Real Clear Politics: Hispanic Voters in Colorado: Energized or Apathetic? BuzzFeed: Immigration Activists Call Out Kentucky Dem’s “Morally Reprehensible” Tactics Washington Times: Immigration reform a bipartisan litmus test for Democrats EFE: Immigration: U.S. Democrats could pay dearly for miscalculation Vox: This immigration scandal drove a state official to suicide...
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Latino Decisions and NCLR released a new poll today of Florida Latino voters and their electoral sentiments this year on a host of issues, including immigration reform. Florida Latinos have historically been more conservative, and included large populations of Cuban and Puerto Ricans, for whom the issue of immigration reform tends to...
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In a conversation this week with Des Moines Register editors and reporters, Republican Congressional candidate David Young demonstrated that he at least understands compassionate conservatism, by speaking about how we need immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Young is running for Congress in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional district, one district...
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Wall Street Journal: Obama: Political ‘Suicide’ for GOP to Shun Immigration Overhaul Associated Press: Obama: GOP Immigration Stance Political ‘Suicide’ Los Angeles Times: In Santa Monica, Obama chastises GOP on immigration, targets young voters Politico: President Obama: Republicans will move on immigration Roll Call: Obama: ‘Suicide’ for GOP if...
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Frank Sharry: “The GOP needs to do an autopsy on the post 2012 GOP autopsy. The 2014 Republican message to the fastest growing groups of voters in America: we don’t like your kind and what you want threatens us…”
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Republicans have a serious problem when it comes to engaging with voters who aren’t already part of their base — and that’s a truth that extends to Latinos, young voters, and others. Today Fusion published their first-ever Massive Millennial Poll, which surveyed 1200 likely voters ages 18-34, with a number...
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Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that President Obama delayed executive action on immigration until after the election because he didn’t want the former to be a “casualty” of the latter. “The concern is that, had the president moved forward with his announcement prior to Election Day,...
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Radio Bilingue: Deportations and Electoral Politics. Also, Rubén Gallego. NBC News: White House Explains Shelving Immigration Until After Elections (VIDEO) The Hill: White House doubts shutdown fight over immigration reform Roll Call: Earnest Doubts Immigration Shutdown Showdown Washington Times: White House: Obama doesn’t want immigration reform to be ‘casualty’...
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Bloomberg Politics has a great cover story today on the Senate race in Colorado between Sen. Mark Udall (D) and his challenger Rep. Cory Gardner (R). It’s one of the most competitive races this fall, and is made even more important by the fact that Colorado is a significant bellwether for the rest of...
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President Obama has delayed taking executive action on immigration and deportations, and in his absence, ICE seems to be attempting to deport as many people as it can, charges a new report from the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. “It’s like someone eating all the ice cream in the...
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