23 de junio de 2014
Como tantas otras madres centroamericanas, Juana Romero llevaba varios años trabajando sin papeles en Estados Unidos y mandando dinero para sostener a sus hijos, un par de gemelos de 16 años que vivían con otros familiares en la colonia Pacífico de San Miguel, El Salvador.
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Greg Sargent makes an excellent point today at the Washington Post about the GOP’s response to the children fleeing violence story — and how it does nothing to help their image as the party of deportations. See, Republicans have been blaming President Obama’s policies, specifically DACA, as the reason...
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23 de junio de 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Le llaman la nueva crisis de los niños migrantes, que más bien es la crónica de una crisis anunciada al no ser un nuevo fenómeno, sino uno que siempre ha estado presente pero que se ha agudizado por diversas coyunturas: desde la intensificación de la violencia...
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23 de junio de 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – El recién electo líder de la mayoría republicana de la Cámara Baja, Kevin McCarthy, de California, tiene una ambigua relación con la reforma migratoria. Como quien deshoja una margarita, la quiere y no la quiere. Antes de su elección, la publicación Roll Call citó una fuente...
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23 de junio de 2014
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is now officially the Majority Leader, but slightly less well-known is Steve Scalise (R-LA), the new Majority Whip. Scalise has been in Congress since 2008 and skews Tea Party obstructionist — he has led the Republican Study Group, a band of policy conservatives, since 2012. He voted...
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23 de junio de 2014
Los Angeles Times: Q&A: Explaining the crisis on the Southwest border as children seek refuge Associated Press: Flawed Immigration System Allows Undocumented Children To Legally Stay In U.S. For Years CNN: Central American immigrant parents agonize when child crosses border alone New York Times: U.S. Moves to Stop Surge...
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20 de junio de 2014
National and California Immigration Advocates, Labor Leaders and Pollsters Available to Comment on the McCarthy Leadership Election In the wake of the House Leadership election yesterday and Kevin McCarthy’s ascension to House Majority Leader, California–based immigration advocates, labor leaders and pollsters are weighing in on what this means for...
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20 de junio de 2014
Sen. Menendez, Rep. Gutierrez Call for Compassion for Children at the Border
Today is World Refugee Day, and some members of Congress are using the opportunity to speak compassionately about the children at the border fleeing violence. As they and others have made clear, the children are refugees who are traveling to the US as well as other countries to escape...
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20 de junio de 2014
Washington Post (Plum Line): Hillary: Minors crossing border must be sent home The Hill: Conservatives not satisfied with House GOP election outcome San Francisco Chronicle: Bakersfield Republican: A leader, but not the face, of GOP CNN: Five things to know about Kevin McCarthy, the new House majority leader Washington...
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Despite Past Comments Supportive of Reform, Recent Comments Are Hardly Encouraging The first major decision facing newly elected House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will be whether immigration reform will secure a place on the House’s July legislative calendar. Unfortunately, despite representing an agriculture-heavy district with a sizeable Latino voter...
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