Aug 15, 2014
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the implementation of the President’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for DREAMers. This was arguably the most important immigration policy change in decades and one that has changed the lives of nearly 600,000 young immigrants who are Americans in all but paperwork....
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Once Again Proving that Inaction is the Truly Radical Option In the wake of Republican obstruction and inaction on immigration reform in Congress, the case for President to take executive action continues to build and strengthen. And as new polling from Fox News underscores, people much prefer bold action...
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New Website Archive Documents the Best and Worst Responses to Central American Kids Fleeing Violence The influx of Central American children fleeing violence is one of the top immigration stories this summer, and responses across the country have ranged from principled and compassionated to extremist and downright xenophobic. On...
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Legal Case is Airtight, Use by Republican Presidents Extensive and Leader Pelosi Weighs In As the debate unfolds about the expected executive action on immigration by President Obama, expected to be announced sometime in September, the case for doing so gains supporters and supportive arguments every day. Among the...
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In new must-read analysis posted at The New Republic, Brian Beutler dissects some of the recent criticism directed at President Obama’s potential executive action on immigration. Among the key excerpts include the following assessment: Congress gave Obama the discretion he’s planning to use and Congress can take it away....
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Opposing Legislative Reform and Executive Action Perpetuates Immigration Status Quo; Former AILA President David Leopold Explains Why Executive Action is Legal Two new opinion pieces, in Spanish and English, further two of the key points to understand regarding potential executive action on immigration: Doing nothing, either via legislation or...
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Last week, we noted that the real radical option on immigration policy would be for President Obama to do nothing. Today, two of the world’s leading news outlets make a similar case, editorializing in favor of the president taking executive action on immigration, as the status quo of our...
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Aug 8, 2014
As 2016 Campaign Gets Underway, Republicans Abandon Issue to Anti-immigrant Wing This week, the Republican National Committee met to evaluate how much progress the Party has made since issuing its post-2012 election autopsy. The recommendation to act on immigration was not only ignored, but stomped on. As the Associated...
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Affront to Democracy is House GOP Refusal to Bring 11 Million People Under Rule of Law, Not President Using Existing Legal Authority Yesterday, we highlighted analysis from a range of legal experts and observers who agree that President Obama has broad authority to act on immigration. If you read only one...
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The Washington Post editorializes today against President Obama using his executive authority to change immigration enforcement. What’s curious is that a Post editorial from this past April stated: In fact, all law enforcement involves setting priorities. Even most Republicans acknowledge that deporting 11 million illegal immigrants, many of whom are...
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