One political hot topic today is the new biography of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, entitled “The Loudest Voice in the Room” and allegedly published despite Ailes’ best efforts to squash it.  It’s easy to see why he didn’t want people to read it: the book charges that he once... Continue »
Republicans are supposed to be reaching out to Latino voters, but last year all they did was stall on immigration reform, pass the enforcement-only SAFE Act out of committee, and give Steve King a vote on his amendment to deport DREAMers. This year isn’t looking much better.  Senate Republicans this week clamored to... Continue »
Proposed Amendment to Child Tax Credit Further Evidence that GOP Hasn’t Learned Key Lessons Regarding Scapegoating and Singling Out Latino Immigrant Families After the 2012 election cycle, the Republican National Committee (RNC) argued in its post-election autopsy report that the GOP needed to help pass immigration reform and that,... Continue »
La propuesta de enmienda para crédito de impuesto infantil evidencia aún más que el Partido Republicano no ha aprendido las lecciones clave sobre utilizar como chivo expiatorio y señalar a las familias inmigrantes latinas Washington, DC – Después del ciclo electoral de 2012, el Comité Nacional Republicano (RNC) argumentó... Continue »
McClatchy: Obama is using executive power to affect immigration law By Anita Kumar VOXXI: House GOP could back immigration reform with path to legal status By Griselda Nevarez Roll Call: Democrats Whipping Ayotte Amendment, With Immigration Politics Center Stage By Meredith Shiner MSNBC: GOP amendment pits unemployed against undocumented... Continue »
For more about today’s big story on how more than 100 Ohioans walked 20 miles to stop the deportation of Ricardo Ramos, check out this news piece from Channel 3 WKYC news: Continue »
In Ohio, more than 100 advocates are continuing their 20 mile pilgrimage to call attention to the deportation system and the separation of families.  Last week, we profiled Marisela, who is leading today’s march, whose husband and brother died in the desert as they were trying to re-cross into the... Continue »
Today, more than 100 Ohio advocates are walking 20 miles through the Cleveland winter to protest deportations and the broken immigration system.  They are being led by Marisela, an immigrant mother and widow whose husband and brother were deported after living in the US for 25 years, and who... Continue »