Texas Republican legislators could be on the verge of repealing a landmark law, signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry almost 15 years ago, which granted in-state tuition to DREAMers. Perry’s reaction to the news this time – unlike his ardent defense of the law during the 2012 debate...
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No, the 5th circuit court of appeals has not issued a final decision in the lawsuit brought by the State of Texas and 26 other Republican Governors and Attorneys General against DACA expansion and DAPA. But it did issue an opinion yesterday dismissing Crane vs. Napolitano, a challenge to...
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MSNBC: Democrats look to tarnish Rand Paul’s reformer image early By Benjy Sarlin NPR: 5 Things You Should Know About Sen. Rand Paul By Nayana Davis Washington Post: Rand Paul launches 2016 White House bid: ‘We have come to take our country back’ By Katie Zezima and Robert Costa...
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Texas was first in the nation to pass a state-level DREAM Act. Now, if Republican legislators have their way, it could be first to repeal it. Passed by a bipartisan vote in the legislature, and then signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry in 2001, the DREAM Act has allowed...
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Rand Paul Runs Away from Pro-Immigrant Positions Much the Way He Did from Pro-Immigrant Activists Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is the latest official entrant into the 2016 Republican presidential field, describing himself as a “different kind of Republican.” Sen. Paul’s theory of winning the presidency is based on “trying to “make the...
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The Hill: Big city mayors press courts on Obama immigration orders By Cristina Marcos Washington Times: D.C., parts of Md., Va., join de Blasio to demand amnesty for illegal immigrants By Stephen Dinan Roll Call: Democrats File Court Brief Backing Obama Immigration Orders By Todd Ruger The Hill: Dems:...
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Apr 6, 2015
With the 2016 races just around the corner, be sure to read up on each potential candidate’s history on immigrants and immigration reform.
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Republicans in Texas are trying to repeal the Texas DREAM Act and take in-state tuition rates away from thousands of DACA eligible students.
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With 2016 Presidential Wannabes in the Hot Seat on Immigration, How Will the 2016 GOP Field Respond? Republicans in the Texas State Legislature seem intent on repealing the Texas Dream Act, legislation that enables eligible high school students from Texas who are undocumented to pay in-state tuition rates to attend...
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Despite the fact that Max Villatoro is a father of four U.S. citizen children and beloved faith leader in his Iowa community, ICE is setting on deporting him to Honduras. We’ve been working hard with advocates in Iowa (where Pastor Max has been living for the last two decades)...
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