Apr 30, 2014
Daily Beast: Here’s What Happens When the GOP Takes Over the Senate By Michael Tomasky NBC Washington: Virginia Extends In-State Tuition to DREAM Act Students By Kristin Wright JD Journal: Immigration Advocates and the Tech Industry New York Times: Immigration Bill Hinges on New Obama Attitude, Boehner Says By...
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Yesterday, more than 250 local evangelical pastors from 25 states congregated on Capitol Hill to meet with their members of Congress and call for a vote this year on immigration reform. The pastors, organized by the Evangelical Immigration Table, started their day with a worship service, before meeting with more...
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Breaking news today: Virginia’s Attorney General Mark Herring has announced that DACA-recognized DREAMers living in Virginia will now qualify for in-state tuition rates when attending the state’s public colleges and universities. As Herring said in a press release: If the Commonwealth is to remain competitive in a global economy, we...
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Check out the photos from this action with We Belong Together, NDLON, and National People’s Action yesterday: (Hint: there’s more to come later this week!)
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Like clockwork, here comes Steve King, once again making comments demeaning immigrants and claiming that military DREAMers wishing to join the armed services are “mercenaries” rather than patriots. According to Right Wing Watch, King was speaking with Iowa TV station KIMT last week when he falsely stated that those who would...
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The New Republic: Boehner’s Talk on Immigration Reform Isn’t Very Convincing By Nora Caplan-Bricker USA Today: Tech industry creates fears among immigration advocates By Erin Kelly Daily Beast: Boehner vs. The Base on Immigration By Patricia Murphy Latin Times: Immigration Reform 2014: John Boehner Under Fire For Comments Mocking...
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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) recently generated wide attention by mocking his fellow House Republicans’ unwillingness to tackle immigration reform. Yet the tough words from the Speaker about his conference belie the simple fact that Speaker Boehner himself could put immigration reform to a floor vote if he so desired and...
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New York Times: Immigration Resurfaces in Tough Talk by Speaker By Ashley Parker and Michael D. Shear Associated Press: House Speaker Boehner draws criticism from both sides over immigration comments By Erica Werner The Hill: Boehner’s immigration problem By Alexander Bolton Latin Times: Obama Administration Deportation Policy Changes May...
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According to newly released Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) numbers, ICE only used prosecutorial discretion (PD) in 6.7% of immigration cases between October 2012 and March 2014. The numbers once again underscore the deportation practices of an Obama Administration that supports immigration reform, yet keeps deporting those who would qualify for...
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ICE Director, Rebecca Adducci, Continues to Target Cornejo Family; School and Supporters Vow to Keep Fighting the Deportation Today, local Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director, Rebecca Adducci, granted a temporary reprieve for Maria Esmeralda Cornejo—a 14 year Columbus, Ohio resident and mother of three U.S. citizen children under...
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