Aunque el propio Obama ha advertido que las medidas son temporales y que una solución permanente al problema de los 11 millones de indocumentados pasa por la aprobación en el Congreso de una reforma migratoria comprensiva, el mandatario avanzará con la acción ejecutiva. Continuar »
Real Issue Remains: GOP Has No Plan to Solve the Problem of 11 Million Undocumented People Despite partisan handwringing and Republicans’ overheated rhetoric, President Obama’s impending immigration announcement is a sensible application of the chief executive’s inherent authority on immigration.  The legal case is clear and, in fact, every... Continuar »
Ante el inminente anuncio de órdenes ejecutivas migratorias por parte del presidente Barack Obama que protegerían de la deportación potencialmente a millones de indocumentados, los opositores republicanos ya están atacando la legalidad y constitucionalidad de las iniciativas aunque ha quedado establecido por expertos y precedentes que el Mandatario tiene... Continuar »
Tonight, President Obama will announce a sweeping executive action that will change life for millions of immigrant families.  While advocates are beginning to celebrate, opponents of immigration reform are beginning to lose it completely. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) likened Obama’s executive action to the Japanese internment camp order (and was slammed... Continuar »
Progressive advocacy groups representing millions of Americans are delivering more than 260,000 petitions to the White House today urging the president to take bold executive action to offer relief to aspiring Americans. The groups are urging the president to keep his promise and use his legal authority to take... Continuar »
Bloomberg: Immigration Reform Is Just Too Hard for Congress Daily Beast: The Coming GOP Freakout Over Immigration Huffington Post: Immigration Advocates Brace For Big Win, Then Backlash Washington Post: Obama to detail his executive action on immigration, setting up clash with GOP PBS Newshour: Debating the implications if Obama... Continuar »
Cross-posted from Latino Decisions In January 2013, President Obama chose Del Sol High School in Las Vegas to make his remarks outlining his administration’s comprehensive immigration reform principles. Part victory rally, part policy speech, the event was a clear thank-you to the state’s Latino and organized-labor communities for their... Continuar »
Watch below as former RNC Chair Michael Steele tells Republicans to “get a grip” on immigration.  “You’re sounding tone-deaf,” he counsels them, before advising them to pass the Senate immigration bill as a response to Obama’s executive action plans.  “You have the solution in your hand.” (Steele is right: extremist... Continuar »
So far, all that we know about this week’s huge executive action news is that President Obama will be making a speech tomorrow night — followed by another speech on Friday.  Who exactly the executive action will cover isn’t official yet, though news reports are estimating 4-5 million immigrants.... Continuar »
On the Senate floor, @SenatorBoxer brought out a chart w/ all the executive actions taken on #immigration since 1956. pic.twitter.com/ImSzyzGdMt — Immigration Policy (@ImmPolicyCenter) November 19, 2014 Continuar »