English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Conservatives Need to Redefine Themselves as More Caring, John Kasich Says By Jonathan Martin AP: Kasich won’t rule out a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants AP: Kasich Defends Immigrants as ‘Contributing Significantly’ CNN: Kasich wants immigration crackdown,...
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Aug 12, 2015
It’s almost like Donald Trump’s campaign has turned into a real-life Saturday Night Live skit that’s absolutely god-awful but you can’t stop watching. At a rally in Michigan yesterday (where he also falsely claimed “1,000” people were outside the doors trying to get in), the candidate boasted that he...
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Here’s more of that “Trump Effect” in action. Today, Chris Christie — fresh off a rocky debate performance, where even a visibly-irritated Rand Paul rolled his eyes at the candidate — told right-wing radio host and noted xenophobe Laura Ingraham that we should “reexamine” the 14th Amendment, which grants...
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Congressional Republicans may be resisting comprehensive immigration reform in favor of Trump-style, enforcement-only measures, but that hasn’t stopped California from picking up the baton Washington simply doesn’t have the courage to touch. A must-read editorial from the Sacramento Bee highlights the groundbreaking work California legislators have both introduced and...
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English (en español al final de la página): La Opinion (Editorial): Trump: A Republican symptom Government Security News: Candidate Jeb Bush unveils six-point plan on border security By Steve Bittenbender Fusion: 11.3 million reasons why Trump is wrong about immigration By Tim Rogers AP: Homeland Security Boss Excused From...
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From hotel resorts to golf courses to a private 757 jet (Hair Force One?), there’s no denying Donald Trump has been a successful moneymaker (“I’m really rich,” he once boasted, though the exact figure remains up for dispute). But for all his business acumen, you gotta wonder why Trump’s sole immigration...
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For Immediate Release: Contact: Kyle Munson; 515-284-8124 August 11, 2015 **#UniteIowa on Immigration Forum** WHAT: Iowa Leaders Invite Presidential Contenders to #UniteIowa Forum on Immigration WHEN: Saturday, August 29; doors open at 1:30pm CT; event starts at 2:30pm CT WHERE: Harold Walter Siebens Forum at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. The...
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A group of mothers fleeing violence in Central America have filed court papers alleging mistreatment — including “psychological and physical harm” — at family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania. From the New York Times: Claimants in the 60-page filing, all from Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador, include a...
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English (en español al final de la página): International Business Times: Increase Of Immigrants In US Supported By Just 25% Of Americans, Poll Finds By Jackie Salo City Watch (California): Could a Latino Boycott Doom Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Dreams? By Tony Castro Politico: Ted Cruz: ‘Foolish’ for GOP to...
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