Today, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a DHS funding bill, which included a collection of the harshest anti-immigrant amendments seen in years. The bill would not only overturn the sensible executive actions from last November, but also end the DACA program for DREAMers and maximize the deportation of all...
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The following is a reaction from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to House Republicans’ passage today of anti-immigrant legislation that would overturn last November’s executive actions, end the DACA program for DREAMers, and maximize deportations of undocumented immigrants settled in America: With this vote, the...
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Today, the House voted 236-191 against executive action as well as DACA, reinforcing their own image as the party that wants immigrants to get out. The thing is, it wasn’t that long ago that Congressional Republicans were reaching across the aisle to help pass the Senate immigration bill, and even...
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Washington Times: A year after immigration reform push, John Boehner aims to cancel Obama amnesty By S.A Miller and Stephen Dinan The Hill: Rubio: 2016 decision could come soon By Ben Kamisar Roll Call: Diaz-Balart Describes an Immigration Deal Undone By Emma Dumain Politico: House, Senate GOP seek to...
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Jan 13, 2015
Tonight and tomorrow, House Republicans are expected to once again shoot themselves in the foot by pandering to their base and attacking immigrants. The legislation and amendments they are pushing would overturn President Obama’s recent executive action as well as the hugely successful DACA program begun in 2012. Republicans...
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The new House Immigration Subcommittee assignments are out, and its composition is not going to be helping Republicans with Latino voters anytime soon. There’s the infamous Rep. Steve King (R-IA) himself, of “calves the size of cantaloupes” fame. There’s Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC), whom we once described as “unlikely...
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GOP “Shamefully Slams the Door” In The Face Of Gutierrez, All Immigrants Says Sharry Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, commented on the riveting testimony of Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) before the House Rules Committee last evening: Luis Gutierrez has long been one of the leading immigration champions in...
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Politico: Jeff Sessions: Not ‘a single dime’ for Obama’s immigration moves By Seung Min Kim The Hill: Immigration fight will test Republican unity on Capitol Hill By Alexander Bolton CNN: Graham: GOP ‘playing with fire’ on immigration By Eric Bradner Politico: White House threatens to veto House GOP’s immigration...
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Twelve states filed an amicus brief supporting President Obama’s recent executive action today, and a number of law enforcement officials from around the country did the same, bolstering the fact that Obama’s immigration action is a common-sense practice that has a long history of precedent. The law enforcement amicus...
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Leadership in Lockstep with Steve King and Anti-Immigrant Agenda The so-called divide between establishment Republicans and the anti-immigrant wing of the party sure isn’t visible early in the 114th Congress. Instead, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and others in House Republican leadership are picking up where they left off last...
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