International Business Times: Immigration Reform 2014: Executive Action Prompts Blame Game Between Obama And New Midterm Congress Newsweek: On Immigration, Nobody Is Winning Politico: The GOP plan for Lynch: It’s all about immigration Latin Post: Obama Executive Actions on Immigration Reform:Ted Cruz Seeks Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch’s Stance...
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Texas’ Rep. Joe Barton (R) today became the latest Republican to suggest that President Obama might be impeached should he take executive action on immigration. Add that to the growing list of Republicans wigging out that Obama might soon do something for immigrants — Ted Cruz wants to block the...
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UPDATED 11/11/14: Here’s an update from Chris Coons: @americasvoice I would support POTUS taking exec action. I wish it weren’t necessary, but GOP refuses to vote on the bipartisan Senate bill. — Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) November 10, 2014 Commentators and pollsters this week are lamenting that President Obama didn’t take executive action...
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President Obama’s pledge to take executive action on immigration is center stage in post-election Washington. Here are four key points to understand: President Obama has made it clear that he’s going to lean into the issue and not wait yet again for Republicans to act: As we have highlighted, if...
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Bloomberg:What’s the Left’s Answer to the Democrats’ Crushing Defeat? Reuters: Obama defends plan to act on immigration: CBS interview CBS News:Obama: ‘I’m Going To Do What I Can Through Executive Action’ On Immigration USA Today: Obama, GOP brace for political war on immigration CBS News: What-if anything- should Obama do...
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The Los Angeles Times today has a profile on Maria Elena Durazo and her late husband, Miguel Contreras, an L.A. power couple that used their skills in politics and organizing to give voice to the city’s Latinos and immigrants. As the article mentions, the couple came from humble roots to lead a...
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There’s No More Time to Waste; 11 Million Lives Hang in the Balance With Tuesday’s midterm elections now over, the President must turn back to making progress on policy issues like immigration. Here’s a quick Friday recap of why he must use his existing legal authority to act immediately...
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As we’ve written about before, exit polls dramatically misrepresent the Latino vote. We first covered this issue all the way back in 2010, but it was the 2012 cycle where we saw some of the craziest exit poll results we’d ever seen. Here’s what we said about those results back in 2012. Did you...
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As the New York Times Editorial Board wrote yesterday, “Now the election is over, and the only thing to say to the president is: Do it. Take executive action. Make it big.” And major progressive and immigrant rights groups aren’t wasting any time demanding action either. Today, CREDO Action, which...
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CNN: Immigration activists hope they don’t get burned by Obama By Athena Jones November 7, 2014 City Watch: Immigration Advocates to Democrats: Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You By Griselda Navarez November 7, 2014 Al Jazeera America: Already Eyeing 2016, Latino leaders call for Action on Immigration Reform By...
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