Daily Beast by Patricia Murphy: With Trouble at Home, Boehner Fights the Right Politico by Seung Min Kim: Nancy Pelosi pushes Obama on deportations The Hill by Mario Trujillo: Pelosi hits Obama on deportations The Hill by Ramsey Cox: Senate confirms new Homeland Security chief Talking Points Memo by...
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From Define American, a new symbol of unity for the immigration movement: When immigrants become U.S. citizens, they swear an oath. We should all be willing to do that. Let’s renew our vows to America: I pledge to be an active American to show up for others to govern...
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Washington, DC – The human toll of our failed immigration system and unrelenting deportations mounts every single day. As the holiday season approaches, the Obama Administration is on track to break yet another deportation record. The tragic case of Ardany Rosales Lemus illustrates the price of inaction that is...
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New America’s Voice Blog Posts Recap Highlight Moments and Best Pictures from 2013 Washington, DC – 2013 was a big year for immigration reform. Over the last year, a deep and diverse coalition has come together to fight for immigration legislation that would create a new roadmap to citizenship for 11...
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A picture is worth a thousand words–and we have so many pictures from 2013 that help illustrate the breadth and depth of the fight for immigration reform this year. We’ve pulled together a list of our very favorite pictures here. For a preview, see below: Also read our wrap-up...
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International Business Times by Laura Matthews: Immigration Reform 2013: Conservatives Convinced Boehner Ready To Sell Out After Budget Deal Washington Post by David Nakamura: Budget deal in Congress raises White House hopes on other priorities Washington Post by Reid Wilson: After Senate budget vote, few hopes for a productive...
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Dec 13, 2013
Despite thousands of petitions and an all-night vigil to try and stop his deportation, Ardany Rosales Lemus–a father of two US-citizen children–was deported early today. An statement released by ICE suggested that the agency might have been able to exercise prosecutorial discretion on Ardany’s case, but chose not to. As...
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First in Two Part Series: How the Immigration Movement Gained Strength in 2013 and Will Come Back Stronger in 2014 The movement in support of immigration reform has been growing in size and strength all year, capped by a strong show of moral force at the US Capitol yesterday. ...
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Republicans this year gave Steve King a vote to deport DREAMers, locked pro-reform advocates out of their offices and refused to engage with them, and stalled on immigration reform even though they had the time and have the votes to pass legislation. Meanwhile, House Democrats have introduced their version of the Senate immigration bill, which...
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In a new analysis in the New York Times, Julia Preston captures how the immigration reform movement has emerged as a relentless force that is prepared to hold all parties accountable in 2014. As Preston writes in the New York Times: An immigration overhaul has seemed close to death...
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