Republicans killed immigration reform, and this week they are once again demonstrating their talent for obstructionism with reports that they may block Obama’s request for more money to address the children at the border. Republicans have complained about the children, demanded that they be sent back, tried to connect the...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): Happy Hour Roundup Vox: America’s child migrant crisis, explained in 2 minutes (VIDEO) Politico: What to know: ‘08 immigration law Associated Press: Obama aims to shift border crisis political debate Washington Post: Border-state lawmakers work on plans to reverse federal policy on young migrants Associated...
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Answer: Nothing Denver, CO – With Republicans looking for new ways to exploit the ongoing crisis of kids fleeing violence for their own political gain, more and more are exposing their true stance on immigration – mass deportation – in demanding an end to the broadly successful Deferred Action...
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This morning, DRM Action along with NDLON, Erika Andiola, Lorella Praeli, Eddie Carmona, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, and Rep. Raul Grijalva hosted an all-star Congressional briefing on the Hill on what President Obama can do when he takes executive action on immigration reform later this summer. Using the hashtag #GoBigObama, the group encouraged the President...
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This morning, Rep. Zoe Lofgren along with national faith leaders called on her fellow members of Congress to do the right thing by the children on the border, including protecting their right to legal representation. “I have asked my colleagues on both sides of the aisle,” she said, “to be cautious...
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While Republicans continue to demagogue about how Central American children are coming to the US for “permisos,” Frances Robles at the New York Times today has an eye-opening story about the true cause behind the influx of children fleeing violence. Often threatened with extreme and horrific violence in their...
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New York Times: Fleeing Gangs, Children Head To U.S. Border BuzzFeed: Glenn Beck Says Americans Should Help Immigrant Children At The Border, Shocking Basically Everyone Bloomberg: Immigration’s Back, Creating Bad Politics for Everybody McClatchy: Academics predict long wait for immigration overhaul The Week: The border crisis is a great...
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Recently, Republicans have been using the story of children escaping violence as an excuse to attack immigrants and immigration reform — going so far to suggest that President Obama should dismantle the DACA program and resume the deportation of DREAMers. What many pundits have been completely ignoring, however, is the fact...
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