With Members of Congress home for recess, the growing grassroots movement behind citizenship for undocumented Americans is taking action and already producing results. As the New York Times editorialized on Sunday, “an amazing array of determined advocates from all corners of the country has plunged into a month of...
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El Congreso estará en receso hasta el 9 de septiembre y durante las próximas semanas los activistas y los diversos sectores pro reforma presionarán a los congresistas, sobre todo republicanos, en sus distritos intentando persuadirlos para que la Cámara Baja permita un voto de un plan de reforma con...
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Washington Post: August recess now high season for interests lobbying lawmakers By Matea Gold Washington Post (Blog): Democrats divided over immigration strategy By Greg Sargent San Francisco Chronicle: Zuckerberg speaks out for immigration reform By Carla Marinucci National Journal: Immigration Supporters Plan to Turn Up the Heat on House...
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Los nueve jóvenes indocumentados presos por intentar cruzar la frontera la pasada semana durante una acción de protesta, tuvieron esta semana las entrevistas preliminares de sus casos de asilo, y ahora tendrán que esperar la determinación de las autoridades al respecto, dijeron portavoces de la organización Alianza Nacional de...
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Uno de los congresistas demócratas que lidera el movimiento por la legalización de los 11 millones de indocumentados que viven en Estados Unidos dijo al periodista Jorge Ramos, en el programa Al Punto de la cadena Univision, que apoyaría el debate de una reforma migratoria por pedazos en la...
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This morning we wrote about Rep. Daniel Webster, a Republican Congressman from Florida who over the weekend told the Orlando Sentinel that he was in favor of immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Today, during a town hall event in Illinois, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) agreed to support immigration reform with...
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This past week has been an extremely busy one for immigration advocates across the nation. From civil disobedience in Washington to grassroots rallies held in swing districts, the country’s news outlets have had a lot to cover in the way of immigration. A rally this past Friday in Representative...
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AP: Companies in the U.S. call for immigration reform Major businesses and Republican Party donors are urging the GOP to work towards immigration reform in an attempt to pressure the House Republicans as they head into August recess. The groups sent two letters, one of them signed by 400...
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The following is a compilation of the top ten Republican members of the House that will influence and ultimately decide what immigration measures are brought to the House floor. This list includes members of leadership as well as those that must take on the issue from their key committee...
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