MSNBC: Mayors to make Obama immigration order a reality Bloomberg: De Blasio Gathers Mayors to Support Obama Immigration Order Roll Call: Bowser Joins Mayors in NYC to Develop Immigration Strategy NPR: Democratic Mayors Back Obama’s Immigration Plan, Citing Economic Benefits Politico: New chairman to take softer tone at RSC...
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Leading editorial boards are weighing in strongly against the Republican response to President Obama’s sensible executive action on immigration. The nation’s largest Spanish language newspaper eviscerated Republicans’ anti-immigrant and anti-Latino obsession in a must-read editorial that should scare Republicans who care about making inroads with Latino voters in 2016. ...
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January 26, 2015 EDIT: Nevada and Tennessee are officially onboard, bringing the total number of plaintiff states to 26. December 22, 2014 EDIT: As of today, Texas and 24 other states have announced that they are suing President Obama over his recent immigration policy changes. They further made it clear that their...
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The last federal shutdown, in 2013, cost the nation an estimated $24 billion and tanked GOP poll numbers. But some Republicans are apparently hankering for another shutdown in response to President Obama’s executive action, which means they have an incentive to downplay the last one. Check out this recent clip of Rush...
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Politico: Profiling guidelines to be unveiled AP: Obama, GOP-led Congress prepare for veto shutdowns Politico: Massive funding bill kicks off 113th Congress’ final chapter Roll Call: Immigration Not High on McConnell Agenda New York Times: For Obama, a Go-It-Alone Push Fits the Times National Journal: Will Immigration Plan’s Launch...
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Republicans have been reacting in all sorts of extremist and ugly ways since President Obama announced his new executive action for immigrants. But one of the most extreme may be this interview published today by Right Wing Watch, featuring ALIPAC’s William Gheen discussing everything from immigrants to Christmas to...
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Earlier today, we wrote about this awesome video released by United We Dream, of DREAMers chasing members of Congress around Capitol Hill asking them “do you want to deport me?” There’s also a standalone encounter between one DREAMer, Jose Palacios from Tampa, Florida, and Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), where McCaul and a...
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Must-watch today is this video from United We DREAM, of DREAMers chasing members of Congress around Capitol Hill asking them “do you want to deport me and my parents?” Watch below: The total non-answers the Republicans give (Mike McCaul tells one DREAMer “you didn’t do it the right way” while Raul...
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Recently, the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler wrote a piece for the paper’s “Fact Checker” blog suggesting President Obama’s claim that his executive action on immigration is comparable to the action President George H.W. Bush took is dubious. Mr. Kessler awarded three “Pinocchios” to the claim. In response, NCLR’s Charles Kamasaki,...
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MSNBC: House GOP approves measure blocking deportation relief NPR: House Passes Symbolic Vote Cancelling Obama’s Immigration Action NBC News: Latino Dem: GOP Immigration Vote Not Symbolic; ‘It’s Personal’ Washington Post: House Republicans repudiate Obama’s immigration actions The Hill: WH: Bill to roll back immigration order unfair CNN: Immigration anger...
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