Last year, Steve King famously held an anti-immigrant rally in Richmond, Virginia where nobody came. This year, King — along with the outgoing Michele Bachmann and Ted Cruz — didn’t even try to keep up the pretense, announcing a rally against executive action but then downgrading it to a press conference. As...
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Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: New Poll Shows 2016 Latino Votes Will Follow Candidates who Want to Continue and Extend President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration During the November 2014 midterms Latino voters said the number one issue they wanted Congress and the President to address was immigration reform. Today,...
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With Congress back in session after the mid-terms, Republican leadership has been talking about the need for the GOP to engage in responsible governance. But with hardliners in the Senate and the House–from Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) to Reps. Steve King (R-IA) and Michelle Bachmann(R-MN)–demanding...
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Reuters: ‘Hard-liner’ Rep. Steve King becomes GOP’s voice on immigration Bloomberg: Obama Immigration Plan Unlawful Power Grab, Republicans Say NBC News: ‘Simple Common Sense’: Jeh Johnson Defends Executive Action on Immigration Washington Post: Jeh Johnson defends Obama immigration action to House Republicans Politico: Jeh Johnson clashes with Hill GOP...
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Video from today’s press conference is available here. Today—in between House committee hearings on immigration—Congressional immigration champions, faith leaders and impacted individuals responded to the latest GOP attacks on immigrants and the Obama Administration’s immigration enforcement policies (see video here). Their message was simple: in the absence of legislative reform, the President must do...
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New Gallup approval numbers and a growing body of polling demonstrate that President Obama’s recent executive actions on immigration are overwhelmingly popular among Latino voters. As Republicans hold hearings today that unofficially kick off their attempts to block and overturn this sensible step forward on immigration, the warning signs...
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Huffington Post: Gallup Poll Shows How Much Latinos Loved Obama’s Immigration Announcement Washington Post: Hispanic approval of President Obama surges following immigration announcement Political Wire: Obama Approval Up Sharply Among Hispanics Politico: The New GOP Divide USA Today: Republicans hold hearings to protest immigration action NBC News: One Year...
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Currently, Republicans are all over the place in how they want to respond to President Obama’s recent executive action: some are calling for a government shutdown, while others want to wait until next year to take up the issue. Some want to disinvite Obama from giving his annual State...
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h/t Center for New Community Today, the House Judiciary Committee is beginning its assault on President Obama’s new executive order for immigrants, with a hearing entitled “President Obama’s Executive Overreach on Immigration.” The Republican majority gets three witnesses, one of which is a Mr. Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the...
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With Congress back in session this week, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is teeing up attacks on President Obama’s lawful use of executive action on immigration, with the House kicking things off with two hearings scheduled for Tuesday. If Republicans are actually serious about dealing with immigration and preempting...
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