Tennessee hasn’t particularly been known for being an anti-immigrant state, but this week it is making news in the immigration world for all the wrong reasons. Rep. Scott Desjarlais (R-TN), a former physician who was fined for having extramarital affairs with female patients and pressuring one to have an...
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Steve King is bad news for his party, a fact that was illustrated again this week when the co-chairman of the Polk County Republican Party in Iowa resigned his position and registered as an independent. Chad Brown told the Des Moines Register that anti-immigrant comments from Steve King—like the...
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Memo to Speaker Boehner and Republican leaders: If you want to get to yes on immigration reform, then say no to Bob Goodlatte…
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A Hardliner Poses as a Reformer – Until the Truth Outs As Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) has positioned himself to be a key player on immigration policy. He’s the head of the lead committee of jurisdiction, he has championed a number of piecemeal...
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The following is a press release from United We DREAM on their civil disobedience at an Arizona detention facility last night: Action Shines Spotlight on Need for Immigration Reform and End to Deportations Now Late last night, leaders from United We Dream and the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, an...
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This is what an empty public space in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania looks like. Yes, it’s taken from Google Images, because we weren’t there. Neither was anybody else this past Monday night, because the Tea Party Patriots, in conjunction with NumbersUSA and other anti-immigrant groups, completely failed to hold a rally...
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Es momento de que el liderazgo de la Cámara Baja avance, y es hora de que Goodlatte se aparte del camino Washington, DC – El presidente del Comité Judicial de la Cámara Baja, Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), se ha descalificado a sí mismo esta semana de asumir un papel de...
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Goodlatte en torno a la reforma migratoria: Trataremos, pero si fallamos no importa; Culparemos a los demócratas, ellos nos culparán a nosotros, y eso está bien; Ofreceremos estatus legal, pero ciudadanía sólo a unos cuantos, y también está bien; Es mejor que Boehner no confíe en este tipo para...
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Talking Points Memo: Reformers: Don’t Worry, Josh, We Got This By Josh Marshall Washington Post (Blog): Is immigration reform dead? Only if GOP leaders decide they’re going to kill it. By Greg Sargent Associated Press: Voices Opposing Immigration Law Muted This August By Erica Werner The New Republic: As...
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