Aug 16, 2013
On Immigration Reform Steve King Continues to Fill Void Created By Boehner’s Inaction in the House In comments reported by Business Insider, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus criticized Rep. Steve King (R-IA) – and in the process called Mitt Romney’s signature stand on immigration policy “horrific” and “hurts us.” In...
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12:55 PM EDIT: Business Insider is now retracting their quote from Priebus. They originally reported that Preibus said “when someone makes those comments” about self-deportation, “obviously, it’s racist.” Their correction now has his quote reading “obviously, it hurts us.” For too long, the Republican Party has been controlled by its harsh...
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A new cable channel, Fusion, is hitting the airwaves this October, and Jorge Ramos is warning Republicans that the new channel will be on their case, all the time, about immigration until reform becomes a reality. “We’re going to come out on Oct. 28th, and if the House doesn’t...
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Thousands of immigration advocates rallied in Bakersfield, California yesterday, taking the immigration fight personally to GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and demanding that he support immigration reform with a path to citizenship. The advocates first rallied to music and speeches from leaders in Yokuts Park, before walking a short...
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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) tells CNN this morning, “Last year, almost everybody in my conference would have agreed with me on this immigration issue…This year it seems after the presidential election a spell has been cast over a good number of Republicans and they seem to think the presidential election...
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This morning I met an amazing family who is going through a senseless tragedy at the hands of our government. They live on a sunny street in Elyria, Ohio, but their home is dark inside because Pedro Hernandez-Ramirez is not there. Instead of being home or working, their husband...
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The following is a press release from United We DREAM: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which protects many DREAMers from deportation and provides them the opportunity to work and fulfill their dreams. DACA is the most significant victory for immigrant...
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Below is the seventh article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper attribution. View other posts in the series here. Through the canyons of California and to...
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MSNBC (Maddow Blog): Rubio hopes to leverage right’s Obama hatred on immigration By Steve Benen Salon: Marco Rubio’s scary Obama strategy By Joan Walsh Christian Post: Steve King: Latino Immigrants From ‘Violent Civilization’ By Napp Nazworth Politico: Immigration reform’s whipping boy: Kevin McCarthy By Jake Sherman Los Angeles Times:...
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