7/18 UPDATE: Here’s a data point for John Stanton: Tea Party groups are apparently upset at Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) for voting to support the Senate immigration bill. But they haven’t been able to find any primary contenders to challenge him. All month, House Republicans have been dragging their...
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Conventional Wisdom is Crumbling, Excuses are Falling Away, and It All Comes Down to Boehner Conventional wisdom states that House Republican leadership has an intractable problem on its hands regarding immigration – an unruly anti-reform caucus that is resistant to sensible reform because its members fear primary challengers, worry...
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This week, top-rated Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos (who, in terms of influence, has been compared to both Walter Cronkite and the Pope) is throwing his considerable influence behind immigration reform and pressuring House Republicans to get the issue done. On Monday, he published a bilingual op-ed called “Republicans...
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Washington Post (Blog): Defining citizenship down By Greg Sargent The Atlantic: The Immigration Fight Is the Battle for the Soul of the GOP By Molly Ball Daily Kos: The GOP can’t hide from immigration reform By Markos Daily Kos: Marco Rubio silent on immigration By Jed Lewison How Can...
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Jeff Sessions did it again! Even though the Senate immigration bill passed last month in a 68-32 bipartisan vote, Sen. Jeff Sessions still LOVES slamming the bill as a 1000-page deadweight supported only by special interests. “We’ve heard from a lot of different special interest groups about what an...
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Tonight, Rep. Mark Takano (of let’s-grade-some-Republicans fame) will hold a YouTube Town Hall on immigration reform with our own Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice. The event is tonight, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The broadcast starts live at 7 PM PT, 10 PM ET. Watch the video below:...
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In this week’s edition of how just about everyone supports immigration reform, political polar opposites Grover Norquist and Rahm Emanuel appeared at an Atlantic event where they both agreed that House Republicans will eventually get behind immigration reform. “There will be a strong Republican vote for this,” Norquist, who makes...
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen several Wisconsin Republicans step up on the issue of citizenship for the undocumented. Governor Scott Walker supports citizenship. Rep. Paul Ryan is supportive and taking a leading role on immigration in the House. And the American people, including most Republicans, support citizenship....
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Jorge Ramos Lays Fate of Reform at Feet of John Boehner; Rep. Trey Gowdy Suggests the GOP Should Stake Out Positions but Not Go to Conference Immigration reform is the top priority of Latino voters and expectations are sky-high among Latino immigrants hoping to get on a path to...
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Press-Enterprise: Mark Takano holds YouTube town hall By David Olson New York Times: Legal Immigrants Seek Reward for Years of Following the Rules By Julia Preston BuzzFeed: Immigration Hardliner In Congress Quietly Pulls YouTube Videos By Andrew Kaczynski Real Clear Politics: Tom Cotton a Key House Voice on Immigration...
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