As Steve King Gets a Hearing on Redefining Constitution, Issue Today at 1 PM Eastern, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on one of the anti-immigrant movement’s longtime pet issues – messing with the U.S. Constitution and changing the fundamental interpretation of birthright citizenship, the bedrock of the 14th Amendment. ...
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There they go again. This afternoon, House Republicans will yet hold another anti-immigrant hearing, this time focused on ending Birthright Citizenship, a bedrock American principle. As the Alliance For Citizenship notes, “such a move would radically reinterpret the Constitution to end a fundamental American right and bring the Department...
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English (en español al final de la página): AP: Bilingual Bush talks immigration in Puerto Rico By Danica Coto New York Times: In Puerto Rico, Jeb Bush Says He Lives ‘the Immigrant Experience’ By Jeremy Peters AP: Look Who’s Speaking Spanish: It’s the 2016 Republicans Washington Post: How Jeb...
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Facing Contempt Charges, Arpaio’s Latest Legal Battle Might Just Do Him In The controversial reign of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona may be nearing an end. In 2011, Arpaio was ordered to halt his department’s immigration sweeps by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow because the raids were based on...
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Marco Rubio may be feeding Iowa’s GOP primary voters exactly what they want to hear when it comes to immigration, but in an editorial printed yesterday, Iowa’s most influential newspaper isn’t falling for it one bit. From the Des Moines Register: We wanted to know where he stands on...
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English (en español al final de la página): Wall Street Journal: Black, Latino Leaders Cool on Christie By Josh Dawsey and Heather Haddon New York Times: Head Start for Jeb Bush Campaign Is Part of Scott Walker’s Plan By Patrick Healy and Nicholas Confessore NBC News: Jeb Bush Visiting...
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Apr 27, 2015
Time is running out for Republicans in the Texas State Legislature, and that is a very good thing. After a rollercoaster of speculations, the repeal of the Texas DREAM Act seems to be less likely by the day. Early last week, America’s Voice reported how Republican Senators were slowly...
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Last week, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) took a break from calves-watching to introduce legislation that would block the federal courts from deciding to grant gay Americans the right to marry. In response, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced legislation blocking King from legislating, period. From Polis’ statement: “For too long,...
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Reminders that GOP Field is Alienating Young Voters on Immigration, While Embracing Incoherent, Extreme and Unworkable Policy Ideas and Soundbites With the most of the likely 2016 Republican presidential field in Iowa over the weekend, immigration was once again a big focus of the proceedings. Here are three of...
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New York Times Op-Ed by Roberto Suro and Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco Remind Us What’s at Stake for Millions of U.S. Citizen Children without DAPA and Expanded DACA As we’ve said before, the cost of inaction on immigration is high, not just for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living...
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