The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week on immigration reform and the President’s executive action for immigrants — and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) used his time to take apart the arguments of the anti-immigrant crowd. Watch the video below: Speaking for opponents for executive action were John Eastman, Chairman of the Board of...
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Sioux City Journal: Group pushes King to halt opposition to Obama’s immigration order Politico: Conservatives rage against the machine Bloomberg: U.S. Spending Fight Moves to Senate After Narrow House Passage New York Times: House Narrowly Passes Bill to Avoid Shutdown; $1.1 Trillion in Spending Talking Points Memo: As Shutdown...
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While most people were focused on what was happening inside the Capitol yesterday, here’s a quick recap of what was happening outside, in case you missed it. First, the anti-immigrant, anti-Obama extremist group Operation American Freedom (OAF) came to Washington, DC, where some 20 members (out of 221 who had RSVP’d on...
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Last month, eager conservative media reported about an upcoming gathering of sheriffs who were coming to Washington, DC on December 10 (yesterday) to speak out against President Obama’s executive action and call for more border security. “Sheriffs Plan Massive Gathering in Washington to Oppose Executive Amnesty,” read the headline at...
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Yesterday, the anti-immigrant, anti-Obama extremist group Operation American Freedom came to Washington, DC, where some 20 members (out of 221 who had RSVP’d on the Facebook page) protested in front of the White House and were not shy about their rhetoric. The group spent a lot of time attacking immigrants...
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The Hill: Top lobbying victories of ‘14 Huffington Post: After Leaving Immigration Out Of Funding Fight, Republicans Vow To Block It Next Year Roll Call: GOP to Bring Up Bill Blocking Obama Immigration Action — Next Year The Hill: GOP chairman wants to move immigration reform early next year ...
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Congressional Republicans clearly don’t care that the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a hate group or that its founder, John Tanton, is a white nationalist. Why else would they hold two immigration hearings today (one by the House Judiciary Committee and one in the Senate) and invite not one,...
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Bloomberg: Obama Uses Nashville Backdrop to Make Appeal on Immigration NBC News: Obama: Americans Won’t Support Reversing Immigration Order New York Times: Obama Says Congress Could Eliminate Need for His Immigration Actions USA Today: Obama defends immigration action, challenges Congress Washington Post: No way home: Illegal immigrants probably unable...
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**** GOOGLE HANGOUT ADVISORY **** Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 5:30pm ET http://AmericasVoice.org/HangoutOnAir #OurHome On Day of Senate Judiciary Hearing on Obama’s New Immigration Policy, Join AV and UWD in a Google Hangout Hangout to Feature Immigrants Whose Lives Will be Changed By the New Policy, As Well as Those...
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President Obama’s speech today begins at 3:50 PM ET. Why Nashville? From the Washington Post: The city has one of the fastest growing immigrant populations in the United States, including Mexicans, Burmese, and as many as 11,000 Kurds lured by the modest cost of living, job opportunities and an...
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