Cross-posted at Latino Decisions, Latino Vote Matters, and Daily Kos: While the 2016 presidential election is a full three years away many of the high profile Republican contenders are enmeshed in the immigration reform debate, and if Republicans demonstrate strong leadership on passing comprehensive immigration reform with a path... Continue »
The Senate passed the Gang of 8 immigration bill—S. 744—last week by a 68-32 vote.  But that does NOT mean that immigration reform has passed yet.  There are a few steps left to go: the House now must pass a bill (view this piece from the Washington Post Wonkblog on... Continue »
The Hill: Poll: Clinton tops Bush, Rubio among Hispanic voters for 2016 By Justin Sink Politico: 2016 Latino poll: Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio lead By Hadas Gold U.S. News and World Report: Poll: Rubio Tops GOP Pols for Hispanic Voters, Clinton Leads Dems By Rebekah Metzler Tampa Bay Times:... Continue »
Nicole Belle at Crooks and Liars is calling out the hypocrisy and flip-flopping of Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who sits on the House Judiciary Committee and chairs the House Immigration Subcommittee, appeared on FOX this weekend to talk to John Roberts about immigration reform in the House. Nicole captures the... Continue »
El presidente del Comité de Relaciones Internacionales del Senado, Bob Menéndez, lamentó haber tenido que votar a favor de más bardas en la frontera sur, pues opinó que son una “mala política” para países vecinos y hermanos como México.  El senador demócrata por Nueva Jersey anticipó sin embargo que... Continue »
El presidente de EE.UU., Barack Obama, urgió a la Cámara de Representantes a votar a favor de la reforma migratoria aprobada hoy por el Senado y que abre una vía para la legalización y eventual ciudadanía de la población indocumentada.  Hoy, “con un fuerte voto bipartidista”, el Senado “dio... Continue »
Just a few days after the Senate passed historic immigration legislation, on a webinar / press call today Latino Decisions and America’s Voice released the latest in a series of polls that shows the opportunities and challenges for the GOP as the party of Reagan tries to repair its... Continue »
House GOP Out of Excuses on Immigration Reform This weekend, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) again voiced his opposition to “a special pathway to citizenship” for undocumented immigrants, noting that he would not push legislation in which “people who are here unlawfully get something that people who have worked... Continue »
Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC – El debate de la reforma migratoria se traslada al pariente incómodo del Senado, la Cámara de Representantes, donde el próximo 10 de julio el fracturado caucus republicano se reúne para discutir sus diferencias con la esperanza de eventualmente... Continue »