Jun 27, 2013
Are you looking for Resources on S. 744: Senate Immigration Bill? This week, the Senate passed a landmark immigration reform bill by a 68-32 vote. Immigration reform is NOT yet a done deal–we now have to fight to pass immigration reform through the House of Representatives, then conference the...
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Update: And the bill passes out of the Senate 68-32! FINAL VOTE WILL HAPPEN AT 4 PM EST. Watch live here. It’s VERY important that you tweet and call your Senators! TWEET AT YOUR SENATORS CALL YOUR SENATORS: (866) 961-4293
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Today’s Senate vote is a really, really big deal. It’s the vote for final passage out of the Senate–a major step toward a bill becoming law. And, given the dysfunction in Congress, that doesn’t happen very often these days. We’re expecting to win by a solid margin: every Democratic...
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In the 2007 Senate immigration legislative debate, only 34 of 48 Democratic Senators voted to support immigration reform. In 2010, 5 Democratic Senators voted against the DREAM Act. By contrast, today’s 67-31 cloture vote indicates that when this week’s vote takes place on the Senate immigration bill – a...
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Remind Opponents What’s at Stake if Reform Fails in 2013 The Senate is just days away from voting on their bipartisan immigration bill and the House is poised to take up immigration in the coming weeks. Today, advocates and members of Congress hosted a Google+ Hangout to update...
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With the Senate clearing an important procedural hurdle on immigration reform yesterday and prospects looking good for a strong bipartisan vote on final passage later this week, attention is moving to the House of Representatives. While the conventional wisdom among the commentariat is that the House will thwart immigration...
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Today the Senate cleared an important procedural hurdle. The cloture vote on the amendment sponsored by Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) passed, by a 67-27 margin. A vote on passage of this amendment is now set to take place on Wednesday, followed by another crucial cloture...
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Victory in the Senate Expected this Week, Challenge to the House Comes into Focus Today, the Senate begins a series of votes that will determine whether immigration reform will moves toward final passage. Should it pass as expected, the spotlight will turn to the House of Representatives to act...
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One-by-one, the major arguments and excuses used by opponents of immigration reform to justify their opposition are being demolished. From the fiscal and economic arguments against immigration reform that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scoring of the Senate’s immigration bill eviscerated, to the “not enough border security” excuse, answered...
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Leaders in Florida, Texas and Illinois Target Senators with Ads, Polling, and Statewide Actions Listen to DRM Coalition’s new Spanish language radio ad targeting Senator Rubio here. As Senate leaders are set to announce an agreement on a border security deal, community leaders from key states are escalating pushback...
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