Immigration reform champion Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) has been taking to the Senate floor regularly to describe the transformative impact the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is having on people’s lives. You’d think that policymakers from all political ideologies would support allowing smart, talented, and driven Americans...
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Iowans from Across the State Send Clear Message to 2016 Hopefuls & Preview Plans for Targeting Candidates on Immigration at Saturday’s Summit Listen to a recording of today’s call here. This weekend, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) will host the Iowa Freedom Summit–the first major gathering of 2016 Republican candidates...
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Check out this piece from Matt Hildreth published today at the Des Moines Register. We’ve spent years on this blog pointing out how toxic Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is to national Republicans, calling DREAMers “deportable” and describing them as having “calves the size of cantaloupes,” and in general being the poster Congressman...
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This weekend, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) will host the Iowa Freedom Summit–the first major gathering of 2016 Republican candidates in what will undoubtedly be a key state during next year’s primaries. Ahead of the Summit, Iowans from across the state are joining forces to set the record straight on...
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CNN: Steve King’s ‘deportables’ tweet a headache for 2016ers By Alexandra Jaffe Politico: Rubio touts his ‘clear view’ of the world By Manu Raju MSNBC: Rubio struggles to leave immigration fights behind as 2016 looms By Benjy Sarlin Buzzfeed: Rubio: Obama’s DREAMer Executive Action Was The “Wrong Decision In...
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Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions (R-AL) is expected to be selected by his Republican colleagues to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration…
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Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions (R-AL) is expected to be selected by his Republican colleagues to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration. He’ll be assisted by Senator David Vitter (R-LA), who’s expected to be selected as “Vice Chair” of the Subcommittee and who has intimate knowledge of the...
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So here’s a dark and not-so-secret truth about the GOP’s anti-immigrant position: they’re not only opposed to undocumented immigration. Frequently, they are also against legal immigrants. Former and probably future presidential candidate Rick Santorum exposed that fact at a Tea Party rally in Florida, in this video captured by American Bridge:...
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Who does the GOP think it’s kidding? For the GOP and immigration, it’s bad enough that Steve King once again made headlines yesterday by calling a DREAMer and honored guest of the First Lady a “deportable.” But the Republican Party added insult to insult by subtly changing the Spanish translation...
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Washington, DC – El antiinmigrante congresista republicano de Iowa, Steve King, sigue dirigiendo el mensaje republicano en inmigración. Este sábado algunos de los principales aspirantes a la nominación presidencial republicana asistirán al foro “Freedom Summit” auspiciado por King en Iowa, evento, que según el diario Des Moines Register, ya se está...
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