The Texas Attorney General who was so eager to see the inside of a courtroom and sue over President Obama’s immigration actions is probably regretting that sentiment right about now. Ken Paxton got himself in a heap of trouble earlier this week after a grand jury indicted him on “two counts of first-degree securities fraud...
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Early last week, a federal judge ordered the release of hundreds of mothers and children from family detention centers, citing a violation of a 1997 court settlement on the treatment of children in such centers. The ruling was hailed by immigration advocates, with the ruling having an almost immediate...
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A Latino voter oversample in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll released this week finds that 75% of Latino voters view Donald Trump negatively. Only 13% view him positively. This is unsurprising, given Trump’s racist remarks about immigrants, along with his more recent embrace of a mass deportation vision. While it’s tempting to...
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Huntington Park made California history Monday night, becoming the first city in the state to appoint two undocumented immigrants to city commission boards. From Esther Lee of ThinkProgress: Huntington Park City Councilman Jhonny Pineda appointed 29-year-old Francisco Medina to lead the parks and recreation commission and 21-year-old Julian Zatarian...
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English (en español al final de la página): Latino USA: Rubio Calls for Three Steps to Immigration Reform By Maria Hinojosa La Prensa (Ohio): Ohio is “Ground Zero” for Immigration Reform By Kevin Milliken Huffington Post: Jeb Bush Immigration Proposal Falls Flat With Many Latino Groups By Roque Planas...
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It looks like the same Texas Republican who claimed President Obama’s immigration actions were “illegal” is in some deep legal trouble of his own. Earlier this week, Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted by a grand jury on “two counts of first-degree securities fraud and a charge of failing to...
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Though the Donald may have skipped last night’s Republican Presidential forum in New Hampshire (one report says he was throwing a fit over a less-than-flattering newspaper editorial), he was certainly there in spirit as his fellow candidates lashed out repeatedly over immigration. From the New York Times: Mr. Trump’s...
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Yesterday, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush released a six part immigration plan. Surprisingly, all six points focused solely on immigration enforcement and border security measures. While he bookends his six point plan with mentions of a rigorous path to earned legal status, his intent is clearly to establish hawkish bona...
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English (en español al final de la página): Plain Dealer (Ohio): Here are 6 Cleveland venues that are hosting watch parties for the GOP debate on Thursday By Andrew Tobias WJW (Ohio): Fox 8 News at 10 GOP Debate Guest: Lynn Tramonte Wall Street Journal: Majority of Republicans...
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Republican hopefuls are set to gather in New Hampshire tonight for the first Presidential forum of the 2016 election (America’s Voice will be covering it live on Twitter — more on that here). Already, the GOP candidate field is the largest in American political history, with 14 of the...
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