Kansas’ Secretary of State Kris Kobach is famous for being the architect of the Arizona and Alabama anti-immigrant laws (SB 1070 and HB 56) — and for pushing anti-immigrant laws onto states when he’s supposed to be working for Kansas. He’s facing reelection this year though, and according to the Wall...
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The demographic cliff is approaching for Republicans and immigration reform, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez took to the House floor yesterday to remind the GOP that they must take action — or else. Without reform, the GOP will head toward another presidential election in 2016 in which they have nothing to show...
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McClatchy: House GOP leaders block Calif. Republican’s immigration measure By Michael Doyle Huffington Post: Amendments On Undocumented Immigrants In The Military Won’t Get A Vote In The House By Elise Foley Associated Press: Boehner defends rejecting immigration measure Wall Street Journal: Boehner Leaves Open a Vote on ‘Enlist Act’...
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File this under ‘ways that being anti-immigrant is hurting Republicans this fall.’ Colorado’s Andrew Romanoff, a Democrat running for Rep. Mike Coffman’s (R-CO) seat, has been slamming Coffman for trying to appear more pro-immigrant than he really is. It wasn’t that long ago that Coffman was a hardliner Republican on immigration, calling...
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Reps. Jeff Denham, Luis Gutierrez, and Mike Coffman came together today at the House Triangle to talk about the ENLIST Act, Jeff Denham’s bill to allow DREAMers to join the military, and why Republicans should pass it. While Gutierrez is a longtime champion of immigration reform and Denham should...
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This morning, Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) with Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), and a small army of DREAMers held a press conference urging the GOP to pass Denham’s ENLIST Act. The bill could’ve been attached to defense authorization legislation — but last week GOP leader Eric Cantor sided with Steve King against immigrant youth...
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Fox News Latino: Debate On Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants Who Serve In Military Heats Up By Elizabeth Llorente Roll Call: Rep. Denham to Continue to Push for ENLIST Act in NDAA By Emma Dumain EFE: Poll shows immigration could be key in close congressional races New York Times: A Preference...
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From Michael Shear and Ashley Parker at the New York Times today comes the latest article gauging the state of play re: the White House and executive action on immigration enforcement. A DHS review is under way, and Secure Communities is rumored to be getting a reboot — but no...
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