The pro-immigrant protestors who caused Jeb Bush to go off-script at his campaign launch and state, “The next president of the United States will pass meaningful immigration reform so that that will be solved—not by executive order,” also offered a reminder that Bush has yet to provide specific answers to several... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): Politico: 5 takeaways from Jeb’s big announcement By Eli Stokols and Marc Caputo Huffington Post: Jeb Bush Officially Announces He’s Running For President In 2016 By Mollie Reilly and Paige Lavendar New York Times: What Jeb Bush Would Need to Do... Continue »
During a “Face The Nation” appearance Sunday, Republican Presidential candidate Lindsey Graham said the GOP will lose the White House in 2016 if they again embrace Mitt Romney’s failed “self-deportation” policy. “Mitt Romney and Ann Romney did our party a great service by admitting that embracing self deportation in... Continue »
Hillary Clinton reoficializó la campaña por su segura nominación presidencial demócrata el sábado en Nueva York, y el ex gobernador de la Florida, Jeb Bush, anunciaría este lunes lo propio en el ámbito republicano en el Miami Dade College. Los representantes de dos dinastías políticas intentan reempacarse para que... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): AP: After 6 Months of Consideration, Jeb Bush Ready for ’16 Race Reuters: In Race for U.S. Presidency, Jeb Bush Runs From Romney’s Ghost Washington Post: Jeb Bush to officially launch his presidential campaign By Ed O’Keefe Bloomberg: Jeb Bush Prepares... Continue »
At our www.americasvoice.org/2016 site, America’s Voice offers an array of resources on the politics of immigration in the 2016 election cycle, including candidate tracking backgrounders (here is the one on Jeb Bush) as well as reports assessing both parties’ challenges and opportunities on immigration ahead of 2016 (report decoding GOP on... Continue »
With pressure from both advocates and members of Congress mounting over the past several weeks, immigration officials announced yesterday plans to release at least six immigrant mothers from a Texas detention facility. “The women now eligible for bond had previous requests for release denied by U.S. Immigration and Customs... Continue »
Unauthorized migration across the US/Mexico border is on track to be the lowest since 1972, said DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson earlier this week. “The bottom line of all this is, in recent years the total number of those who attempt to illegally cross our southwest border has declined dramatically,... Continue »
English (en español al final de la página): AP: US Catholic bishops, weighing how their priorities fit pope’s, discuss calls to adjust focus By Rachel Zoll Huffington Post: Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Why Is Bernie Sanders Quiet On Immigration? By Igor Bovic The Hill: House Dem: I’m not sure... Continue »
In a speech at a Latino Coalition luncheon yesterday, Gov. Chris Christie said the GOP must become more welcoming to Latino and other minority groups. On that, he’s absolutely right. Right now, there’s no bigger example of how Republicans are slamming the door on Latinos than their bogus lawsuit... Continue »