Aug 12, 2013
It’s Monday, which means that another weekend has just gone by in which immigration reform advocates all over the country turned out to make their voices heard in favor of immigration reform. We’re square into August recess now–the time of year when legislators go home to meet with constituents,...
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The demographics in two southern states that have been safe bastions for the GOP are changing. And those changes will impact elections and the immigration reform. Virginia is considered a purple state at the presidential level. In 2012, President Obama carried the state and former Governor Tim Kaine was...
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The Senate’s leading anti-immigrant voice, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), predicted to the New York Times in June, “The longer it lays in the sun, the more it smells, as they say about the mackerel.” Sessions’ pungent quote was in reference to the immigration legislation which at that point was pending in the Senate, prior to...
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August 2013 | Download PDF here Public opinion on immigration reform is nuanced, not complicated. Do Americans support secure borders? YES. Are they angry that our nation’s immigration system is broken? YES. Do they think politicians have a responsibility to fix it? YES. Do they think immigrants who shoulder the...
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Cross-posted at Huffington Post: Rep. Steve King, arguably the loudest and most offensive anti-immigrant voice in the GOP, has long been a thorn in our side. He has steadfastly opposed immigration reform with a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, strongly supported self-deportation and been instrumental in the GOP’s...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC – ¿Intentarán los demócratas echar mano de la controversial petición de retiro o relevo (discharge petition en inglés) para forzar un voto de un plan de reforma migratoria con una vía a la ciudadanía en la Cámara Baja? La...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: “La vía a la ciudadanía atraviesa por Bakersfield”. No está lejos de la realidad el grito de guerra de los activistas que este miércoles descenderán en el distrito 23 de California que representa el congresista republicano Kevin McCarthy y que seguirán...
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In the middle of a critical month for immigration reform, pro-immigration groups have doubled their efforts to help reform move forward, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is no exception. Last Thursday, as a part of the Latina Week of Action and Reproductive Justice, the institute hosted...
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NPR: Texas Congressman Pulled In Two Directions Over Immigration By David Welna Victoria Advocate (Texas): Congressman Farenthold on health care, immigration (video) By Elana Watts Houston Chronicle (Texas): Ad links Blake Farenthold to embattled Iowa Republican Steve King Longview News-Journal (Texas): As state’s Hispanic minority grows, GOP faces challenge By Glenn Evans Greely Tribune (Colorado): March, rally press...
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