The notorious Steve King is in the middle of leading a House “task force” on so-called “executive overreach,” with the GOP-led hearing a reaction to the President exercising his authority on immigration (which Republicans refused to take up legislatively in the first place). Anyway, we managed to get our hands on...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg: Two Parties, Two Radically Different Visions on Immigration By Sahil Kapur DailyKos: Ryan to advance ‘extraordinary’ effort to politicize the SCOTUS case on Obama’s immigration efforts By Kerry Eleveld AP: AP News Guide: Now Come Ohio, Florida, 3 Other Big...
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Democratic Congressional leaders are slamming a Republican vote expected later this week, led by Speaker Paul Ryan, “on a resolution seeking the power to file an amicus brief on behalf of the entire House of Representatives opposing President Obama’s immigration actions.” Told press today I will oppose GOP amicus brief resolution challenging @POTUS’ executive actions on...
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As the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on DAPA and expanded DACA, a new study finds that undocumented immigrants eligible for the two programs — as well as young immigrants currently enrolled in DACA — are “deeply embedded” in American society, with familial ties and work...
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For months, violence toward people of color has followed Donald Trump where ever he has gone. Here at America’s Voice, we are tracking these instances of violence through our Trump Hate Map. Even Marco Rubio said that he is concerned someone could end up dead at the hands of Trump’s supporters....
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English (en español al final de la página): Wall Street Journal: On Immigration, the Parties Get Further Apart By Laura Meckler MSNBC: A wave of Puerto Rican migration could make Florida a Democratic stronghold By Amanda Sakuma USA Today: Is Donald Trump’s success good for immigration reform? By Daniel...
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In a year where Florida politicians like Marco Rubio and Carlos Lopez-Cantera continue to embrace Trump’s extreme position on immigration, Republicans across the country should take note on Latino and immigrant community’s commitment to fight back anti-immigrant extremism. The Florida’s legislative session has come to a close, meaning that...
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If you thought U.S. v Texas, the GOP-backed lawsuit challenging President Obama’s immigration executive actions, had anything to do with the law, think again. The plaintiff states—led by the state of Texas—do not dispute that President Obama clearly has the legal authority to defer the removal of undocumented...
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English (en español al final de la página): Medium (Op-Ed): A brave woman asked Clinton and Sanders for help on national TV By Lynn Tramonte NBC News: Latino, Immigrant Groups Launch ‘Families Fight Back’ Voter Campaign By Daniela Franco Washington Post (Opinion): Sanders and Clinton made big promises last...
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Cross-posted from Lynn Tramonte’s post on Medium. Could you do this, if you had to? Stand before a national television audience and a possible future United States President, talk about the most painful event of your life, and ask for help? With the assistance of Univision reporter Enrique Acevedo, and a...
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