As President Obama hits his 2 millionth deportation — and advocates across the country today call for him to address his record rate of deportations — the New York Times has an excellent editorial entitled “Yes, He Can, On Immigration.” Read it in full here or below: If President...
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There are two things you can count on Steve King for: saying horribly nativist and discriminatory things about immigrants and Latinos — and doubling down on his assertions once they start getting him in trouble. After advocates began calling King out for his latest comments about wanting to deport...
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Apr 4, 2014
Rep. Gutierrez Joins Immigrant, Labor and Faith Leaders to Discuss 2 Million Deportations Mark, Border Mass, Cesar Chavez Movie and More As the groundbreaking “Cesar Chavez” biopic hit movie theatres last weekend, Catholic Bishops shone a spotlight on the need to end family separations this week, and activists in...
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Pressure on President Obama to address his record rate of deportations is intensifying, from all corners of the pro-immigration reform world. According to Greg Sargent at the Washington Post, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is releasing a memo that calls upon the President to stop deporting those who would qualify...
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As Vulnerable House Members Try to Move Something Tiny on Immigration Reform, Steve King and the “Hell No” Caucus Rear Up to Stop Them; Will House Leadership Stand Up to King and His Cohort of Extremists, or Say Adios to Denham and Others? Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) is trying...
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National Journal: Obama’s Immigration Options By Fawn Johnson Fusion: Next Immigration Battleground? The White House Lawn By Ted Hesson Roll Call: Obama Discusses Immigration, Ukraine With Boehner, Pelosi, Reid, McConnell By Steven Dennis Politico: Conservatives: No immigration riders in NDAA By Seung Min Kim and Jake Sherman Wall Street...
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Steve King and some of the House’s worst anti-immigrant nativists got ugly this week in a Breitbart piece discussing bill text that could allow military DREAMers to become legal permanent residents. The ENLIST Act, championed by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), would be added to a Department of Defense authorization bill...
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At The Hill today, David Leopold has an excellent summary of how the Department of Justice is unfortunately aiding the Department of Homeland Security in deporting record numbers of immigrants, by criminalizing those immigrants for nothing more than re-crossing the border to reunite with their families after deportation. Read...
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Right Side News: Immigration Reform News and Impact on Homeland Security April 2, 2014 Roll Call: Democrats Force Immigration Vote at Budget Hearing By Emma Dumain Huffington Post: Republicans Block Ploy To Get Immigration Reform Into Budget By Elise Foley NBC News: Committee Votes Down Immigration Reform as Budget...
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This afternoon, House Democrats continued their efforts to demand a vote on H.R. 15. At a hearing of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA), offered H.R. 15 as an amendment to the Republican budget. Cardenas spoke in favor of the amendment as did Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL), Michelle...
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