Jun 12, 2013
NBC Latino: Senate votes yes to proceed with immigration bill – what’s next By Sandra Lilley Yahoo News: Rubio introduces amendment to toughen English requirement for immigrants By Liz Goodwin Huffington Post Latino Voices: Marco Rubio English Amendment Would Tighten Language Requirements In Immigration Reform NBC News: Aiming to...
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The critics of the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill incessantly – and mistakenly – claim that the proposed legislation doesn’t have enough teeth, doesn’t guarantee border security and won’t work to stop a new wave of unauthorized immigration. Well, today, they were schooled by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)....
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U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, member of the “Gang of Eight,” delivered the following remarks on the Senate Floor regarding comprehensive immigration reform. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: “As a member of the Senate bipartisan Gang of 8, I believe we come to this floor, if not...
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By Yoli Navas: Today, United We DREAM launched #operationbutterfly as three DREAMers headed to the border to reunite with their deported mothers. After long years of being separated by America’s broken immigration system, Evelyn Rivera, Renata Teodoro, and Carlos Padilla finally saw their mothers again, and used their joint...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC – El Senado federal dio luz verde al debate del proyecto de reforma migratoria S.744 que durante las próximas semanas enfrentará una lucha de enmiendas, algunas para tratar de mejorarlo, otras para matarlo, y todo con miras a completar...
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This afternoon, the Senate voted by a 82-15 margin to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the immigration bill, S. 744. Compared to the 2007 immigration debate, when the similar procedural vote only advanced by a 64-35 margin, today’s vote is a promising sign. It is expected...
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View the roll call here: YEAs —82 Alexander (R-TN) Ayotte (R-NH) Baldwin (D-WI) Baucus (D-MT) Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Blumenthal (D-CT) Blunt (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Burr (R-NC) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Chambliss (R-GA) Chiesa (R-NJ) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Coons (D-DE)...
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Washington, DC – Un día después de que el apoyo de Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) a la propuesta de reforma migratoria diera un impulso a este esfuerzo, Huffington Post reporta que el senador Marco Rubio (R-FL) está alentando a los senadores republicanos a contener el respaldo a la propuesta hasta...
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The day after Senator Kelly Ayotte’s (R-NH) endorsement of the immigration reform bill gave the effort a momentum boost, the Huffington Post reports that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is encouraging Republican Senators to hold back support for the bill until it takes on “a more conservative bent.” Elise Foley...
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