Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is now officially the Majority Leader, but slightly less well-known is Steve Scalise (R-LA), the new Majority Whip. Scalise has been in Congress since 2008 and skews Tea Party obstructionist — he has led the Republican Study Group, a band of policy conservatives, since 2012. He voted...
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Los Angeles Times: Q&A: Explaining the crisis on the Southwest border as children seek refuge Associated Press: Flawed Immigration System Allows Undocumented Children To Legally Stay In U.S. For Years CNN: Central American immigrant parents agonize when child crosses border alone New York Times: U.S. Moves to Stop Surge...
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Today is World Refugee Day, and some members of Congress are using the opportunity to speak compassionately about the children at the border fleeing violence. As they and others have made clear, the children are refugees who are traveling to the US as well as other countries to escape...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): Hillary: Minors crossing border must be sent home The Hill: Conservatives not satisfied with House GOP election outcome San Francisco Chronicle: Bakersfield Republican: A leader, but not the face, of GOP CNN: Five things to know about Kevin McCarthy, the new House majority leader Washington...
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Jun 19, 2014
Colorado Independent (Colorado): Cantor loss spotlights sticky immigration politics shaping Coffman-Romanoff race Associated Press: First Lady Makes Pitch for Immigration Overhaul Washington Post: Michelle Obama: Immigration is president’s top legislative priority Politico: Pro-immigrant group chides Hillary Clinton Huffington Post: Hillary Clinton: Unaccompanied Minors ‘Should Be Sent Back’ Fox News...
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Jun 13, 2014
This Sunday marks the second anniversary of when President Obama announced his deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program. In honor of DACA — and in order to remind people why we need similar relief for all immigrants who qualify for the Senate immigration bill — we’re collecting stories...
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National Journal: How a New Class of Activists Is Changing Immigration Politics By Fawn Johnson Think Progress: Can Immigration Reform Pass In The Vacuum Left By Eric Cantor? By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee KPCC: In immigration news: Post-Cantor loss, alleged Border Patrol abuse, driver’s licenses By Josie Huang Associated Press:...
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In response to Eric Cantor losing his primary Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow aired a segment questioning the idea that Cantor’s “support” for immigration reform was to blame for his loss. Just because Dave Brat ran on an anti-immigrant campaign, Maddow points out, doesn’t mean that he won because of...
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At the Center for American Progress today is a new report finding that the growing Latino vote demographic is being driven by immigrants and their children — the people who have the greatest stake in the immigration reform debate. The report also finds that Latino immigrants and their children are...
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