Yesterday, President Obama met with religious leaders on the topic of immigration reform. A White House statement issued following the meeting noted that President Obama “emphasized that while his Administration can take steps to better enforce and administer immigration laws, nothing can replace the certainty of legislative reform and...
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The Hill (Congress Blog): Stop persecuting immigrants By Lynn Tramonte La Prensa: Ohio, the border up North By Maribel Hastings USA Today: Obama, faith leaders talk immigration By David Jackson Associated Press: Obama discusses immigration with faith leaders Wall Street Journal: Obama, Evangelical Leaders Discuss Immigration Overhaul By Jared...
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Cross-posted from The Hill: Attorney General Eric Holder pushed back on Republicans’ attempt to micromanage the administration at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. He said: “There is a vast amount of discretion that a president has — and, more specifically, that an attorney general has. But that discretion has to...
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Yesterday, we wrote about Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and his campaign to replace Democrat Mark Udall in the US Senate. Gardner is going to be facing headwinds with the Latino community, which is sizable in Colorado, because he (and his House caucus) have done nothing to support immigration reform...
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In Another Attempt to Force Republican Leadership to Hold an Immigration Vote, Democrats Highlight 30 Republicans Who’ve Spoken Up for Reform But Refuse to Act This morning, House Democrats announced a new strategy to force a vote on HR 15, the bipartisan immigration bill in the House, targeting 30 Republicans who...
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This morning, House Democrats announced a new strategy to target 30 key Republicans on immigration reform, pushing them to support the discharge petition and bring HR 15 to a vote. The Democrats will distribute member-specific memos — available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin — to districts represented by Republicans...
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On Orcas Island, Washington state, an entire community is mobilizing to stop the deportation of a skilled mill worker who has been ordered to leave by the end of this month. Benjamin Nuñez-Marquez is a sawyer who has been living and working on the island for 15 years, who...
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Associated Press: Democrat Says Immigration Reform Has Stalled Because Of GOP ‘Racism’ USA Today: Is race a reason why immigration bill is stalled in Congress? By Catalina Camia NBC News: GOP Moves Away From Bush Years By Mark Murray and Carrie Dann Slate: Why Jeb Bush May Win the...
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At the New Republic today is a great piece on expedited removals, which account for roughly 40% of deportations. The Obama Administration is deporting roughly 400,000 immigrants a year, at such a breakneck pace that many of those removed are not benefiting from due process. The vast majority who...
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Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) officially captured the GOP nomination for the Senate this weekend, which means he will be running against Democratic incumbent Mark Udall this fall. While state Republicans gathered at the Coors Event Center, however, pro-immigration reform activists protested outside, calling out Gardner’s anti-immigrant policies and holding up...
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