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Must-Read News on Immigration Reform, August 20, 2013

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NBC Latino: Immigrant groups denounce RNC immigration resolution with no path to citizenship
By Jacquellena Carrero

Associated Press: House Judiciary chairman rejects ‘special’ path to citizenship, promises to fight Senate bill
By Erica Werner

Huffington Post: Bob Goodlatte On Immigration: No ‘Special Pathway’ From House
By Elise Foley

The Hill: Lawmaker pressed on immigration reform at town hall meeting
By Jordy Yager

NBC Virginia: Goodlatte Holds Town Hall Meeting on Immigration

ABC News: Obamacare Backlash Leaves Room for Immigration Reform to Breathe
By Jim Avila and Serena Marshall

Huffington Post: Steve Southerland, GOP Congressman, Faces Tough Crowd At Town Hall In Florida
By Ryan Rainey

Tallahassee Democrat (Florida): Southerland visits WCSO to talk immigration, flood zones

Killeen Daily Herald (Texas—Immigration): Carter talks to media about immigration reform
By Chris McGuiness

WSAU Radio (Wisconsin): Congressman Duffy talks about immigration, jobs, and Obamacare with Wausau Chamber of Commerce

Atlanta Journal Constitution (Georgia): Barbour, Rendell: Congress won’t pass immigration legislation until 2014
By Jeremy Redmon

Associated Press: SC leaders hold immigration round table in Duncan

Huffington Post: Scott DesJarlais, GOP Congressman, Tells 11-Year-Old Girl Her Father Should Be Deported
By Ashley Balcerzak

MSNBC: Crowd cheers as GOP rep. tells girl her dad will be deported
By Traci Lee

Talking Points Memo: Top 5 Reasons Boehner’s Plan For Immigration Reform May Blow Up
By Sahil Kapur

ABC/Univision: Report: Immigration Bill Would Add Nearly 14,000 Jobs Per District
By Jordan Fabian

The Atlantic: August Made the Republican Party’s Latino Problem Worse, Not Better
By Phillip Bump

Washington Post: Jorge Ramos: Latinos are ’17 percent of the population, but we only have three senators’
By Ed O’Keefe

Mother Jones: Ken Cuccinelli Once Touted Role in Founding Anti-Immigrant Group
By Gavin Aronsen

USA Today: Texas Gov. Rick Perry to woo California Republicans
By Catalina Camia

New York Times: Carwash Managers Held in Immigration Raids
By Fernanda Santos

Arizona Republic: Car-wash managers accused of rehiring illegal immigrants
By Ronald J. Hansen, Daniel González and Russ Wiles

Wall Street Journal: Cruz Tries to End Citizenship Debate
By Colleen McCain Nelson and Paul Vieira

The Hill: Cruz renouncing Canadian citizenship
By Laura Seligman

KING 5 (Washington): Foreign-born entrepreneurs want ‘start-up visas’ in immigration reform
By Glenn Farley

Los Angeles Times: U.S. suspends visitation programs at 3 immigrant facilities in Southland
By Kate Linthicum

Bloomberg (Editorial): The Back Roads to Citizenship

New York Times (Blog): G.O.P. Purity Control
By Andrew Rosenthal

San Francisco Chronicle (California—Opinion): House members pledge support for immigration reform
By Carl Guardino

Post Crescent (Wisconsin—Opinion): Immigration reform vital to state, too
By Tom Still

St. Louis Dispatch (Missouri—Opinion): Immigration reform will benefit St. Louis
By Rev. Bart Day

Grand Forks Herald (Minnesota—Opinion): Immigration benefits U.S. economy and culture
By Shelton Gunaratne