Yesterday, the anti-immigrant, anti-Obama extremist group Operation American Freedom came to Washington, DC, where some 20 members (out of 221 who had RSVP’d on the Facebook page) protested in front of the White House and were not shy about their rhetoric. The group spent a lot of time attacking immigrants...
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The Hill: Top lobbying victories of ‘14 Huffington Post: After Leaving Immigration Out Of Funding Fight, Republicans Vow To Block It Next Year Roll Call: GOP to Bring Up Bill Blocking Obama Immigration Action — Next Year The Hill: GOP chairman wants to move immigration reform early next year ...
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Congressional Republicans clearly don’t care that the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a hate group or that its founder, John Tanton, is a white nationalist. Why else would they hold two immigration hearings today (one by the House Judiciary Committee and one in the Senate) and invite not one,...
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United We Dream and America’s Voice Education Fund hosted a video webcast to highlight stories of real people impacted by the President’s immigration action and answer questions about the new policy. Watch a recording of the video here. Use this form to submit your question. You can submit a question...
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Bloomberg: Obama Uses Nashville Backdrop to Make Appeal on Immigration NBC News: Obama: Americans Won’t Support Reversing Immigration Order New York Times: Obama Says Congress Could Eliminate Need for His Immigration Actions USA Today: Obama defends immigration action, challenges Congress Washington Post: No way home: Illegal immigrants probably unable...
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Hearing on Keeping Families Together: The President’s Executive Action on Immigration and the Need to Pass Comprehensive Reform DECEMBER 10, 2014 Washington, DC–We thank the Judiciary Committee for holding this important hearing today on the recent Immigration Accountability Action Initiatives. This hearing rightly highlights the need to keep families...
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If Successful, Lawsuit Would Deny State Millions in Tax Revenue & Subject Thousands of Ohio Families to Deportation Last week, the State of Ohio joined nineteen other states in suing the federal government over the President’s recent executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Ohio families...
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**** GOOGLE HANGOUT ADVISORY **** Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 5:30pm ET http://AmericasVoice.org/HangoutOnAir #OurHome On Day of Senate Judiciary Hearing on Obama’s New Immigration Policy, Join AV and UWD in a Google Hangout Hangout to Feature Immigrants Whose Lives Will be Changed By the New Policy, As Well as Those...
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President Obama’s speech today begins at 3:50 PM ET. Why Nashville? From the Washington Post: The city has one of the fastest growing immigrant populations in the United States, including Mexicans, Burmese, and as many as 11,000 Kurds lured by the modest cost of living, job opportunities and an...
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Implementation of President Obama’s new executive action on immigration will begin sometime next year, and a number of Democratic mayors led by New York City’s Bill de Blasio met this week to share and discuss coordination efforts. Read more from MSNBC: “Mayors to make Obama immigration order a reality“:...
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