Message from Pro-Reform Movement: Set a Date for Votes on Immigration Reform or Face Political Consequences Pressure is ratcheting up from the right, left and center for the House of Representatives to move forward on immigration reform with a path to citizenship. The only thing missing is the scheduling...
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On today’s “Al Punto” public affairs show on Univisión, hosted by Jorge Ramos, Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) announced that he will become the first Republican to co-sponsor HR 15, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” The following is a statement by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s...
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Oct 25, 2013
Advocates Discuss Plans to Ramp Up the Inside and Outside the Beltway Pressure on the House GOP Today, on a press call with reporters, national and local immigration leaders discussed upcoming plans to ramp up the pressure on the House GOP to turn their words into action on immigration...
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America’s Voice Reacts to President’s Immigration Speech The following is a statement by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to the President’s speech on immigration. Mr. Sharry was in attendance at the White House for the President’s remarks: President Obama’s speech on immigration today presented a...
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Yesterday, both the Wall Street Journal and Greg Sargent at the Washington Post highlighted that House Republicans are working on legalization bills dealing with the undocumented immigrant population in America. The Journal reported that both Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) are working on separate legislation,...
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According to the Wall Street Journal today, House Republicans are drafting at “least two measures…to address the thorniest part of an immigration rewrite: how to handle the immigrants who either came to the U.S. illegally or overstayed their visas.” The Journal reports that Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) is drafting...
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Range of Observers Note that Republicans Block Immigration at their Own Peril With a Republican Party facing internal schisms and plummeting poll numbers, there is little debate that reform would help the Party politically, especially in its ability to attract Latino voters and broaden its national appeal. Yet for some Tea Party-allied congressmen like...
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Oct 18, 2013
After Fiscal and Debt Ceiling Debacle, Could Immigration Reform Be the GOP’s Comeback Issue? Today, on a press call with reporters, immigration reform leaders and political analysts discussed what’s next for immigration reform in Congress. After the resolution of the budget crisis this week, space has opened up for...
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With the government shutdown over and fiscal impasse resolved for now, the congressional calendar again is primed for addressing immigration reform. Here are five reasons why Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and House Republicans should pursue immigration reform this year: 1. The Hastert Rule is Officially Dead: The vote...
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“The Window of Opportunity is Open Now” President Obama just outlined three areas where Democrats and Republicans should come together to act in the coming weeks: 1) a balanced approach to the budget; 2) fixing our broken immigration system; and 3) passing a Farm bill. In response, Frank Sharry,...
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