After spending all of last year rotating through a litany of excuses for why they couldn’t pass immigration reform (including President Obama, the Democrats, the fiscal crisis, the legislative calendar, and immigration reform advocates themselves), House Republicans have cycled back to the beginning, once again using their hatred for... Continue »
Texas is suddenly looking very 2012. The primary campaign for the Texas Lieutenant Governor’s seat is in full swing, which means that the four Republican candidates are currently working overtime to appeal to Tea Party voters.  On immigration, that means they’re trying to out-tough each other on enforcement by... Continue »
Enforcement at Historic Highs, Citizenship is Central, GOP Politics Favors Action Now In the fast-moving discussion of immigration reform, here are three keys to the current debate: 1.  Despite Republican Rhetoric, Immigration Enforcement & Border Security Are Already in Overdrive: Here are the facts: President Obama has presided over... Continue »
In a new memo, America’s Voice reviews available district-specific and Republican-only polling.  The two key points: 1)      In district-specific polling of Republican-held congressional seats, immigration reform is very popular.   Available district-specific immigration polling, conducted in the past year by both Democratic and Republican-affiliated pollsters in 25 different Republican-held... Continue »
The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to the immigration portion of tonight’s State of the Union address: We didn’t expect much from the speech on immigration reform, and the President met our expectations.  But we understand.  In the crazy world... Continue »
Tonight, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union. Over the weekend, pundits and reporters obsessively speculated about what the President will say and how he will address key issues, like immigration reform. In a letter to supporters Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to the President, laid out the President’s 2014 meme:... Continue »
Yesterday, at a speech in San Antonio, Rep. Paul Ryan talked about the House GOP plans for immigration. During his remarks, Ryan spouted what has become a standard GOP talking point: Ryan made it clear that if the Republican-led House passes a handful of immigration bills, it won’t enter talks... Continue »
Strong Majority, Including Republicans, Support Citizenship As Part of Immigration Overhaul In poll after poll, the American public consistently supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants over other alternatives.  As Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute said, the public “shows unusual agreement given... Continue »
While Acknowledging the Problem is the First Step, GOP Needs to Take Action on Immigration Reform to Avoid Repeating the Mistakes of 2012 Tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary of Mitt Romney’s infamous embrace of “self-deportation,” the immigration policy he first articulated during a Republican primary debate in Tampa.  While... Continue »
Analyses from Washington Post’s Dan Balz & AP Highlight GOP Need to Take Action to Regain Competitiveness with Latino Voters This week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) will hold its winter meeting in Washington to assess the GOP’s current standing and to chart its path forward.  Those attending should be sure... Continue »