In an unprecedented move today, eleven undocumented immigrants — including Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas — will submit applications for deferred action while putting a spotlight on the complexities of immigration in America. These eleven individuals represent the stories of the 11.5 million undocumented Americans that reside in the United...
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CBS News: White House take suggestions from business on immigration changes New York Times: Advocates Seek to Delay Deportations for Millions Fox News Latino: Despite Expected Low Turnout, Latino Voters Could Prove Crucial In Some Midterm Races MSNBC: GOPers take on different immigration strategies to woo voters The Hill:...
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has flip-flopped on immigration so many times, it once took Think Progress nearly 1600 words to try and track it all. He helped push through the Senate immigration bill, S. 744, before backing away from it and then repudiating the comprehensive strategy completely. He’s supposed to...
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Big Media today has a fact-check on an allegation Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) made last week during a debate with Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff, in which Coffman said that immigration bills cleared the House. Here’s the quote (@21:45): I think both parties have it wrong right now. I think on the left it’s,...
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Think Progress’ headline today is horrific: “Five Children Murdered After They Were Deported Back To Honduras.” That’s right: in the last few years, tens of thousands of children have fled three Central American countries — Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala — places so violent that they are statistically twice as...
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This fall in Colorado, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) is running for Senate against incumbent Democrat Mark Udall, in a state where the electorate is 13% Latino and an environment where Gardner and his House Republicans have done precisely nothing to push immigration reform forward. Today at the Denver Post, Democratic state Reps....
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McClatchy: Immigration crisis at border afflicts heartland harvest New York Times: Behind Closed Doors, Obama Crafts Executive Actions Wall Street Journal: Obama Weighing Business-Friendly Immigration Actions Politico: Behind the White House maneuvering on migrants New York Times: Obama Is Seen as Frustrating His Own Party Real Clear Politics: Races...
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It’s sounding more and more like President Obama will announce a plan to protect millions of immigrant families across the country within the next couple of weeks. Convincing the President that he must act in the face of Congress’ inaction is a fight we’ve been able to win. Now...
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