Emphasizing the fact that Obama’s tenure has seen too many deportations of people who have done nothing wrong, some local leaders are stepping in to say that enough is enough. Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed an executive order that changes the city’s cooperation with ICE on immigrant detainers, or...
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There is growing pressure on the Obama Administration to preside over immigration enforcement reforms and to deliver affirmative relief to those who would qualify for legalization under the Senate’s immigration bill. While the White House is engaged in a sustained effort to dispute and muddy some of the recent statistical...
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Yesterday, Eric Cantor made headlines by slamming President Obama for his supposed lack of sincerity in working with Republicans to pass immigration reform. But as Greg Sargent explains in a post this morning, Cantor is currently under particular pressure to appear tough on immigration, after Tea Partiers have begun crying...
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Recently we’ve begun seeing a concerted effort by the Obama Administration to distance itself from the very aggressive deportation and enforcement strategy that has been underway for the past six years. Though, no one is denying that 2,000,000 immigrants have been deported, so it’s no surprise that the tough enforcement...
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New York Times: Obama Looks for Midterm Advantage on Job Training and Immigration By Emmarie Huetteman and Peter Baker Washington Post: Obama blasts House Republicans on immigration inaction By Katie Zezima USA Today: Obama urges GOP House to pass immigration bill By David Jackson MSNBC: Obama demands House GOP...
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In Conversation with Washington Post’s Greg Sargent, Rep. Diaz-Balart Lays Out Likely Chain of Scenarios on Immigration In an interview with the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) predicts that President Obama will take executive action on deportations this summer if House Republicans continue to block immigration...
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Yesterday, President Obama met with religious leaders on the topic of immigration reform. A White House statement issued following the meeting noted that President Obama “emphasized that while his Administration can take steps to better enforce and administer immigration laws, nothing can replace the certainty of legislative reform and...
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New Blog Post from Colorado DREAMer Highlights Gardner’s Extremism on Immigration Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) is going to have a tough time appealing to the state’s growing Latino population this November. A new Huffington Post blog post from Isaias Vasquez, a Colorado DREAMer and current college student, highlights Cory...
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