Earlier today, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez slammed an upcoming, Republican-led Judiciary Committee hearing on Central American refugees, saying it lacks any “serious attempt to legislate” and will only serve to “continue to feed the hucksterism and red meat politics that Americans hate.” Rep. Gutiérrez addressed the very real-life situation of immigrants...
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Two years ago, Florida Republicans found themselves hand in hand with Latinos and immigrants across the state. Republicans in the state legislature, led by then House Speaker Will Weatherford, passed a bill that would grant undocumented immigrants in-state tuition at Florida’s public colleges and universities. But incredibly, the state...
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English (en español al final de la página): Huffington Post: Ted Cruz And Donald Trump Oppose Immigration Reform, But Could Be Helping The Cause Anyway By Elise Foley Latin Post: Diverse Advocacy Groups to Obama: Stop the Deportation Raids, Enact Temporary Protections By Michael Oleaga La Prensa: LOIRA and...
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While for most Americans who pay attention to politics were focused on the Iowa caucuses for the past few months, immigration activists, including DREAMers, have been actively engaged on the front lines in the state for the past several years. The results have been two-pronged: 1) Defining candidates on...
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English (en español al final de la página): Sunshine State News: Sanctuary Cities Bill Could Mean Big Penalties For Florida’s Largest Counties By Allison Nielsen New York Times: Polls Show Preferences and Priorities in Iowa By Thomas Kaplan and Dalia Sussman New York Times: Donald Trump Leads Among Those...
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A host of Latino, Asian, immigrant, and labor rights groups have launched naturalization drives aimed at permanent residents eligible for citizenship — and the images from these workshops and outreach efforts have been absolutely inspiring. Some of the inspiration for getting Latino and immigrant voters out to naturalize and vote has...
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Here’s more of that #TrumpEffect in action. During a “Meet the Press” appearance on Sunday, Presidential candidate Marco Rubio continued to cement his hardliner stance on immigration by claiming that the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States has actually increased. “We are worse off today than we...
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Undocumented students in Georgia are not giving up on their fight for access to in-state tuition at state universities and community colleges. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports this morning that the Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously rejected to an appeal that would have allowed undocumented students across to gain access...
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Last January, I wrote that immigration hardliners like Steve King were making the Iowa Republican Caucuses irrelevant. Well, I was wrong — sort of. The demographics (not to mention the conservative ideology) of Iowa Republican caucus goers make it hard for Republican candidates to win both the Iowa caucus...
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English (en español al final de la página): Latin Post: Poll Finds Obama’s Name Hurts Immigration Plan By Andrew Puglie Talking Points Memo: This Is The Jeff Sessions Election And The GOP Is Just Along For The Ride By Lauren Fox Washington Post: The GOP’s condemnation of ‘sanctuary cities’...
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