5 de agosto de 2013
Reforma Migratoria: mayorías y otras cifras de interés político
Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC – En el Congreso las mayorías no son mayorías. En el Senado, por ejemplo, las medidas no avanzan sin antes superar el umbral de los 60 votos que permiten una votación final. En la Cámara Baja, la mayoría republicana...
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House GOP Gets a Zero Grade for Progress As Congress slinks home for the August recess, immigration reform remains the rare example of an issue with potential bipartisan backing and public support from across the political spectrum. Recognizing that a strong majority of the House of Representatives would pass such...
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5 de agosto de 2013
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) Latest House Republican to Come Out for Citizenship
Florida Congressman Rep. Daniel Webstser (R-FL) became the latest House Republican to come out in support of immigration reform with a path to citizenship this weekend, when he announced in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel that he supported citizenship with some preconditions. As the Sentinel wrote: On the same day Congress adjourned for a five-week break,...
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5 de agosto de 2013
Looking for a way that YOU can help pass immigration reform? Check out our list below. Please try any or all of the options–we need to keep showing Congress that the #TimeIsNow to pass reform! Town hall meetings are a traditional way to get face-to-face time with your...
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5 de agosto de 2013
TIME: Expect More Than Just Town Hall Protests This August By Alex Rogers Fox News: House Republicans feel summer recess heat on immigration BuzzFeed: Mark Zuckerberg Joins Zero-Hour Push For Immigration Reform By Adrian Carrasquillo PolitiFact: Words, audience matter in politically sensitive immigration debate By Dave Umhoefer Houston Chronicle...
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5 de agosto de 2013
4 de agosto de 2013
En el último día de trabajo antes del receso legislativo, los congresistas republicanos y algunos demócratas recibieron una extraña sorpresa. Grupos pro inmigrantes enviaron melones a 224 legisladores que recientemente se opusieron a la acción diferida para los “Dreamers”. El quinto piso del edificio Cannon de la Cámara de...
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4 de agosto de 2013
Pararon el tráfico en el Capitolio. En una señal clara de los límites a los que están dispuestos a llegar, más de 30 activistas fueron arrestados este jueves, cuando exigían a los legisladores un voto por una reforma migratoria. Uno a uno fueron aprehendidos por la Policía. Sentados en...
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It has been a busy week for supporters of immigration reform. Yesterday, activists delivered cantaloupes to 224 House members who voted with Steve King on his amendment to defund DACA and deport DREAMers. Afterward, 41 key immigration leaders conducted an act of civil disobedience and were arrested to call...
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Senators Harkin and Durbin Join Business, Labor, DREAMers, and Others to Host Forum for Commonsense Immigration Reform Today, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) visited Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) district to hold a pro-immigration forum in the wake of King’s ugly comments equating DREAMers with drug runners who have “calves the...
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