Earlier this week, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte explained to Univision Radio his plans for creating a permanent underclass by giving undocumented immigrants “a legal status,” but not citizenship. Then he had the audacity to say, “So there is no permanent underclass, there is no distinction other than to say people...
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Es momento de que el liderazgo de la Cámara Baja avance, y es hora de que Goodlatte se aparte del camino Washington, DC – El presidente del Comité Judicial de la Cámara Baja, Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), se ha descalificado a sí mismo esta semana de asumir un papel de...
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Goodlatte en torno a la reforma migratoria: Trataremos, pero si fallamos no importa; Culparemos a los demócratas, ellos nos culparán a nosotros, y eso está bien; Ofreceremos estatus legal, pero ciudadanía sólo a unos cuantos, y también está bien; Es mejor que Boehner no confíe en este tipo para...
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One more time: Immigration Reformers Are Winning August The Atlantic’s Molly Ball spent some time reporting on the August activities of our side and the anti-immigrant side. And, the results are pretty clear: we are winning. The full article is worth a read. Here are some excerpts: Activists on...
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We’ve covered the outpouring of activism from pro-immigration reform advocates around the country this summer. And, we’ve noticed the dearth of any presence from the anti-immigrant side. We’re not the only ones who have noticed. Politico’s Anna Palmer reports on their absence: Anti-immigration groups aren’t drawing large, loud crowds...
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The Atlantic: Immigration Reformers Are Winning August By Molly Ball Politico: Anti-immigration reform’s laid-back summer By Anna Palmer Washington Post (Blog): Here’s how Republicans may try to kill immigration reform By Greg Sargent New York Times (Blog): Non-Citizens, United By Lawrence Downes MSNBC (Maddow Blog): Giving lawmakers added motivation on immigration By...
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Big news from some of our progressive allies today. They want action in the House on immigration reform with a path to citizenship – as does America’s Voice. Today, we called on House Democrats to support a discharge petition for immigration reform legislation. Here’s the press release: Progressive Coalition...
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In an article titled, “Immigration Overhaul Advocates Make Big August Push,” Holly Yeager of the Washington Post writes: “An unusual alliance of advocates — including Internet moguls and evangelicals, representatives of big business and labor unions — is working across the country during the August congressional recess in an all-out...
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Pedro Hernandez-Ramirez and his wife Seleste live in Ohio with their four children (ages 24, 21, 16, and 5). While Pedro is not the biological father of the three eldest, he considers them to be his children and they call him Dad. The couple’s oldest son, Juan, has cerebral...
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