The Department of Homeland Security announced today that relatives of U.S. military members with clean criminal records can obtain “parole in place,” which gives them protection from deportation and the ability to apply for a green card if they qualify. From Alan Gomez at USA Today: The Department of Homeland...
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Washington, DC – On today’s immigration reform “Office Hours”press call, Rep. Luis Gutierrez and other pro-reform advocates discussed the latest immigration developments stemming from the House of Representatives and gave an update on how the pro-reform movement is ramping up the pressure with events across the country. The confrontation...
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Yep. Keep Calm. Call John Boehner: 866-584-0896. And, share this post.
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Will Speaker Boehner Learn the Lesson or Repeat the Mistakes of the Past? Washington, DC – After his historically low performance with Latino voters in 2012, Mitt Romney is an expert on how Republicans can mishandle the immigration issue and alienate Latino voters. Speaker of the House John Boehner...
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Washington Post By Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas: Wonkbook: A low for the Obama administration All Voices: Boehner: Poster child for political cowardice on immigration, gay rights, Obamacare Arizona Republic by Dan Nowicki: Migrant reform all but dead VOXXI by Eduardo Stanley: Immigration reform failure: Don’t blame only Republicans...
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The House members who participated in the Special Orders last night were all Democrats: Rep. Jared Polis (CO-2), Rep. Tony Cardenas (CA-29), Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20), Rep. Pete Gallego (TX-23), Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-1), Rep. Joe Garcia (FL-26) and Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41). [View the story “House Members Talk...
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Boehner’s Comments Sow Confusion; Latino Media, Others Strongly Critical Washington, DC – Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) yesterday threw cold water on the prospects of immigration reform, while managing to sow additional seeds of confusion about his intentions for reform: What We Don’t Know – What Is...
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Tune in today at 11am ET and watch Civil Rights era leaders speak at the Keeping Families Together: Youth in Action “Public Dialogue Across 50 Years of Movement History” immigration reform event. The event will be followed by a Children’s Procession of 150 children, youth and family members. Live streaming video...
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With new calls to action and events across the country, the pressure on House Republicans to pass immigration reform is at an all-time high. As the pro-reform movement continues to escalate its intensity, new polls of likely 2014 voters in the districts of Florida Republican Congressmen Daniel Webster’s (FL-10) and...
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Washington Post by Greg Sargent: John Boehner just put immigration reform on life support The Daily Beast by Patricia Murphy: Losing the Faith on Immigration Washington Times by David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan: Boehner: House won’t negotiate with Senate on immigration bill The Hill by Russell Berman: Boehner says...
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