It’s the one-year anniversary of the Senate passing its bipartisan immigration reform bill — and also the day that time has run out for the GOP on immigration reform. For the last year, House Republicans have hemmed and hawed about recognizing that they need to pass legislation — yet...
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We told you. If Republicans didn’t act on immigration reform before the July 4th recess, they’d be walking themselves over the demographic cliff. It’s been nearly two years since Mitt Romney’s Presidential campaign so clearly demonstrated the importance of Latino voters in national politics. His now famous “self-deportation” strategy...
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Goodlatte the latest to go after children fleeing violence and call for the deportation of DREAMers When it comes to immigration demagoguery, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is just the latest to pile on. This week, at a hearing he chaired and another event, he made it...
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Immigration reform legislation is officially dead, and House Republicans are to blame. Pundits, advocates, politicians, conservatives — pretty much everyone who isn’t part of the Steve King wing of anti-immigrantism — have been warning Republicans of the consequences of inaction on immigration reform. And still, they’ve done nothing. As...
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Update: The activists have not been arrested, and have committed to staying in the office through the night. Watch video here and here. Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) has been no real friend to immigration reform — a fact that is sure to hurt him this fall as he runs for Sen. Mark...
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The stories abound: the father who was deported just before Thanksgiving despite everything his family did to fight, the teenagers who haven’t seen their mothers in years, the parent who was deported because he returned across the border to reunite with his family. These are just a few examples...
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Experts Discuss Data Released in New Report, Results of Gubernatorial Primary, and Role of Immigration as Mobilizing Factor for Latino Voters in Colorado Home to one of the fastest growing Latino electorates in the country, Colorado is set to steal the national spotlight in House, Senate and Gubernatorial races...
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Calls on President Obama to take Executive Action On the House floor this morning, leading congressional champion of immigration reform Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) called out House Republicans for failing to act on immigration reform in this Congress. He gave them a red card – which in soccer means...
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