Glenn Beck is trying to show his compassionate side this week, announcing an event next week in McAllen, Texas to give children fleeing violence food, water, and other items including teddy bears and soccer balls. As he said of the children: Through no fault of their own, they are...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): How badly is GOP damaging itself among Latinos for 2016? Politico: Obama’s warning: ‘Right-size’ immigration expectations Associated Press: UN Enters Immigration Debate, Pushes For Fleeing Central Americans To Be Treated As Refugees New York Times: U.S. Adjusts Court Flow to Meet Rise in Migrants National...
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Bloomberg Editorial, “Obama’s Midterm Surprise: Immigration” –“A major executive action liberalizing strictures on undocumented immigrants with lengthy U.S. residency would change the midterm dynamic. Experience suggests that the reaction of Representative Steve King and other Republican nativists would not be subtle. And Republican leaders, including McConnell and House Speaker John...
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EDIT: Speaking of Colorado, the Republican challenger for governor, Bob Beauprez, apparently thinks Colorado should its own version of SB 1070, the Arizona anti-immigrant law that was largely struck down in 2012. We’re guessing his idea isn’t going to be too popular with Latino voters. Not only has the GOP...
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The Atlantic: Behind the Scenes of Obama’s Sudden Immigration Reversal Politico: Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration push hits brick wall Right Side News: Immigration Reform News and Impact on US Homeland Security July 8, 2014 MSNBC: Crisis at the border mounts with surge in unaccompanied minors New York Times: Immigrant Surge...
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Almost two years ago, on the first day that DREAMers were allowed to sign up for DACA, news coverage featured young immigrants in cities like Chicago and Los Angeles lining up by the thousands while waiting for help with their paperwork. Meanwhile, in Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer chose the exact...
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Last week, President Obama declared legislative immigration dead and chastised House Republicans for killing it. Since then, a slew of commentators have pointed out what a huge demographic mistake the GOP has made in not passing immigration reform. After all, Republicans are now sure to head into the next...
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Last Thursday, National Journal published this piece describing the behind-the-scenes story of how President Obama recently approached advocates and told them he was finally ready to take executive action on immigration reform. It’s the moment that many have been waiting for — and indications are that Obama will do something major....
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