When President Obama gives his fifth State of the Union speech tonight, at least four DREAMers will be in the audience—Alan Aleman, Julieta Garibay, Gabino Sanchez, and Ambar Pinto. Their presence will be a testament to how far the immigrant rights movement has come in recent years—as will the...
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En la audiencia del panel Judicial del Senado más que en el discurso del Estado de la Unión Washington, DC – El martes en la noche el discurso del presidente Barack Obama sobre el Estado de la Unión y la respuesta republicana de parte del senador de Florida, Marco...
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Tomorrow night, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union. After he’s finished, Senator Marco Rubio will deliver the Republican response in both English and Spanish. We are, of course, interested in what both have to say about the prospects for real immigration reform this year. Two weeks...
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On Tuesday night, President Obama’s State of the Union address and the Republican response from Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) are expected to promote immigration reform, which has emerged as at top priority in 2013. But Tuesday night will simply continue the momentum behind the reform effort initiated in January...
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Hablando el martes en Virginia en un retiro de legisladores demócratas, el mandatario dijo que como en su primer gobierno, su enfoque en los próximos cuatro años, su prioridad será que “la economía funcione para todos”. “Esta es una agenda de crecimiento, no sólo de equidad, pero también de...
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On Tuesday night, President Obama’s State of the Union address and the Republican response from Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) are expected to promote immigration reform, which has emerged as at top priority in 2013. But Tuesday night will simply continue the momentum behind the reform effort initiated in January...
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Frank Sharry, director ejecutivo de America’s Voice, uno de los grupos liberales que lucha fervientemente a favor de una reforma migratoria, admite que su organización ni intenta hablar con congresistas republicanos. “Pero no somos alérgicos a ellos”, dice en tono bromista. Grupos como el de Sharry, congresistas demócratas y...
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El senador John McCain (republicano por Arizona), negó haber cambiado de opinión sobre la reforma migratoria y dijo que mantiene los mismos principios esgrimidos entes de las elecciones de 2008, cuando exigió primero la seguridad en las fronteras antes de hablar de legalización. Precisó que la frontera entre Estados...
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As we head into another big week in immigration—President Obama is expected to mention immigration in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, as will Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in his rebuttal; also the Senate will hold an immigration hearing on Wednesday—here’s a roundup of weekend talk shows...
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For the first time, President Obama has a net positive approval rating on his handling of immigration. 47 percent of Americans said they approved of the President’s job performance on immigration, while 46 percent disapprove. This is a high for President Obama on this issue and the first time his...
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