Washington Post (Plum Line): Sending in the National Guard isn’t the answer
By Greg Sargent
July 15, 2014

MSNBC (Maddow Blog): That’s not what ‘blank check’ means
By Steve Benen
July 15, 2014

MSNBC (Opinion): On immigration, the House GOP has only one answer: Deport the kids
By Simon Rosenberg
July 15, 2014

Wall Street Journal (Opinion): Border Lessons From Bush
By Jason L. Riley
July 15, 2014

The Hill (Opinion): David Webb: GOP messaging on the US border crisis is terrible
By David Webb
July 15, 2014

The Hill (Opinion): A refugee crisis clouded by a leadership crisis
By Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)
July 15, 2014

The Hill (Congress Blog): Open-borders advocates shamelessly exploit the surge of minors
By Dan Stein
July 15, 2014

Los Angeles Times (Opinion): Opinion: Is Jose Antonio Vargas an immigration martyr in waiting?
By Scott Martelle
July 15, 2014