English (en español al final de la página): Arizona Republic: Immigration at front of 2016 presidential race By Dan Nowicki The Hill: Clinton backs military service for illegal immigrants By Kristina Wong Sun Sentinel (Florida): Presidential candidates court Hispanic voters By William E. Gibson Yahoo News: Inside Marco Rubio’s...
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Looks like the Republican Party still has some more tweaking to do when it comes to that whole Latino outreach thing. Yesterday, Nebraska State Senator Bill Kintner used the racial slur “wetback” during ongoing debate over a bill that would finally grant driver’s licenses to Nebraska’s DREAMers. Considering a good number...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Jeb’s other early-state play: Nevada By Eli Stokols AP: Bush eats with Sandoval, says running mate talk premature Miami Herald: Jeb Bush: ‘I’m running for president in 2016…if I run’ By Patricia Mazzei Buzzfeed News: Jeb Bush May Skip Iowa...
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Yesterday, the Des Moines Register reported that likely 2016 Presidential candidate Jeb Bush will skip this year’s Iowa Straw Poll, which is hosted before every Presidential election by the Republican Party of Iowa. “Bush, a former Florida governor, is the first well-known Republican in the 2016 presidential field to officially...
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This morning, Military DREAMer Cesar Vargas, Rep. Ruben Gallego, and members of Congress held a press conference calling on Republicans to keep two Military DREAMer amendments in the defense bill going to the House floor this week for consideration. Rep. Gallego recently introduced an amendment that would allow DACA...
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English (en español al final de la página): Global Voices: Can This US Presidential Hopeful Capture Republican and Latino Hearts? Politico: Bill Clinton: Path to citizenship is just common sense By Annie Karni Buzzfeed News: Bill Clinton: Path To Citizenship Best Way To Appeal To Latino Voters By Adrian...
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Yesterday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called for dismantling and reforming the federal government’s gargantuan immigrant detention system. From the AP: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a sobering report that tens of thousands of immigrants are housed in prison-like conditions that cause psychological harm...
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A conservative audience roared with approval following a woman’s diatribe comparing immigrants to rodents and pests. The moment came at the end of a focus group at the South Carolina Freedom Summit, when moderator and Republican pollster Frank Luntz asked an audience member if she had any words of...
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English (en español al final de la página): Fox News: Jeb Bush dismisses dip in polls, defends immigration stance Wall Street Journal: Jeb Bush Defends ‘Legal Status’ for Illegal Immigrants By Beth Reinhard New York Times: Jeb Bush Says He Would Not Repeal Obama Immigration Order Right Away By...
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This past Mother’s Day weekend, America’s Voice lifted up the story of Elizabeth, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and mom of two young children. Elizabeth’s husband was deported to Mexico in 2010. Since then, Elizabeth has been fighting to reunite her Marine family, recently leading a...
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