No, Because Passing Reform in 2015 is a Pipedream Many agree with our assessment that President Obama should use his existing legal authority to act on immigration, knowing that it’s good policy and the right thing to do. But Republicans have abdicated any sense of governing responsibly on immigration...
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DREAMers have been confronting members of Congress over their attacks on DACA all summer (see here and here), and last night, they found Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at a South Carolina fundraiser. Going against his former status as a supposed bridge between Latino voters and the GOP, Rubio was no better...
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Tens of thousands of children have fled Central America, seeking safe haven from gang warfare and violence in neighboring countries and in the United States. Unfortunately, the US response to those who have arrived at our borders has been less than welcoming, and children have been screamed at by...
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In These Times: Till I.C.E. Do Us Part Naharnet: All Eyes — Hopeful and Accusatory — on Obama over Immigration Associated Press: Immigration Shaping up as Leading Election Issue NBC News: Groups Beginning Work to Mobilize Latino Vote Talking Points Memo: Immigration Now The Top GOP Grievance — Above...
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The 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act was last week, prompting Latino and African-American leaders in Cleveland to join together to discuss issues from immigration reform to Ferguson. According to WKYC, an open forum at a high school on Cleveland’s West Side — hosted by grassroots Latino...
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) was signing copies of his book “The Way Forward” in Florida this weekend when he was approached by DREAMers with United We Dream asking about his recent vote to end deferred action (DACA). Here’s the encounter from Talking Points Memo, in which Ryan ignores their question and...
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California’ Gov. Jerry Brown has requested, and lawmakers have approved, $3 million in state money to provide help for children fleeing violence. Some 3,900 of them live in the state, and officials hope the money can start going out in two or three weeks. Making the money available is...
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Orlando Sentinel (Florida – Opinion): Yes: America shouldn’t be stuck with broken system: Front Burner New York Times: U.S. Faces Suit Over Tactics at Immigrant Detention Center Associated Press: Coalition sues over immigrants’ access to lawyers Wall Street Journal: Immigrant Advocacy, Civil-Rights Groups File Suit Against U.S. Washington Post:...
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The American Immigration Council, American Civil Liberties Union National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and National Immigration Law Center today sued the federal government over its current practice of denying a fair deportation process to Central American children and families who have fled violence. The groups filed the...
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New Orlando Sentinel Op-Ed from Frank Sharry Makes Case for Big Executive Action Today, in the Orlando Sentinel’s “The Front Burner,” America’s Voice’s Executive Director, Frank Sharry, makes the case for why big executive action from the President that protects millions is good policy, sound legally and highly important...
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