Apr 18, 2013
The Gang of Eight Senators wrote the bipartisan immigration bill introduced this week held a press conference this afternoon that underscored the bipartisan momentum on behalf of reform. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio...
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Today on a press call/webinar, following the release of a new Senate bipartisan immigration bill, Latino Decisions pollsters analyzed the results of their poll of 400 undocumented Latinos. The poll, sponsored by NALEO Educational Fund and America’s Voice Education Fund, has a +/- 4.9% margin of error and was conducted between March...
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Watch the live-stream here: And follow the conversation on Twitter: Tweets about “#timeisnow”
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The Senate Gang of Eight, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), will host a press conference this afternoon at 2:30 to discuss their newly introduced immigration legislation. The Gang...
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Yesterday, the Senate Gang of 8 introduced its long-awaited bipartisan immigration bill. Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing on the bill, with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The hearing will probably double as our first chance to see the anti-immigrant “Gang of Hate”...
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If you caught the buzz about the “Marcophone” yesterday—the false story about how the Senate immigration reform bill would grant undocumented immigrants a free cell phone—you can thank our favorite Gang of 8 member, Sen. Jeff Sessions. We like to call it WWJD—What WOULDN’T Jeff Do to try and...
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Apr 17, 2013
Last night, the Gang of Eight came together and officially introduced their immigration bill. It includes an incredible victory for us — a path to citizenship. Look at how far we’ve come. You and I have been working for this moment for years. We have successfully demanded that the Senate...
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Early this morning the Senate Gang of 8 introduced their bipartisan immigration bill. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund, reacting to today’s news: We applaud the Senate Gang of 8’s efforts and are very optimistic that we are closer than...
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Early this morning, the Senate Gang of 8 introduced its highly anticipated immigration bill. On a press call today, a diverse group of national leaders from the Alliance for Citizenship (A4C) reacted to the new bill and shared their thoughts on what this means for the legislative debate ahead. Today’s bill introduction follows...
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A roundup of statements in response to the long-awaited Gang of 8 immigration bill: Gang of 8 Senators: Our immigration system is broken and it is time for a national conversation about how to fix it. We believe common-sense immigration reform is vital in order to secure America’s borders,...
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