New Analyses from the American Immigration Council and the Center for American Progress Demolish GOP Talking Point about “Unconstitutional” Nature of President Obama’s Impending Executive Action Washington, DC – Despite Republican assertions that executive action on immigration from President Obama would represent an unconstitutional power grab, two new analyses...
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MSNBC: Could executive action delay backfire? By Amanda Sakuma October 3, 2014 National Journal: A Move To Set Boundaries At The Border By Nora Caplan-Bricker October 3, 2014 USA Today: Obama: Immigration orders by end of the year By David Jackson October 3, 2014 Associated Press: Obama: Action on...
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President Obama decision to delay immigration policy reforms until after the November mid-term elections will result in the deportation of an estimated 70,000 people — including many with U.S. citizen members. These people simply cannot wait for an election to take place; they need action from the Obama Administration today. On...
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Washington, DC – As news reports today confirm, President Obama will officially delay his announcement on executive action until after the 2014 elections. Following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “We are bitterly disappointed in the President and we are bitterly disappointed in the...
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According to multiple reports, President Obama will soon announce a series of changes to U.S. immigration policy that could impact millions of families across the country. We’ve won the fight demanding that President Obama take action — now we need to tell the President to use his existing authority...
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Jul 16, 2014
Associated Press: House GOP prepares response to border crisis July 15, 2014 Washington Post (Plum Line): Happy Hour Roundup By Paul Waldman July 15, 2014 Politico: Borderline Behavior By Anna Palmer July 15, 2014 Fronteras: Two Texas Lawmakers Propose Bill To Handle Surge Of Child Migrants By Kate Sheehy...
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Jul 15, 2014
Denver Post (Colorado): Beauprez’s comments on immigration draw fire from Colorado Latino leaders via liberal D.C. group By Joey Bunch July 14, 2014 Washington Examiner (Opinion): Why Obama won’t take strong action in border crisis By Byron York July 14, 2014 Arizona Republic: Pipeline of children: A border crisis...
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We told you. If Republicans didn’t act on immigration reform before the July 4th recess, they’d be walking themselves over the demographic cliff. It’s been nearly two years since Mitt Romney’s Presidential campaign so clearly demonstrated the importance of Latino voters in national politics. His now famous “self-deportation” strategy...
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Jun 18, 2014
Iowa Republican in Driver’s Seat Unless and Until House Republican Leadership Takes Action – And Soon Washington, DC – In an extended interview with the authors of the “The Way North” series from the New York Times, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) makes clear that he plans to drive the...
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June 15th marked the two year anniversary of the President’s creation of the 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 more than 600,000 young immigrants who are Americans in all but paperwork....
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