In case you missed it last night, Jorge Ramos’ interview with the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart is a must-watch. Ramos was on to promote the new network he anchors–Fusion–but nearly his entire interview was about immigration reform and why both parties need to worry about passing it. Ramos reminded...
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America’s Voice applauds the 29 House Democrats–especially Rep. Raul Grijalva, who initiated the effort–who have issued a letter to President Obama calling for a suspension to deportations and an expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to include “all those who would be potential citizens under...
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Yesterday, we wrote about the children who were threatened by Capitol Police with arrest for singing carols outside Speaker Boehner’s office. Univision’s evening broadcast last night played the most offensive parts of the clip, and interviewed several of the children to ask them how they felt. Watch the clip:...
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New York Times: Coalition of Evangelical Churches Seeks Prayers for Boehner on Immigration By Julia Preston CNN: Evangelicals: Pray for Boehner on immigration reform By Dan Merica BuzzFeed: 25 House Democrats To White House: Halt All Deportations By John Stanton Associated Press: House Democrats urge Obama to suspend deportations...
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When it comes to having decent interactions with immigrants and advocates, House GOP leaders are not having a great week. They’ve already locked visitors out of their (public) offices and cut off a 9-year-old girl who tried to ask Eric Cantor if he could help with her dad’s deportation (“I can’t...
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The following is cross-posted from Latino Decisions: A new survey by Latino Decisions finds that Latino registered voters who saw recentimmigration advertisements run by the AFL-CIO were significantly more likely to rate immigration as a critical issue, and more likely hold negative views of the GOP. The Spanishlanguage ads were aired in Denver,...
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Speaker Boehner and GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy are locking their doors to immigration reform supporters, and now Majority Leader Eric Cantor is dismissing advocate kids. Yesterday, nine-year-old Liz Marquez–whose father is facing deportation–tried to ask Rep. Cantor to help her dad, but he blew past her and said: “I can’t...
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MSNBC: Why Becky Tallent’s new job matters By Steve Benen Christian Science Monitor: Is Boehner getting serious on immigration reform? New hire intrigues. By Francine Kiefer Arizona Republic: Boehner hire signals new hope for migrant reform By Dan Nowicki Las Vegas Sun: Reid confident Congress to pass immigration bill,...
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Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign to remind Congress of all the immigrants who will be working hard to produce our food and drink this holiday season. Throughout the rest of the year, we will be profiling immigrant workers like Francisco (below), who work every...
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During tonight’s Special Orders on workers and the economy, Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) highlighted the story of a DREAMer sitting in the gallery. Most people would see this as a rare acknowledgment that not only does the lack of action on immigration reform hurt real people and families, but...
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