Washington, DC – The fast-developing story regarding Central American unaccompanied children arriving at our border is bringing out the best – and the worst – in America. While an increasing number of elected officials and commentators are determined to keep the focus on the well-being of children fleeing violence,...
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File this epic fail from Arizona under “I’d Be Laughing If It Weren’t So Tragic.” Republican Congressional hopeful and state legislator Adam Kwasman invited himself to a protest in Oracle, where yet another group of adults had gathered to bravely scream at a rumored bus of child refugees that...
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Last night, Jon Stewart addressed the child refugee crisis. Brilliantly. Among his many observations, Stewart noted, “We have always been a nation of immigrants — who hate the new immigrants.” The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook
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Associated Press: House GOP prepares response to border crisis July 15, 2014 Washington Post (Plum Line): Happy Hour Roundup By Paul Waldman July 15, 2014 Politico: Borderline Behavior By Anna Palmer July 15, 2014 Fronteras: Two Texas Lawmakers Propose Bill To Handle Surge Of Child Migrants By Kate Sheehy...
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Today, SEIU launched a series of Spanish-language TV ads designed to mobilize Latino voters and hold Republicans accountable for killing immigration reform this year. The six-figure ad campaign will air in Colorado, California, and Nevada, targeting the campaigns of Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO, who is running for Senate), Mike...
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Check out Lawrence Downes’ new post at the New York Times op-ed page, on why John Cornyn’s new (in)HUMANE bill is not a solution for children fleeing violence: Senator John Cornyn, the Texas Republican, has offered a bill that he says will solve the crisis of unaccompanied migrant children...
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Washington, DC–Here’s a question. Can we give one person two Lifetime Achievement Awards for Hypocrisy? Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) already earned his lifetime achievement award from America’s Voice back in 2011 for being the ‘Biggest Hypocrite on Immigration’. His absolutely incredible double speak and uncanny ability to get to ‘no’...
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Jose Antonio Vargas, sometimes called “America’s Most Famous Undocumented Immigrant,” was detained by border patrol in McAllen, Texas today while attempting to fly home after a border vigil for the Central American children fleeing violence. Jose, who is a Pultizer Prize winning Journalist and recently released a biographical documentary called “Undocumented,” joined UWD...
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Denver Post (Colorado): Beauprez’s comments on immigration draw fire from Colorado Latino leaders via liberal D.C. group By Joey Bunch July 14, 2014 Washington Examiner (Opinion): Why Obama won’t take strong action in border crisis By Byron York July 14, 2014 Arizona Republic: Pipeline of children: A border crisis...
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At the New Republic today is Brian Beutler’s piece on Republicans’ likely opposition to Obama’s funding request for children fleeing violence — and how hypocritical that opposition is. The GOP trots out fiscal concerns when confronted with things that they don’t want to deal with — or would rather...
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