English (en español al final de la página): Front Page Magazine: High Court To Hear Amnesty Challenge By Matthew Vadum New York Times: Senate Blocks Bill on Tougher Refugee Screening By Jennifer Steinhauer Wall Street Journal: Senate Democrats Block Bill to Halt Resettling of Iraqi, Syrian Refugees in U.S....
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As the Republican Governors and Attorneys General of 26 states play politically-motivated games, their lawsuit blocking the implementation of DAPA and expanded DACA is having real-life consequences for millions of immigrants across the nation. In a must-read piece, Esther Lee of ThinkProgress talks to immigrants whose families would be eligible...
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Rumors of deportation raids have caused student attendance rates at one majority-Latino high school in Maryland to drop. The school, High Point High School in Prince George’s County, is about 70 percent Latino. “It’s a student population that’s prompted the school’s principal, Sandra Jimenez, to term it ‘Central American...
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David Leopold, an immigration attorney and former president of The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), provided this assessment of the news that the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case on Immigration Executive Action. Crossposted from Leopold’s blog: There are two big takeaways from yesterday’s announcement by the Supreme...
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On Tuesday, Iowa State University students protested Donald Trump’s campaign event on campus chanting “A vote for Trump is a vote for hate!” and “Love trumps hate.” U.S. Secret Service and Trump campaign officials escorted the group of students out. The ISU Daily captured photos and video of the protest. After...
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English (en español al final de la página): USA Today: Supreme Court will rule on President Obama’s immigration plan By Richard Wolf AP: Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration AP: Supreme Court will review Obama’s immigration executive actions MSNBC: Supreme Court sets the stage for historic immigration showdown...
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Democratic leaders from Congress, as well as Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, applauded the Supreme Court’s decision today to take up U.S. v. Texas, the legal case that has blocked President Obama’s decision to confer protection against deportation and work permits to millions of immigrant families with deep roots and ties...
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Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments on the DAPA and expanded DACA lawsuit. What does this mean exactly? Finally, immigrant families will have their day in court. If the Supreme Court does the right thing and unfreezes DAPA and the DACA expansion, it will...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Times: Trump pulls GOP further right on immigration as Democrats veer left By Stephen Dinan Florida State News: We are Florida: Immigration activists fight harmful bills By Joseph Zeballos Washington Post: Marco Rubio, facing mounting attacks on immigration, hits the...
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Republicans kicked off their first Presidential debate of 2016 just like they finished off 2015: Trying to out-Trump each other in order to suck up to the anti-immigrant crowd that now makes up their base. One of the most heated moments of the night came from Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz,...
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