We know, we know–August recess, and immigration reform summer, is over, and the verdicts on how pro-reform advocates won the summer are in. Before we head into fall and the renewed pressure on Congress that our side will bring, however, we thought we’d take one more look at the...
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New York Times: Immigration Reform Falls to the Back of the Line By Michael Shear and Julia Preston New York Times: House Republicans in California Find a Struggle on Immigration By Jennifer Medina Los Angeles Times: Immigration bill backers keep pressure on Congress during recess By Lisa Moscaro USA...
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August recess–and immigration reform summer–is just about over, and Congress heads back to Washington, DC next week. Over the last month, immigration reform advocates have, almost every single day, shown how broad and wide-ranging the support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship is all over the country....
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It’s happened again, folks. Just days before what was supposed to be an end-of-the-summer anti-immigrant blowout series of events across the country demonstrating opposition to immigration reform, the group organizing the events has apparently cancelled another demonstration, presumably due to lack of interest. The Black American Leadership Alliance–a front...
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After a Hot August, Political Experts Assess State of Play on Immigration in House and Stakes for 2014 Elections Today, in a conference call with reporters, immigration reform leaders and allies discussed the political landscape on immigration reform in the House and what’s at stake for members of both...
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Immigration Reform a Test of Whether the Republican Party Doubles Down on Whites-Only Strategy or Modernizes Ron Brownstein’s new cover story for National Journal, “Bad Bet: Why Republicans Can’t Win With Whites Alone” is a must-read, presenting a compelling case that the Republican Party must diversify its appeal to...
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As Congress returns to work next week, one thing is clear: the immigration reform movement has never been stronger. And the movement gets stronger every day. We continue to build political power while our opponents continue to lose credibility. After the August recess, another thing is clear: we now have the...
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Across the country this August, advocates for a pathway to citizenship organized more than one thousand events for immigration reform and citizenship. Advocates kicked off the August recess with a massive display of civil disobedience in Washington, DC, where more than 40 immigration leaders were arrested for demonstrating against...
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Between the debt ceiling, budget negotiations, days left in the calendar, and Syria, inside-the-beltway commentators and pundits in recent days have questioned when Congress will have time this year to address immigration reform and whether a ticking clock has become the greatest impediment to passing legislation. As we and...
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