For a Republican Party that is deciding whether to embrace or reject immigration reform this year, the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia show how two different models of Republican engagement on immigration can lead to two wildly different outcomes. In New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) is...
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Cross-posted at Latino Decisions blog. With Election Day in Virginia today and the gubernatorial candidates’ positioning on immigration reform on stark display, a new election-eve poll, sponsored by America’s Voice, People for the American Way and Latino Decisions reveals how Virginia’s changing demographics are also changing the state’s politics. The polling...
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First Installment of New Poll Shows Virginia is a Test Case for the National GOP With Election Day in Virginia today and the gubernatorial candidates’ positioning on immigration reform on stark display, a new election-eve poll reveals how Virginia’s changing demographics are also changing the state’s politics. The polling...
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It’s an interview that Jorge Ramos has been teasing for months, but the anchor’s interview with Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio finally aired last weekend, ending the inaugural week of ABC News-Univision’s new joint network, Fusion. Heated and confrontational at times, Arpaio during his interview with Ramos maintained that...
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NBC Latino: Latino voters helping to decide major races in Tuesday’s elections By Suzanne Gamboa Fort Myers News-Press: Marco Rubio changes illegal-immigration positions Associated Press: Obama to discuss immigration with business leaders at White House meeting Wall Street Journal: Obama Shifts Focus in Bid for Momentum By Carol E....
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Congressional Republicans, we told you that immigration reform is not an issue that is going away. To protest the House GOP’s continuing refusal to pass immigration reform, immigration reform advocates with the Gameliel network today staged acts of civil disobedience in three midwest cities–St. Louis, Missouri; South Bend, Indiana; and...
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Cross-posted at Daily Kos Brigido, dad to two U.S. citizens, could be just a few days away from deportation. He needs your help getting his family back! ICE officials have Brigido in detention on what they allege to be an expedited removal order from over ten years ago. But with an American fiancée, a son, a step-daughter, and...
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Try to follow this logic: Republicans know that they have to do something on immigration reform, in order to stop forsaking Latino voters and give their party at least a fighting chance at an electoral future. One way forward they’re considering, however, would “address” immigration reform by creating a...
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Last week, three Republicans came out in support of the House immigration bill HR 15, including two Californians, Reps. Jeff Denham and David Valadao. Commentators praised their bravery for taking a stand—the “embrace of immigration reform eases path for California Republicans,” the LA Times noted, while Buzzfeed invited readers...
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