As momentum builds each day for immigration reform, leaders announced today a new national campaign designed to support a rapidly growing movement for immigration reform. On a conference call with reporters, national leaders from the newly formed Alliance for Citizenship (A4C) laid out the principles and action plan to...
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This weekend, USA Today published details of a White House draft immigration bill, setting off a furious round of Washington hand-wringing, analysis, and recriminations. In light of the leaked plan and related speculation, America’s Voice Education Fund adds the following: Relax. Breathe deeply. Things remain on track for real...
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Oh, boy. Writing from his perch at National Review, Mark Krikorian, the Executive Director of the anti-immigrant “think tank” Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), is having a bit of a melt-down. He’s accusing everyone on all sides of the political spectrum of ganging up on him and his fellow...
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Over the holiday weekend, the big news in immigration reform was the leak of President Obama’s immigration bill–and Marco Rubio’s harsh response to it. The President’s plan would create a Lawful Prospective Immigrant visa for the 11 million aspiring Americans already in the US. If they passed background checks,...
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This week, the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) hosted a briefing on border security and how the border should stop being used as an excuse not to pursue immigration reform. As countless reports (see below) have noted, we spend billions of dollars on border security every year, and the border...
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Last week a member of Congress — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) — harassed, screamed at, and threatened an 18-year-old DREAMer who was visiting him with her faith-based community group. Jessica Bravo just wanted to talk to her representative like any other constituent. But when she mentioned her undocumented status,...
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Yesterday, we wrote about the story of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and how he screamed at and threatened an 18-year-old DREAMer who came to speak to him about immigration reform. Today, we wanted to bring you a post from the DREAMer herself, Jessica Bravo of Costa Mesa, California. Her...
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A disturbing new article in USA Today, based on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the ACLU of North Carolina, highlights how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been focused on meeting deportation quotas by targeting, arresting and deporting...
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National Journal: Why GOP Sees a Conspiracy As Environmental Groups Join Fight Against Immigration By Fawn Johnson February 14, 2013 Bloomberg: Obama Says Economy ‘Stifled’ by Outdated Immigration Law By Joe Sobczyk NBC Latino: Legislator: Immigration reform to clear House this summer By Sandra Lilley NBC Latino: Analysis: Rep....
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Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on immigration reform. We’ve noted many times that the momentum is on our side. The 2012 elections changed the game on this issue. Our press release from earlier today title,d On Immigration Reform, The Tide Has Turned, makes four key points: The...
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