All rumors indicate that a major executive announcement from President Obama on immigration is forthcoming, and anti-immigrant extremists are preparing their response. Members of Congress like Steve King and Marco Rubio are already threatening another government shutdown this fall if Obama takes action. And the anti-immigrant movement’s “go-to guy” on immigration-related...
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Not content to do absolutely nothing with Congress, Republicans are once again threatening to shut the government down. Both Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) this week floated the idea of another government shutdown — the second one this session — either as a way to force Congress to pass...
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Ohio Husband of U.S. Citizen and Caretaker of Son with Cerebral Palsy Remains in Limbo as Family Waits for Executive Action As the President prepares to take executive action on immigration in coming weeks, one Ohio family is hoping for news from the White House. And soon. After being...
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Rubio Belittles Dreamers, Flirts With Government Shutdown over Executive Action and Completes Flip-Flop on Immigration Reform Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) once graced the cover of TIME Magazine as the “Republican Savior.” He was determined to find a path to immigration reform that pleased both conservatives and Latinos. Now he’s...
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Republicans are getting into trouble with DREAMers all over the country this summer. On Monday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) lashed out at them after they asked about his opposition to DACA, and allowed them to walk out to jeering and booing. And yesterday, Gov. Nathan Deal (R-GA) when he appeared to...
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Check out this new post today from Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine, which lifts up all the ways in which DREAMers this summer have made serious trouble for Republicans who stand against DACA. Yesterday, DREAMer tactics went viral once again after they confronted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at a...
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CNN: In South Carolina, Rubio heals wounds on the right CBS/Associated Press: Marco Rubio interrupted by pro-immigration reform hecklers in South Carolina Tampa Bay Times: Rubio to Obama: Executive action on immigration could ‘close the door’ to reform in Congress New York Times: Rubio Warns Obama Against Executive Action...
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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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