Immigration reform advocates are furious that President Obama has once again chosen to delay taking executive action on immigration reform and providing relief for millions of families.  They are calling out President Obama for his misguided political calculation, poor timing, and lack of sympathy for the tens of thousands... Continue »
Al final otra promesa acompañada por una desilusión, que costará alrededor de 70,000 deportaciones en el mejor de los casos. Esto si se cumple la nueva fecha de después de la elecciones legislativas para que el presidente Obama tome una acción ejecutiva sobre inmigración para aliviar las deportaciones. Continue »
A través de un comunicado, UWD afirmó que la postergación del “alivio afirmativo para millones de indocumentados” significará dejar a “millones de madres y padres bajo la perpetua amenaza de la deportación”. Continue »
En Washington, Frank Sharry, director ejecutivo de America’s Voice, dijo del anuncio del retraso de las medidas ejecutivas migratorias que “estamos muy decepcionados con el Presidente y estamos muy decepcionados de los senadores demócratas”. Continue »
La Opinion, Telemundo and Univision Criticize Broken Promise, While Recent Latino Polling Shows Missed Political Opportunity President Obama’s announced delay of immigration executive action is being greeted harshly by leading Spanish language media outlets.  Check out the blistering headlines from the past few days in the nation’s largest Spanish... Continue »
¿Por dónde comenzar? Todavía me pregunto quién ha asesorado —primero al candidato Barack Obama y ahora al presidente Barack Obama— a seguir fijando fechas límite para acciones migratorias que no toma o sigue postergando. Como dije la semana pasada, la postergación de las acciones ejecutivas para amparar de la... Continue »
Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: On June 30, 2014 president Obama announced that if Congress did not pass comprehensive immigration reform that he would implement an administrative order providing temporary legal status to millions of undocumented by the end of summer and before the November 2014 election. As late as August 28, 2014... Continue »
La Opinión (Editorial): A proselytizing Congress Washington Post: As Obama weighs moves on immigration, issue is splintering Democrats Huffington Post: How Big Will Obama Go On Executive Action Immigration Reform? Associated Press: Obama Defends Decision To Delay Immigration Action Reuters: Obama delays acting on immigration until after November elections... Continue »
Washington, DC – As news reports today confirm, President Obama will officially delay his announcement on executive action until after the 2014 elections.  Following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “We are bitterly disappointed in the President and we are bitterly disappointed in the... Continue »