Today, some of Illinois’ best known Republicans are coming out to publicly support immigration reform and urge Congress to pass legislation in the House. The Illinois Business Coalition is planning the event today, which will feature former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, former Gov. Jim Edgar, former Gov. Jim Thompson and...
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The following is a press release from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement: The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) announced on a call today its newest phase of escalation: the STOP SEPARATING FAMILIES campaign. The movement is issuing a deadline on House Republicans to act on immigration reform by June 28. At...
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On immigration reform, or the lack thereof, Speaker Boehner only has himself to blame. Byron York today has this piece in the Washington Examiner, breaking down Boehner’s struggle to pass immigration reform while the Steve King caucus in the House opposes it. Presumably, that’s why Boehner is sending such...
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El cambio en la política de deportaciones podría amparar a decenas de miles de inmigrantes que son deportados anualmente por repetidas violaciones de la ley migratoria.
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Associated Press: AP Newsbreak: US Weighs Curbing Deportations By Erica Werner The Hill: AFL-CIO demands deportation exemption to promote worker safety By Tim Devaney Washington Examiner: John Boehner’s double-speak rattles House immigration foes By Byron York Wall Street Journal: GOP Beats Democrats to Spanish-Language Airwaves By Beth Reinhard TIME:...
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A new post published on the Latino Decisions website, “Immigration Legislation or Executive Action Will Shape Latino Vote,” compiles recent and relevant polling on Latino voters to show how their views and political behavior are shaped by immigration issues. The analysis, from Latino Decisions’ David Damore and Thomas Schaller,...
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El debate por la reforma migratoria permanece estancando en el lodazal de mutuas recriminaciones entre la Casa Blanca y la Cámara Baja de mayoría republicana. Ambas se responsabilizan por la inacción que las partes explotan políticamente sin que se vislumbre una salida legislativa que beneficie a millones de indocumentados...
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To Date, Boehner and House Leadership All Hat, No Cattle on Immigration Reform According to a report from Laura Meckler in last Friday’s Wall Street Journal, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) recently told a Las Vegas audience of industry donors that when it comes to immigration reform...
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