Huffington Post: Democrats Lay Groundwork For Obama To Take Big Steps On Immigration Fusion: Pelosi wants Obama to go big on deportation relief NBC News: Ripple Effect: Obama Immigration Action Would Have Local Impact The Hill: Ex-Bush attorney general backs executive action on immigration New York Times: On Immigration,...
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In new must-read analysis posted at The New Republic, Brian Beutler dissects some of the recent criticism directed at President Obama’s potential executive action on immigration. Among the key excerpts include the following assessment: Congress gave Obama the discretion he’s planning to use and Congress can take it away....
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Ahead of President Obama’s anticipated executive announcement on immigration sometime in the next few weeks, Democrats are making the case that there is political cover and precedent for Obama to take action. Today, the American Bridge released a new memo highlighting 10 instances in which past presidents have used executive...
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According to Think Progress, about 100 members of the Ku Klux Klan held a rally in Troy, North Carolina to try and increase their membership while drumming up support against immigration. The problem? The Klansmen were apparently heavily drowned out by pro-immigration reform counter-protesters, 400-500 of whom showed up to...
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Opposing Legislative Reform and Executive Action Perpetuates Immigration Status Quo; Former AILA President David Leopold Explains Why Executive Action is Legal Two new opinion pieces, in Spanish and English, further two of the key points to understand regarding potential executive action on immigration: Doing nothing, either via legislation or...
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Two weeks ago, House Republicans passed a border supplemental bill that would’ve undercut due process for Central American children coming to the US border by expediting their removals, not necessarily after a fair hearing. But according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, most Americans say children fleeing violence should be able to stay...
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Talking Points Memo: Poll: Majority Says Don’t Deport Children, Contra Obama And GOP Reuters: Most Americans Believe Migrant Children Should Be Allowed To Remain In U.S., Poll Shows The Hill: Poll results at odds with Obama on deportations BuzzFeed: What It Actually Means For Obama To ‘Go Big’ On...
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Rand Paul is now going around insulting DREAMers — and Steve King is trying to fundraise off last week’s viral encounter with them. But many, including the Des Moines Register’s Editorial Board, are applauding Erika Andiola and Cesar Vargas for bravely confronting King and Paul in Iowa. The editorial...
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Last winter, the New York Times wrote about a little-known immigration enforcement practice called the Criminal Alien Removal Initiative (CARI), a program of dubious legality practiced by the ICE Southern Regional Office in New Orleans. The program relies on racial profiling and sends ICE squads out to places frequented by Latinos —...
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Last week, we noted that the real radical option on immigration policy would be for President Obama to do nothing. Today, two of the world’s leading news outlets make a similar case, editorializing in favor of the president taking executive action on immigration, as the status quo of our...
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