Jul 30, 2014
Today, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus held an ad hoc hearing on Capitol Hill entitled “Kids First: Examining the Southern Border Humanitarian Crisis.” The members of Congress listened to testimony from children who had fled violence and experts who had worked with them, and one Congresswoman expressed her astonishment...
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House GOP Made Child Refugee Debate an Immigration Debate – So Senate Should Insist on CIR as Part of Any Conference on House Plan With House Republicans today introducing a new deportation-focused proposal for dealing with Central American refugee kids and continuing to mistakenly blame DACA for the rise...
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Frank Sharry, director de America’s Voice, dijo que “por demasiado tiempo la reforma migratoria ha sido rehén de la falta de voluntad política, de la politiquería barata y de la demagogia como ha quedado plasmado con la emergencia humanitaria de la frontera, que los republicanos han explotado y usado...
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Ad-Hoc Hearing Kids First: Examining the Southern Border Humanitarian Crisis Watch the livestream: On Tuesday, July 29that 2:00 PM, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will hold an Ad Hoc Hearing in 2322 RHOB to receive first-hand testimony from unaccompanied minors and expert witnesses stressing the importance of...
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New PRRI Poll: Americans View Central American Kids Fleeing Violence as Refugees Deserving Full & Fair Proceedings; Sonia Nazario Provides Reminder on “The Daily Show” Why We Must “Do the Right Thing” Take five minutes to read this poll and watch this TV clip, and you’ll get a sense...
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Must-watch today is Pulitzer Prize winning author Sonia Nazario‘s interview with The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart about the Central American children’s crisis and the US response to it. We last wrote about Nazario on Sunday, when she appeared on MSNBC. Nazario has been an effective and clear spokesperson for who...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): Morning Plum: Hillary sharpens up stance on border crisis Associated Press: Obama Mulls Large-Scale Move On Immigration New American: Obama Plans “Significant” Action for Illegal Immigrants Politico: Barack Obama immigration moves could raise legal questions Associated Press: Analysis: Clinton impeachment shadows GOP lawsuit Politico: Politicking...
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Cory Gardner Doubles Down on Anti-Immigrant Stance By Criticizing Senate Immigration Bill Supported by 70% of Coloradans With immigration reform legislation laid to rest at the feet of House Republicans, national Latino and Asian groups released a score card Monday to grade members of the House of Representatives on...
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