Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) became the latest member of Congress to call on President Obama to address his rate of deportations and stop the separation of families, when he spoke out at a public hearing on immigration policy and deportations on Monday in Las Vegas. Horsford was joined by...
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The Legal Authority and Political Consequences of Executive Action on Deportations In February, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) slammed the brakes on immigration reform. Last week, President Obama ordered Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review his options for executive action to reduce deportations. These developments beg the question: if...
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For at least some amount of time after their 2012 shellacking, Republicans understood that they had to seriously change their image and become more attractive to more voters if they were ever to win back the White House. Exhibit #1 was their 23-75% rout with Latino voters, which was why...
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Latin Times: What Does Obama Administration Immigration-Enforcement Review Mean For Deportation Policy? By David Iaconangelo VOXXI: One year after autopsy report: Has the GOP made progress? By Griselda Nevarez Creative Loafing Tampa (Political Animal blog): Latino advocacy group says GOP is all talk, no action on immigration By Mitch...
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Washington, DC – Mañana hará un año desde que el Comité Nacional Republicano (RNC) dio a conocer una autopsia postelectoral en la que analizaba las deficiencias del Partido Republicano en 2012 y hacía recomendaciones sobre cómo éste podía garantizar diferentes resultados en futuras elecciones presidenciales. Es de destacar que...
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El 6 de noviembre de 2012 el Partido Republicano “murió” entre los votantes latinos y otras minorías, como quedó demostrado en la desastrosa elección de ese año, cuando el aspirante presidencial republicano, Mitt Romney, apenas logró 27% del voto latino, gracias a su plataforma migratoria de la autodeportación. El...
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Tomorrow, it will have been one year since the Republican National Committee (RNC) issued a post-election autopsy analyzing the GOP’s shortcomings in 2012 and making recommendations on how the GOP can ensure a different outcome in future presidential elections. Notably, the RNC autopsy captured that the Republican Party’s historically...
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U.S. Attorney, David J. Hickton — who was appointed by President Obama — has decided to go after Alfredo of all people, a model citizen and father. Alfredo is a constant and active father in his children’s lives. Because of his status, Alfredo lived in constant fear of getting picked...
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President Obama is deporting 1,010 immigrants every single day. This is just unacceptable. Our families need relief and we won’t stop till we win it. We’ve been calling on Republicans to pass immigration reform for months and it looks like they’re shutting the door on reform. If they do,...
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