Washington Post (Plum Line): Where’s the center-right pressure on Republicans to act on immigration? By Greg Sargent National Journal: Obama’s Immigration Softball Game By James Oliphant Bloomberg: Obama Pressured to Slow Deportations as Bill Talks Fade By Michael C. Bender Huffington Post: Progressive Groups Target Nancy Pelosi On Immigration...
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Last fall, Eliseo Medina, Dae Joong Yoon, and Christian Avila fasted 22 days for immigration reform with a path to citizenship, drawing media attention from around the world and admiration from the President, First Lady, Vice President, and Republicans and Democrats alike. Today, the #Fast4Families is kicking their next...
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This morning, we wrote about the news coming out of this weekend’s United We Dream Congress, and their decision to focus on pushing President Obama to address his record rate of deportations. During the Congress, the UWD members marched on an ICE facility in Phoenix to protest the separation...
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This weekend in Phoenix, United We Dream held its powerful annual Dream Congress, where more than 500 young leaders from around the nation came together to sing, rally, demonstrate, and solidify their immigration reform priorities for the year. The group made it clear that President Obama will be a...
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WASHINGTON, DC – El debate migratorio se suscita entre las divisiones republicanas sobre cómo abordarlo y el dilema que encara la Casa Blanca ante los pedidos de un freno a las deportaciones y alivio administrativo, de no concretarse la requerida solución legislativa permanente. La cautela de ambos bandos ha...
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The Hill: Obama under pressure to slow illegal immigrant deportations By Mike Lillis and Justin Sink New York Times: Young Immigrants Turn Focus to President in Struggle Over Deportations By Julia Preston New York Times: G.O.P. Congressman in South Carolina Takes a Risk With a Foray Into Immigration By...
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Feb 21, 2014
Congressional Inaction, the Fallout for Families, and the Movement Behind Immigration Reform Relief is Coming, The Only Question is Whether it’s Administrative or Legislative Every day 1,00 immigrants, including people who would qualify for legal status under pending legislation, are deported. What should be done about it was the...
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In an interview with the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent, Florida Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) states that immigration reform legislation that can attract bipartisan support and pass the House is nearly completed – calling into question whether and when House Republican leaders will schedule a vote. As Sargent characterizes...
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