Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton entered the 2016 Presidential race this past weekend, and where she stands on both immigration reform and immigration action will determine if Latino voters lean into her campaign — or tune out. As Latino Decisions has consistently noted, immigration is a “gateway” issue...
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USA Today: Rubio’s changing immigration stance could be a liability By Erin Kelly April 12, 2015 Politico (Florida Playbook): The case for Marco By Marc Caputo April 13, 2015 National Journal: President. Marco. Rubio. By Michael Mishak April 12, 2015 Politico: Why Marco Rubio couldn’t say no By Michael...
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The dwindling number of Republicans who still think they can glide into 2016 without first addressing their profound “Latino Problem” are in for a rude awakening. Today, Chuck Todd lifts up a new MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll highlighting just how toxic the Republican brand has become to Latino voters. While this...
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Mother Jones: How Marco Rubio Abandoned Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Became a Typical GOPer By Pema Levy Politico: Insiders: Rubio has upside in early states By James Hohmann New York Times: Bush Follows a Harder but Happier Path By John Harwood New York Times Magazine: A Federal Judge and...
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In a must-read piece, MSNBC’s Benji Sarlin highlights the make-or-break issue facing Republicans eager to retake the White House in 2016: Immigration. Following 2012’s Presidential election, the relentless demographic and political changes, combined with Congress’s failure to pass immigration reform and President Obama’s subsequent immigration actions, have made the...
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While the GOP-controlled Congress may be dithering when it comes to passing permanent relief for immigrant families (unless, of course, it involves nearly shutting down our nation’s security over immigration action and an endless series of hearings featuring leaders of the anti-immigrant movement), there’s a flurry of positive activity...
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MSNBC: 3 big immigration questions the GOP 2016 field must answer By Benjy Sarlin National Journal: Immigration Activists Won’t ‘Coronate’ Hillary Clinton As Their Candidate By Priscilla Alvarez MSNBC: Good news on the horizon for Obama’s immigration action By Amanda Sakuma Vox: The Obama administration gets some good news...
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Texas Republican legislators could be on the verge of repealing a landmark law, signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry almost 15 years ago, which granted in-state tuition to DREAMers. Perry’s reaction to the news this time – unlike his ardent defense of the law during the 2012 debate...
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MSNBC: Democrats look to tarnish Rand Paul’s reformer image early By Benjy Sarlin NPR: 5 Things You Should Know About Sen. Rand Paul By Nayana Davis Washington Post: Rand Paul launches 2016 White House bid: ‘We have come to take our country back’ By Katie Zezima and Robert Costa...
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Texas was first in the nation to pass a state-level DREAM Act. Now, if Republican legislators have their way, it could be first to repeal it. Passed by a bipartisan vote in the legislature, and then signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry in 2001, the DREAM Act has allowed...
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