Month: February 2014

Immigration reform is an economic issue and a political issue — but it is also a moral issue, one that calls for compassion in the face of so many deportations, and action so that our broken immigration system stops separating families.  That’s why polls have found people of faith... Continuar »

Washington Post: GOP senator: House could pass Senate immigration bill today By Aaron Blake The Economist: A plea for open doors Roll Call: Steve King: I Was Right and I Won’t Apologize By Emma Dumain The Hill: GOP lawmaker: Enough with the ‘comprehensive’ already By Pete Kasperowicz VOXXI: Immigration... Continuar »

Notorious anti-immigrant extremist Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is again making incendiary immigration comments, while crowing about his role in setting the congressional direction on immigration policy.  Like nearly everything associated with Steve King, his latest remarks would be viewed as extreme and almost laughably out-of-touch except for one thing:... Continuar »

Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) represents a district that is 18% Hispanic, that has been listed as one of the top districts in the country where the Latino vote will have the greatest impact.  Last November, a poll found that 78% of all voters there support immigration reform with a path to citizenship.  And yet —... Continuar »

Right Side News: Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security February 19, 2014 Politico: White House faces rising grassroots heat on immigration By Reid J. Epstein Politico: Activists include immigration in ‘war on women’ By Seung Min Kim TIME: Women’s Groups Not Quitting on Immigration Reform By... Continuar »