Eliseo Medina, the former secretary-treasurer of SEIU who fasted 22 days for immigration reform last fall, visited Steve King’s district in Iowa yesterday to hold a #Fast4Families prayer service. Rep. King declined to be in attendance, even though he previously issued a challenge for people of faith to debate...
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Last night, the Washington state legislature passed a financial aid bill for DREAMers when it approved the state senate’s version of the Real HOPE Act (also known as the Washington DREAM Act) in a bipartisan 75-22 vote. The bill now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee (D)’s desk, and he...
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Fox News (Opinion): Republican leaders must keep Tea Party on the run By Juan Williams International Business Times: Republican Outlook For Immigration Reform? ‘We Have To Get Past The Primaries’ By Laura Matthews The Hill: Reid: Obama should look at deportation powers By Justin Sink Arizona Republic: Immigration issue...
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Y por qué la indetenible demografía y las implicaciones políticas terminarán por ganar Washington, DC – A continuación, America’s Voice ofrece su evaluación de algunos de los recientes avances en el debate sobre la reforma migratoria. Tres razones por las cuales las más recientes excusas republicanas para bloquear la...
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This morning, we wrote about the dozens of advocates who were arrested in an act of civil disobedience outside the White House yesterday, calling on President Obama to stop the separation of families. Advocates also still have their eye on Congress, where Speaker Boehner and his caucus have yet...
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Over the past weeks and months, we’ve heard every kind of excuse for the GOP’s failure to move forward on immigration reform. Today, America’s Voice has tried to unpack the GOP’s weak justifications for inaction and offer our assessment of some of the recent developments in the immigration reform debate. Three...
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And Why Relentless Demographics & Political Implications Will Win Out Below, America’s Voice offers our assessment of some of the recent developments in the immigration reform debate. Three reasons why the Republicans’ latest excuses for blocking immigration reform are transparently weak: 1. The Votes Exist in the House to...
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Según los activistas, ICE aseguró que estaba revisando el caso, pero ignoró los protocolos para impedir la deportación de indocumentados con hijos nacidos en EEUU o que han establecido lazos comunitarios. Más de 350 personas de la comunidad de fe en Kansas City realizaron una protesta para apoyar a...
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Hay que garantizar “que tenemos una política de inmigración inteligente en este país que haga crecer nuestra economía, saque a la gente de las sombras y asegure que nuestros negocios prosperan. Esto tiene que ser una prioridad”, afirmó.
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