At CNN today, Sally Kohn has a great piece tying together the ongoing #Fast4Families (now on its 16th day) and the recent episode where two young advocates approached Speaker Boehner in a diner and asked him to support immigration reform: The juxtaposition is powerful. At a diner near the...
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Since President Obama’s immigration speech in San Francisco this week–and its disruption by Ju Hong, a DREAMer from South Korea–commentators have been trying to figure out whether Obama has the authority to stop deportations. For some reason (ahem), Politifact decided to examine exactly what Ju said to the President — and...
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As we’ve written about before, Spencer Bachus (R-AL) is a Represenative whose example more House Republicans should seek to emulate. The 11-term Congressman supports immigration reform with a path to citizenship and has spoken compassionately about how his Christian faith affects his view of immigrants. And Bachus is from...
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Associated Press: Advocates press Obama to act on immigration By Donna Cassata The Hill: Obama feels heat on deportations as frustration from allies mounts By Alexander Bolton Down With Tyranny (Blog): How Many Republican Congressmen Will Lose Their Careers Over Racism? CNN: Obama said he can’t stop deportations of...
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Yesterday, we wrote about Ju Hong, the California DREAMer who made national headlines when he disrupted President Obama’s speech on immigration, in order to ask the President to stop the deportations. “Mr. President, please use your executive authority to halt . We agree that we need to pass comprehensive immigration...
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Today, the #Fast4Families is entering its third week, with Eliseo Medina and other fasters going on their 15th day without food. Flanked by civil rights, faith, labor, and immigration reform leaders, the fasters announced National Days to Act, Fast and Pray, starting December 1st to the 3rd. The days...
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MSNBC: A heckler yelled at Obama. Here’s what happened next By Benjy Sarlin CNN: 4 ways immigration reform still could happen — or not By Leigh Ann Caldwell Christian Science Monitor: Obama tells heckler he can’t halt deportations unilaterally. Is that true? By Linda Feldman Associated Press: Obama Invokes...
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President Obama came to San Francisco, California today to deliver a speech on the importance of immigration reform, where he applauded the contribution of immigrants and chided House Republicans for refusing to take action and pass legislation. He also gave a shout-out to the #Fast4Families, Eliseo Medina, and others who...
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