Aug 22, 2013
It’s Week 3 of August recess, and advocates of immigration reform are continuing to showcase their power by putting pressure on Members of Congress all over the country to support immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. The strength of our movement compared to the flailing efforts of our...
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Tennessee hasn’t particularly been known for being an anti-immigrant state, but this week it is making news in the immigration world for all the wrong reasons. Rep. Scott Desjarlais (R-TN), a former physician who was fined for having extramarital affairs with female patients and pressuring one to have an...
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Steve King is bad news for his party, a fact that was illustrated again this week when the co-chairman of the Polk County Republican Party in Iowa resigned his position and registered as an independent. Chad Brown told the Des Moines Register that anti-immigrant comments from Steve King—like the...
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A Hardliner Poses as a Reformer – Until the Truth Outs As Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) has positioned himself to be a key player on immigration policy. He’s the head of the lead committee of jurisdiction, he has championed a number of piecemeal...
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The following is a press release from United We DREAM on their civil disobedience at an Arizona detention facility last night: Action Shines Spotlight on Need for Immigration Reform and End to Deportations Now Late last night, leaders from United We Dream and the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, an...
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This is what an empty public space in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania looks like. Yes, it’s taken from Google Images, because we weren’t there. Neither was anybody else this past Monday night, because the Tea Party Patriots, in conjunction with NumbersUSA and other anti-immigrant groups, completely failed to hold a rally...
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Talking Points Memo: Reformers: Don’t Worry, Josh, We Got This By Josh Marshall Washington Post (Blog): Is immigration reform dead? Only if GOP leaders decide they’re going to kill it. By Greg Sargent Associated Press: Voices Opposing Immigration Law Muted This August By Erica Werner The New Republic: As...
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Below is the ninth article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper attribution. Halfway through the August congressional recess, House Republican leaders are being out-shined by newer...
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It’s Time for the House Leadership to Lead, and It’s Time for Goodlatte to Get Out of the Way House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) effectively disqualified himself this week from a leadership role in the upcoming House immigration reform debate. He made clear that he opposes an...
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Following is an open letter to Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: Josh, I love you, man. I’m a big fan. But I have to take issue with your post from yesterday entitled, “Immigration Reformers, Wake the F’ Up!” Your premise...
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