With Republicans Blocking Reform Legislation, President Gears up for Executive Action While State and Local Governments Enact Pro-Immigrant Policies While we await the results of the 2014 elections, the implications for the future of immigration reform are already clear. As long as Republicans control one or both chambers of...
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As we noted earlier, there was an ugly incident last night in Boulder, when angry Cory Gardner supporters surrounded a group of immigrant youth. Here’s the release from CIRC (Colorado Immigration Accountability Project): Following a rally headlined by former Colorado Congressman and anti-immigrant firebrand, Tom Tancredo, another event for...
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For those predicting that the Republican Party can or will adjust its recent hard right course after November 4th – and start appealing to Latino voters in the process – recent events should give them pause. From its establishment wing to its Tea Party base, the Republican Party is gearing...
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RNC Chairman Reince Preibus Reverses Field from 2012 Post Mortem; Embraces GOP’s Lurch to the Anti-Immigrant Right Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairmen don’t typically endorse specific policy recommendations. But following the 2012 election in which Latino voters rejected Mitt Romney and the GOP, Chairman Reince Preibus and the RNC’s post-2012...
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During recent congressional debates over immigration, we called rabid anti-immigrant Rep. Steve King the leader of the Republican Party on immigration, recognizing that despite the leadership gavel in Speaker John Boehner’s hands, King was the real driver of the GOP’s policy direction in the House (note the absence of a vote...
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Republican Candidates Demagogue Immigration and Border Security in 2014 at the Expense of GOP Viability in 2016 Washington, DC – Given the Republican Party’s need to improve its standing with Latino voters in order to win back the White House, the GOP’s embrace of anti-immigrant politics during the 2014 election...
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Oct 6, 2014
Did “Saturday Night Live” get a hold of Gary Segura and Matt Barreto’s new book on the booming Latino electorate? Because it’s sure feeling like it. With the Latino vote expected to double by 2030 as the white vote ages out, last weekend’s hilarious “Whites” sketch featured white cast members celebrating...
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Sep 29, 2014
Can you imagine being torn from your home and family after just trying to pay a traffic ticket? It’ll happen to Marinela if we don’t step in to help. She was just trying to do the right thing by paying her fee, but instead she was arrested and detained by immigration...
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It’s been a year since we stopped Pedro’s deportation. But when his renewal came up this year, immigration officials denied it and are trying deport him instead. Pedro could have been eligible for the relief President Obama had been considering, but now that he’s said he won’t act until...
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Sep 17, 2014
You might remember Pedro. He has four children and his wife is a US citizen. Last year thousands of people like you took action to keep Pedro with his family — but now ICE is trying again to deport him, even though Pedro is a law-abiding family man and the...
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