Today, House Democrats introduced the discharge petition for the House immigration bill, HR 15. You can watch their press conference here: The need for a discharge petition was underscored just a few hours later, when a procedural tactic might’ve brought HR 15 to the House floor for a full...
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A Sign of How Much the Politics of Immigration Have Changed Democrats in the House of Representatives are demanding action on immigration reform and using a variety of procedural tactics, such as today’s “previous question” on the national parks bill and the filing of a “discharge petition,” to try to force a...
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The following is a press release from the Border Network for Human Rights Border Stakeholders Recognize Historic and Unprecedented Effort to Bring Quality, Oversight and Accountability to Border Enforcement El Paso, TX/Southern New Mexico– In the midst of a national discussion over the actions and strategies of US border...
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Today, a bipartisan border bill is being introduced by Reps. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) and Steve Pearce (R-NM) designed to increase the transparency of CPB actions along the border. Here’s John Stanton at Buzzfeed previewing the new bill and its chances: Rep. Beto O’Rourke, a Texas Democrat and one of the...
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New Republic: What the Newest Immigration Strategy Means for 2014 By Nora Caplan-Bricker VOXXI: House Democrats will try to force vote on immigration reform bill By Griselda Nevarez Washington Post: House Dems ramp up pressure on GOP over immigration By David Nakamura The Hill: Dems trying to force immigration...
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Republicans have a moth-to-flame relationship with Rep. Steve King. Privately they’ll tell you he’s an asshole, but when it comes to votes, there’s no doubt about it, King is running the show. That’s why the least productive, if not counter productive, Congress in history has allowed no votes on immigration reform — but...
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Washington, DC – En un intento por eludir el liderazgo republicano de la Cámara Baja, que se ha rehusado a avanzar una legislación pro inmigrante mediante el orden habitual, los demócratas están listos para presentar una petición de descargo sobre la HR 15 esta semana. Para los republicanos que...
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This Isn’t About Obama, This is About You In an attempt to circumvent House Republican leadership, who have refused to advance pro-immigration legislation through regular order, Democrats in the House of Representatives are set to file a discharge petition on HR 15 this week. For House Republicans who claim to be...
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Steve King agreed with Jason Richwine when the latter famously claimed that Hispanics have lower IQs than whites — and apparently, King doesn’t approve of them going to school, either. According to Right Wing Watch, King was on a call-in show with Phyllis Schafly when he started railing about “free...
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Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio, apparently, can’t stop getting into trouble. A long record of misdeeds finally caught up with Arpaio last fall, when US District Judge Murray Snow ordered Arpaio and his Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) to cease enforcement practices that use racial profiling to discriminate against Latinos. To ensure...
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