Despite the 326 days Since the Senate Passed Immigration Reform With No Action from House, Coffman Continues to Talk About His Military Dreamer Bill and Do Nothing Today, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) spoke about the need to provide immigrant youth the chance to earn citizenship through service in the... Continue »
What an Ex-Minuteman, Tom Tancredo, and Eric Cantor Have in Common Washington, DC – So much for the modernization of the Republican Party. In California, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly has a very real chance to win the state’s Republican primary in early June.  Donnelly is a former Minuteman, who once likened... Continue »
This morning, Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) with Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), and a small army of DREAMers held a press conference urging the GOP to pass Denham’s ENLIST Act.  The bill could’ve been attached to defense authorization legislation — but last week GOP leader Eric Cantor sided with Steve King against immigrant youth... Continue »
Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: Also read the New York Times story by Julia Preston:  Young Immigrants Growing Disenchanted With Both Parties The United States government has been deporting large numbers of undocumented migrants as of late (see Figure 1 below), and the majority of them are Latino. In addition... Continue »
Fox News Latino: Debate On Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants Who Serve In Military Heats Up By Elizabeth Llorente Roll Call: Rep. Denham to Continue to Push for ENLIST Act in NDAA By Emma Dumain EFE: Poll shows immigration could be key in close congressional races New York Times: A Preference... Continue »
While Republicans in Colorado are deathly afraid of Tom Tancredo winning their party’s gubernatorial nomination, Republicans in California are voicing their opposition to a similar candidate — Tim Donnelly, a former member of the Minuteman Project. Donnelly, a Republican who once compared the defense of the US-Mexico border to “a war,”... Continue »
Cantor se cierra a una reforma sencilla sobre el proyecto de defensa Washington, DC – El año pasado, el líder de la mayoría en la Cámara Baja, Eric Cantor (R-VA), habló acerca de cómo el partido necesitaba apoyar una medida –KIDS Act, la llamó él– que pondría a jóvenes inmigrantes... Continue »
Cantor Shuts Down Simplest Reform on Defense Bill Last year House Majority Leaders Eric Cantor (R-VA) spoke of how the party needed to champion a measure – the KIDS Act, he called it – that would put young undocumented immigrants on a path to citizenship.  But last Friday, Cantor made clear... Continue »
In Wake of Eric Cantor’s Decision to Block Non-Controversial ENLIST Act, Hearing Illustrates Consequences for Military and Country Today in Chicago, longtime immigration champion Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)’s Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations is holding a field hearing on the contributions of immigrants in the military and the need to... Continue »