In March, the 5th Circuit appeals court granted the Obama Administration’s request to fast-track its appeal of Judge Hanen’s preliminary injunction which temporary blocked implementation of DACA expansion and DAPA. The Administration and the plaintiff states agreed to a briefing schedule which requires that all written arguments be filed...
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Bloomberg: Menendez Gives Up Top Foreign Relations Spot After Indictment By Kathleen Hunter Roll Call: Immigration Advocates Rush to Menendez’s Defense By Emma Dumain The Hill: Immigration advocates defend ‘the senior senator for Latinos’ By Mark Hensch Politifact Wisconsin: Scott Walker’s immigration stance after New Hampshire appearance: Decoder ring...
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With Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in the news, the following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “Senator Bob Menendez is a leader who I have worked with on immigration reform for over a decade. I know him well and love him dearly. He has...
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Yesterday, Republican pollster and likely Marco Rubio presidential pollster Whit Ayres made a compelling case for why the GOP needs to improve its standing with Latino voters in order to win in 2016. However, despite the demographic and electoral imperatives Ayres outlines, the Republican Party and its 2016 presidential...
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Dozens of DREAMers ended their week-long hunger strike late yesterday evening after Governor Andrew Cuomo finalized the New York state budget without the inclusion of the DREAM Act. The New York Immigration Coalition, one of the groups that had been fighting to have DREAM reinserted into the budget, released...
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Bloomberg: Wary Immigrants Scarce as Activists Pave Way for Obama’s Order By Esme E. Deprez Huffington Post: Labor Leader: ‘We Will Not Stop’ Fighting For Immigration Reform By Elise Foley USA Today: AFL-CIO launches effort to protect undocumented workers By Erin Kelly National Journal: Rubio Pollster: GOP Must Top...
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The Center For American Progress released a report today on the need for further access to affordable, higher education for undocumented students. In January, President Obama announced his “America’s College Promise” plan to assist youth and adults in accessing a community college education. But when it comes to a...
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An important new story from Dara Lind at Vox captures the disconnect between written directives from DHS and the implementation of said directives by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Looking at the case of Pastor Max Villatoro and its implications, Lind explores the issue of “prosecutorial discretion” and the implementation of DHS new deportation priorities memo...
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AP: U.S. Appeals Judge’s Hold On President Obama’s Immigration Executive Action NBC News: U.S. Files Appeal of Texas Judge’s Hold on Immigration Action Vox: The government can’t enforce every law. Who gets to decide which ones it does? By Dara Lind Washington Times: ‘Dreamers’ despair as Obama, Democrats abandon...
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Can simply being Latino be enough to help Ted Cruz win over Latino voters in 2016? According to La Opinion — the most-read Spanish-language daily in the nation — probably not: Cruz’s chances to win the Republican nomination are slim, as the list of aspiring nominees to the 2016...
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