While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has come out swinging in support of moving comprehensive immigration reform this year, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs seems equally determined to lower advocates' expectations in advance of this Thursday's big White House immigration meeting.
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Irony of ironies- it turns out, according to Think Progress' Lee Fang in "Under Misspelled Banner, Buchanan And White Nationalist Brimelow Argue For English-Only Initiatives," that American Cause luminaries actually convened under a misspelled banner to promote their hardline, English-only agenda. For more, check out our background briefing on...
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The AP reports in "Obama says immigration overhaul is essential:" WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way for illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens.
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22/06/09 a 9:38am por Maribel Hastings Si no hay nuevas cancelaciones, esta semana se conduciría la reunión migratoria en la Casa Blanca, la primera bipartidista, y muchos esperamos que el encuentro provea una mejor idea de lo que está por venir. Hay que estar pendientes de lo que se...
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For those of us who cover immigration issues and deal with the extremists all the time, none of this is new. Nor is the fact that so-called "legitimate" spokespersons deliver hate-filled messages that show up in angry faxes to Congress, the Ku Klux Klan and even Minuteman leader Shawna...
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19/06/09 a 2:08pm por Maribel Hastings El presidente Barack Obama habló ante el Desayuno Nacional Hispano de Oración y reiteró su compromiso de promulgar una reforma migratoria integral pero no ofreció marcos de tiempo. Esta vez dijo que quiere conseguirlo “durante” su presidencia. No hubo mención del “primer año”...
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