Voters Want Leadership and Action to Reform Immigration — Not Retreat If Republicans learn the wrong lesson from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) loss, they are likely to continue down the wrong path on immigration reform. And if they block the best chance in a generation America has...
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In response to Eric Cantor losing his primary Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow aired a segment questioning the idea that Cantor’s “support” for immigration reform was to blame for his loss. Just because Dave Brat ran on an anti-immigrant campaign, Maddow points out, doesn’t mean that he won because of...
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At the Center for American Progress today is a new report finding that the growing Latino vote demographic is being driven by immigrants and their children — the people who have the greatest stake in the immigration reform debate. The report also finds that Latino immigrants and their children are...
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Obama, al igual que hicieron en las horas previas sus portavoces y destacados congresistas demócratas, trató de rebatir este argumento, consciente de que si la reforma no consigue ver la luz antes de final de año aumentará la presión de los grupos de defensa de los inmigrantes sobre su...
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Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: Within minutes of Eric Cantor’s primary loss dozens of knee-jerk reactions in the national media called the upset bad news for immigration reform. Let’s be clear – Eric Cantor was never a friend of immigration reform, nor was he a champion of GOP outreach to...
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New Republican Poll Reveals Just How Much Colorado Republicans Will Leave on the Table if They Continue the March Away from Immigration Reform Tuesday nigh, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) lost to little known challenger, David Brat, in the VA-7 Republican primary. While this may make the prospects...
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New York Times: Cantor’s Lesson: Hedging on Immigration Is Perilous By Ashley Parker Vox: Is immigration reform dead? That’s up to John Boehner. By Dara Lind Reuters: Immigration Reform Activists Pressure Obama After Cantor Loss The Hill: Reformers fear death of immigration bill By Mike Lillis USA Today: Cantor...
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The following is a press release from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement: 17 People, Including Four Minors, Arrested in Civil Disobedience Protest Advocating for Immigration Reform Today, 17 people, including four minors, were arrested inside the U.S. Capitol complex. Some of the young people have gone through the pain...
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