Politico: Gang of Eight Democrats huddle with labor groups By Elise Foley ABC/Univision: Republicans on DREAMers: Take It or Leave It By Jordan Fabian National Review: Who’s Who in the House By Jonathan Strong New York Times: G.O.P. Congressman’s Remarks Undermine Party’s Immigration Efforts By Ashley Parker Washington Post:... Continue »
House Republicans tried to make a gesture toward immigration reform—sort of—by holding an Immigration Subcommittee hearing on the KIDS Act yesterday, a bill that could grant DREAMers legal status but leave their parents vulnerable to deportation.  Some Republicans on the Committee tried to say nice things about DREAMers, while... Continue »
Today, Speaker John Boehner got a little huffy with reporters who keep asking why he’s taken a backseat role on immigration reform. “Nobody has spent more time trying to fix a broken immigration system than I have,” he claimed.  “I talked about it the day after the election.  And... Continue »
The following is a press release from United We DREAM: Broad Coalition Rejects Efforts That Would Lead to Second-Class Status for Millions As the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on immigrant youth, a diverse range of advocates for immigration reform joined DREAMers and Members of Congress to denounce... Continue »
We’ve collected some of our favorite tweets about Steve King’s latest comment; here are excerpts from our favorite news and blog commentators: From Greg Sargent at the Washington Post: Steve King’s twisted immigration math So, yeah, it’s a great idea for House Republicans to delay this process all the way... Continue »
10:57 PM EDIT: Steve King is doubling down on this comments: “…It’s not something that I’m making up. This is real. We have people that are mules, that are drug mules, that are hauling drugs across the border and you can tell by their physical characteristics what they’ve been doing for months, going through the... Continue »
During a press conference today with United We DREAM and other immigration reform leaders, our Executive Director Frank Sharry gave brief remarks on why the immigration movement will not accept half-measures like the KIDS Act.  Today, the House Immigration Subcommittee will hear testimony on a bill that could give legal... Continue »
2 PM ET: Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on Illegal Immigrants Brought as Kids Follow: #HJC, #11million Tweets from @americasvoice/advocates Panel 1: The Honorable Mike Coffman (R-CO), United States House of Representatives; The Honorable Jeff Denham (R-CA), United States House of Representatives; The Honorable Cory Gardner (R-CO), United States House of Representatives; and The... Continue »
Ahead of House Hearing, Nation’s Largest Spanish-Language Newspaper Criticizes Republican Approach & Motivations The nation’s largest Spanish language newspaper, La Opinión, today issues a blistering editorial in English and Spanish titled “Cruel and Indecent” about House Republicans’ effort to substitute the so-called KIDS Act for broader immigration reform.  The... Continue »