Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lawsuit against President Obama’s executive action received a court hearing in Washington, DC yesterday — and all accounts are reporting that the judge, Beryl Howell of the US District Court in Washington, did not seem impressed. As the Washington Post and Politico wrote of the judge’s questioning of...
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Politico: Larry Klayman National Law Journal: Tough Questions for Ariz. Sheriff in Immigration Suit AP: Judge Seems Skeptical of Challenge to Obama Immigration Plan Huffington Post: Judge Seems Skeptical Of Joe Arpaio’s Immigration Lawsuit Wall Street Journal: Judge Skeptical of Sheriff Arpaio’s Obama Immigration Suit Bloomberg: Arizona Sheriff Gets...
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Arizona’s famously anti-immigrant Sheriff Joe Arpaio spent today trying to argue in favor of more deportations — but in Arizona it was a joyous day for local DREAMers, who were finally able to start applying for driver’s licenses after a protracted legal battle with Gov. Jan Brewer. In photos and tweets,...
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It’s time for our end-of-the-year roundup in anti-immigrant extremism, when we look back at 2014 and review the hateful comments, failed rallies, and false claims that made up the opposition to immigration reform. This year there were many fails: there were at least nine anti-immigrant rallies that flopped or...
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio today is asking a federal judge to suspend President Obama’s executive action until a court ruling can be issued on the constitutionality of the action. In other words, it’s three days before Christmas, and Arpaio is petitioning a federal court for the resumption of deportations that separate families....
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Washington Post: The Almost Americans Bloomberg: ‘Toughest Sheriff’ Gets First Draw in Obama Immigration Fight CNN:Immigration: More Central Americans apprehended than Mexicans CNN: ‘Unjust’: Rights groups slam spread of facilities for immigrant families AP: Immigrants Build Document Trails to Remain in US Vox: One sentence that explains the politics...
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Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard who lost her Senate challenge to Barbara Boxer in 2010, looks like she’s running for president. In a field that is sure to become crowded with GOP senatorial and gubernatorial heavyweights, some are already writing her off as an underdog. Our interest...
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Much has happened in immigration this year — which means much has happened with the anti-immigrant extremists opposing it. Nativists this year have railed at length about immigration in relation to scabies, ebola, terrorists, ISIS, ethnic cleansing, and so much more. Rounding it up for us is the Anti-Defamation...
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In contrast to some who claim that executive action is actually hurting Obama and the Democrats among Latinos, this week’s WSJ/NBC/Telemundo poll reflects others in finding the opposite. Latino support for Obama has spiked since executive action, which is going to mean trouble for Latinos in 2016 and beyond. Here are the...
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The Hill: Immigration Advocates Shift to Defense Politico: Poll: Hispanic approval of Obama on the rise Washington Post (The Fix): No group was happier with President Obama in 2014 than Latinos The Hill: Immigration move boosts Obama among Latinos Wall Street Journal: Poll: Obama’s Standing Rebounds With Hispanics Politico:...
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