Politico: House GOP letter: Reveal exec orders Roll Call: Republicans to Obama: Show Us How You’ll Change Immigration Law The Hill: House Judiciary wants sneak peek at Obama’s immigration actions The Hill: Immigration activists direct anger at Dems MSNBC: Undocumented mothers press Democrats on immigration reform Huffington Post: Nancy...
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In the immigration reform world, we know Kris Kobach well. He was Mitt Romney’s immigration advisor and partly responsible for Romney’s ill-fated espousal of self-deportation. He was the architect of incredibly anti-immigrant laws like Arizona’s SB 1070 and Alabama’s HB 56, which punitively targeted and terrorized immigrants before they were largely...
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President Obama promised executive action on immigration before the end of the summer, but now that he has delayed making an announcement, DREAMers and immigration reform advocates are calling Obama and the Democrats out for not following through on relief. Today, DREAMers with DRM Action and undocumented moms (the...
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MSNBC: Is Colorado the canary in the coal mine? Jersey Journal (New Jersey): Poll: Is Obama wrong to delay immigration reforms until after mid-term elections? Associated Press: Obama and immigration: High hopes, a mixed record Los Angeles Times: In tight Senate races, immigration could still be a priority issue...
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President of the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council Ken Palinkas made a lot of headlines this week claiming that terrorists are looking for ways to exploit our borders and sneak into the US. As the Washington Times quoted Palinkas saying: In addition to the extremely real and serious threat...
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Today, the Democratic National Committee is hosting the Women’s Leadership Forum, featuring all-stars from President Obama to Hillary Clinton to Vice President Biden and others — making it the perfect opportunity for DREAMers and immigration reform advocates to voice their displeasure with Obama’s deportation policies and his delay on...
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When President Obama announced that he was delaying his executive action on immigration, advocacy groups slammed his decision and pointed out that Democrats will be the ones to suffer — both in 2014 and 2016, when the Democratic presidential contender will have to mobilize Latino voters while confronting Obama’s record...
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At MSNBC today, Steve Benen points out the recent election-year Republican hypocrisy behind a series of ads attacking Democrats for supporting an immigration reform bill that 14 GOP Senators voted for. First, there was Michelle Nunn, the Democratic Senate candidate in Georgia who was blasted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee...
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Los Angeles Times: 5 Democratic senators join failed effort to block Obama on immigration Talking Points Memo: Senate Will Vote On GOP Motion To Block Obama ‘Executive Amnesty’ Politico: Funding bill becomes immigration battle Huffington Post: Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions Fail To Force Vote On Blocking Executive Action On...
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