Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: Is it possible for a politician to be too successful at the ballot box? This appears to be the case with Nevada’s Republican Governor Brian Sandoval. Thanks to a favorable political environment, low turnout among many traditional Democratic constituencies, and the inability of Nevada Democrats...
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Mother Jones: Step Aside, Steve King: Meet the Right’s Most Powerful Immigration Foe By Pema Levy National Journal: Obama Will Warn GOP Against Homeland Security Shutdown By Alex Brown Washington Post: Ex-DHS secretaries warn Congress not to ‘risk funding for the operations that protect every American’ By Ed O’Keefe...
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Earlier this month, House Republicans made funding for the Department of Homeland Security contingent on overturning DACA and DAPA — and now they’re waiting for Senate Republicans to do the same. More than half a million DACA-mented young people in the last two years have flourished as a result...
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Before the start of Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearing today, members of United We Dream confronted Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and asked them why the GOP wants to deport DREAMers and their families. Most Senators ducked the question, but when Washington Dream Act Coalition’s Moses Chege told Sen. David...
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In the Google Hangout below, Elianne Ramos interviews three DREAMers who were recently at the Iowa Freedom Summit: Cesar Vargas, Erika Andiola, and Juan Escalante. Cesar and Erika have already made a name for themselves chasing down Steve King and Rand Paul in Iowa, and Cesar was recently arrested protesting...
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Cronkite News: Facing criticism, House delays border security bill By Miranda Leo Washington Post: Santorum’s claim that all ‘net new jobs’ went to immigrants and fewer native-born Americans are working since 2000 By Michelle Ye Hee Lee Washington Examiner: Will Jeb Bush deport four million illegal immigrants? By Byron...
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Nevada has become the 26th state to sign onto the states’ lawsuit against President Obama’s executive action, leaving Gov. Brian Sandoval (R-NV) in a bit of a tough spot. Technically, it’s Nevada’s Attorney General Adam Laxalt who signed the state onto the lawsuit. But Sandoval is a Latino governor leading a state...
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Remember this one the next time the GOP claims that it wants to pass immigration reform: Rep Salmon says border bill lacked votes. “God bless the weather” he says on leadership excuse for pulling. — Erica Werner (@ericawerner) January 27, 2015 Thanks to house of Rep not moving ahead...
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In a strong show of unity, Senate Democrats joined together and sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today calling on him to pass a long-term Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill without ideologically-driven riders. Nevertheless, Senator McConnell announced that the Senate will move to the...
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Earlier this month, House Republicans made funding for the Department of Homeland Security contingent on overturning DACA and DAPA — and now they’re waiting for Senate Republicans to do the same. More than half a million DACA-mented young people in the last two years have flourished as a result...
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