Washington Post: Rand Paul: Republicans must move ‘beyond deportation’ By Katie Zezima Politico: Rand Paul: GOP must get ‘beyond deportation’ By Katie Glueck Fox News Latino: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul Says GOP Must Appeal To Hispanics, Get ‘Beyond Deportation’ By Joseph Weber Washington Post: Cardinal O’Malley: Immigrant outreach on...
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Today is the opening day for companies seeking foreign workers to file H-1B visa petitions, and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) used the opportunity to ask tech companies to stay committed to their role in the immigration reform movement. In a letter to nine of the nation’s top tech firms,...
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Today, nine Catholic bishops with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops held a powerful mass at Nogales on the US-Mexico border to pray for immigration reform and commemorate those who have died in attempted crossings. Hundreds of people were estimated to be in attendance, a high school band played, people...
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It was quite the busy Monday for the Senate’s leading anti-immigrant member, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). By objecting to a Senate resolution honoring Latino civil rights hero Cesar Chavez and touting the shoddy “research” of allied anti-immigrant organization the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), Sen. Sessions offered a fresh...
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Of course this happened: MT: .@DSenFloor .@SenatorMenendez asked UC to pass SRes404, to honor Cesar Chavez. Republican Sen. Sessions objected. — Jose Dante Parra (@JoseDanteParra) March 31, 2014 DISGRACEFUL: 8th yr in a row @SenateGOP block my Res to honor #CesarChavez’s legacy. Hope they see the light nxt yr....
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American Immigration Council: New Report from Center for Immigration Studies on Deportation Data Misleads and Misinforms The Nation: Why Has President Obama Deported More Immigrants Than Any President in US History? By Alejandra Marchevsky and Beth Baker Fox News Latino: Think Tank Says DHS Releases Criminal Immigrants, But Critics Counter...
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View pictures and tweets here. Yesterday, nine Catholic bishops from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration journeyed to Nogales for a tour of the US-Mexico border. Today, they will hold a special mass at the border starting at 11:30 AM ET to commemorate the thousands of...
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On the heels of today’s New York Times story about California farmers who are running out of time and patience waiting for immigration reform, Greg Sargent at the Washington Post has a similar article about growers in places like Washington state (and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ district). According to...
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Two New York Times stories from this past weekend highlight the growing anger and disillusionment directed at both political parties, coming from core constituencies. The Republicans come in for special condemnation from agricultural producers for blocking immigration reform legislation. Meanwhile, President Obama’s record deportations are causing frustration and anger...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): Morning Plum: Pressure mounts on Obama over deportations By Greg Sargent NPR: Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A ‘Deporter In Chief’ By Richard Gonzales CNN: Why the ‘Cesar Chavez’ biopic matters now By Cindy Y. Rodriguez Reuters: Mexico finds 370 abandoned immigrant children New...
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