Campaign Manager “Regrets” Hard Right Stance on Undocumented Immigrants; Will Republicans in Congress Heed the Lesson?  Matt Rhoades, Mitt Romney’s campaign manager, has added his voice to the ranks of other Republicans lamenting choices the Party made on immigration.  At a forum hosted by the Harvard University Institute of... Continue »
In the burgeoning legislative debate over immigration reform, leaders of the DREAMer movement of young aspiring Americans drew an important line in the sand this weekend.  At a conference convened by United We Dream, one of the leading organizations created of, by, and for DREAMers, the organization’s members made it... Continue »
In the burgeoning legislative debate over immigration reform, leaders of the DREAMer movement of young aspiring Americans drew an important line in the sand this weekend.  At a conference convened by United We Dream, one of the leading organizations created of, by, and for DREAMers, the organization’s members made... Continue »
If the Republicans are going to offer real immigration reform, they must do better than Lamar Smith’s STEM bill, which would sacrifice the diversity lottery for more high-tech visas Continue »
Cross-posted at Huffington Post and Daily Kos. After the drubbing Republicans took from Latino voters in the 2012 elections, some of the party’s leaders began to talk openly about the stark choice they face: appeal to a diversifying America, or risk extinction as a national party. This isn’t just a political choice, it’s... Continue »
Following the success of the DREAMer conference in Kansas City this weekend—the biggest gathering of DREAMers to date—United We DREAM unveiled their new platform for change this morning, their statement of principles describing the type of immigration reform they have vowed to pursue next year. “We’re building a movement... Continue »
En las semanas transcurridas desde la elección se ha hablado mucho de que ahora los republicanos estarán dispuestos a negociar una reforma y ya han presentado algunas ideas al respecto, como una legalización para “Dreamers” sin camino a la ciudadanía y visas para profesionales técnicos a cambio de eliminar... Continue »