This is shaping up to be a big week.
Yesterday, the President traveled to El Paso to reaffirm his commitment to immigration reform, after weeks of meetings with people on the issue. He also reasserted his support for the DREAM Act.
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This afternoon President Obama delivered a speech on the need for immigration reform in El Paso, Texas. The following is a statement by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice Education Fund: First, the speech by President Obama today was strong, the efforts by his Administration to create...
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This afternoon President Obama delivered a speech on the need for immigration reform in El Paso, Texas.
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Edit: full prepared text of the speech here.
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) signed off on legislation Tuesday that extends in-state tuition breaks to illegal immigrants, setting up a showdown with opponents who have already started gathering petition signatures to try to force a referendum on the law.
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A group of 38 state lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday urging him to remove New York from a national program that has been a cornerstone of the Obama administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
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Arizona officials say they will bypass another appeal in the Ninth US Circuit in order to speed up the process. They are asking that a federal judge's injunction against the immigration law be overturned.
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President Obama flew to El Paso, Texas to give a speech on immigration and border security. Watch it here.
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Following a series of meetings with immigration stakeholders, celebrities, and members of Congress, President Obama is continuing with his most focused push on immigration reform to date this week, flying to El Paso, Texas, to visit the border for the first time as President. Obama is expected to...
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Facing a re-election campaign next year, the White House is embarking on a public relations effort to reassure Latino supporters who say they are frustrated by the president's failure to deliver on his immigration promise.
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