The big news on immigration this week has been the pro-migrant community’s anger at President Obama and the Democrats for not taking executive action on immigration reform. But Republicans should not forget that they are in huge trouble with the community for killing legislation in the first place — which...
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Leading editorial boards are decrying the decision by President Obama to delay executive action on immigration, citing how political fears have triumphed over the pressing need for immigration policy changes. A New York Times editorial, “Another Broken Promise on Immigration,” reads in part: The real reason [for delaying executive...
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Immigration advocates have already blasted President Obama over his delay on executive action and deportations. Yesterday, they turned their anger onto Democrats, a number of whom have been less than supportive of Obama using his presidential powers to ameliorate deportations. United We Dream leaders took over Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) office,...
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Immigration reform advocates and their allies are furious that President Obama and the Democrats have once again broken their promise to take action on immigration and deportations. Writing at RH Reality Check today, Joe Sudbay explains why. It goes back to the White House’s original calculation that stepped-up deportations —...
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Atlantic: Obama’s Long Immigration Betrayal Vox: Senate Democrats are in retreat on immigration Vox: Immigration advocates are devastated. And they want Democrats to feel their pain. Denver Post: Obama punt on immigration could backfire on Udall, Colorado Democrats Miami Herald (Florida – Opinion): Fabiola Santiago: Obama breaks another promise...
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At the Atlantic today is a great Molly Ball piece tracing the evolution of immigration reform in recent years, and explaining just why advocates are so furious about President Obama delaying executive action on immigration and deportations. Immigration reform has been punted on by Republicans and Democrats alike, and the...
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Whoops. As Aaron Blake at the Washington Post just reported, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has come out with an ad attacking Democrat Michelle Nunn (a Senate candidate in Georgia) for supporting last year’s Senate immigration bill, which the NRSC is calling “amnesty.” A few things here: National Republicans are...
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As they were scuttling action on immigration by the President “by the end of summer,” Senators like Mark Pryor (D-AR), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Angus King (I-ME) and others said reform should be worked out in Congress. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) picked up the mantle, asserting that...
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El presidente Barack Obama “tiene la intención de actuar y lo hará a finales de año”, dijo Cecilia Muñoz, asesora de política interna de la Casa Blanca, a la cadena MSNBC. “Pero también es cierto que estamos en un ambiente altamente politizado en estos momentos”, aseguró.
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