MSNBC: House GOP finds new ways to say ‘no’ on immigration By Benjy Sarlin Politico: Immigration groups turn to anger By Anna Palmer and Seung Min Kim Arizona Republic: ‘Dreamers’ influencing shift in GOP By Erin Kelly McClatchy: Schumer angers Latino group with suggestion to delay immigration changes until...
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The current Republican fantasy on immigration reform seems to involve killing legislation this year, then passing a bill “the right way” in 2015, when they’re hoping to be in control of the Senate. Such a bill, as advocated by nativists like Mark Krikorian, would drastically beef up border security...
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It’s unclear why House Republicans are even bothering to use President Obama as an excuse not to pass immigration reform this year, since it’s obvious that nobody believes them. Spanish-language media, in particular — including key arbiters of Latino political thought like Jorge Ramos and La Opinión — are...
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Currently, House Republicans are in the process of kicking the immigration reform can down the road, refusing to bring 11 million people out of the shadows or address their Latino vote problems because they’re still too afraid of their base to tackle legislation. As all of these commentators have...
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MSNBC: Immigration activists fear House GOP is backing off reform By Benjy Sarlin Wall Street Journal: Immigration Impasse Could Rekindle Fight Over Deportations By Laura Meckler Associated Press: White House giving House Speaker John Boehner room on immigration By Donna Cassata and Jim Kuhnhenn Politico: Chuck Schumer floats 2017...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): For Republicans, it’s now or never on immigration reform By Greg Sargent CBS News: Immigration reform delay will be Obama’s fault, Boehner says By Rebecca Kaplan Los Angeles Times: Republicans back away from immigration reform By Lisa Mascaro and Brian Bennett USA Today: Boehner: Distrust of...
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At The Economist this week is an article entitled “Barack Obama: the Deporter-in-Chief,” which calls out President Obama for his devastating record of deporting nearly 2 million immigrants. Read the full article here or an excerpt below: OCTAVIO NAVA CABRERA was pulled over by police in Illinois in April 2013 for...
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In response to Speaker Boehner’s comments on immigration reform this morning, and our subsequent statement, Greg Sargent at the Washington Post has another column warning Republicans that it is probably not in their interest to delay action. Read the full column here; an excerpt follows below: In 2015, Obama...
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