Mar 14, 2014
PR Week: IPPR-proposed immigration comms strategy is “naive”, say campaigners By Jonathan Tilley BuzzFeed: After Backlash, Congressional Hispanic Caucus To Hit Obama Harder On Deportations By Adrian Carrasquillo NBC News: Obama to Meet Latino Caucus on Deportations By Suzanne Gamboa Politico: Latino Democrats to talk immigration with Obama By...
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Immigration reform advocates earlier this year vowed to further step up the pressure on House Republicans to pass immigration reform, and — in the words of Elise Foley — “it looks like Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) might not get to eat breakfast in peace until the House addresses immigration reform.”...
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It seems that House Republicans can’t help themselves. Could it really be that their hatred for President Obama and immigrants is so intense that they want to get rid of common sense policies that help military families stay together? Yesterday and today, House Republicans are backing two bills –...
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Yesterday, House Republicans ONCE AGAIN voted against prosecutorial discretion and programs like deferred action (DACA), when they passed a bill (the ENFORCE Act) that would allow Congress to sue the President in federal court if he tries to use his executive authority on certain laws. Effectively, the vote pits...
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Roll Call: Immigration Doesn’t Have the Votes Yet, Ryan Says By Daniel Newhauser Cleveland Plain Dealer: Conservatives say they won’t move on immigration reform because they don’t trust President Obama By Sabrina Eaton National Journal: House’s Most Conservative Members Soften Tone on Immigration By Sarah Mimms Fusion: House GOP...
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For House Republicans who call themselves supporters of immigration reform, their vote for the so-called ENFORCE Act (HR 4138) today thoroughly undermines their so-called commitment to reform. Consideration of a related measure, HR 3973, continues tonight and a vote is expected tomorrow. As we noted earlier, the bill seeks...
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Jay Carney: So it is, in my view, in our view, pretty amazing that today House Republicans went in the opposite direction by passing legislation targeting the deferred action for childhood arrivals policy that removed the threat of deportation for young people brought to this country as children, known...
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Today, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gave extended remarks on the GOP failure to pass immigration reform — and their foolish double-down on anti-immigrant policies like the bills to curb prosecutorial discretion being considered today. Below is a transcript and video: Q And then separately on immigration, House Republicans...
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Today, the #Fast 4 Families bus tour stopped in Aurora, Colorado, where dozens of immigration reform advocates called on Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) to support legislation that stops the separation of families. Present at the event was Mayor Steve Hogan, a Republican who supports immigration reform and called on Coffman...
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US Attorney, David J. Hickton, Uses Limited Dept. Resources to Prosecute Non-Criminal Immigrant Father, Who’s Been Model Citizen for 20 Years Part of the Obama Administration’s “get tough” strategy on immigration has been to throw the book at ordinary undocumented immigrants and then claim credit for prioritizing the deportation...
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