Last week, Speaker Boehner was interrupted during breakfast when two teenagers shared their stories with him and encouraged him to push forward on immigration reform. This morning, hundreds of advocates held a pre-dawn vigil for immigration reform outside of his Washington, DC home, where they lit candles and displayed...
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Yesterday, we wrote about the ongoing #Fast4Families and their march to Capitol Hill asking Speaker John Boehner to move forward on immigration reform. Today, the Hill is coming to them, with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (including Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-IL) coming to meet and express their support...
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For the last few weeks, immigration reform advocates have renewed their efforts to push Congress to pass legislation, through a series of civil disobediences, protests, rallies, vigils, and hunger strikes. Though Congress could also pass immigration reform next year, there is also enough time left this year for the...
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International Business Times: Immigration Reform Bill 2013: Obama Says Piecemeal Is A Deal By Laura Matthews McClatchy: Immigrant advocates aren’t ready to give up on changing law By Franco Ordonez Mint Press News: Hunger Strike Aims To Pressure Congress To Act On Immigration Reform By Katie Rucke Politico: Pro-Obama...
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Today is the 8th day of the Fast for Families, which began last week to pressure Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to move on immigration reform. Advocates, along with the fasters, marched on the National Mall to Boehner’s office to request a meeting with the Speaker and ask him...
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Today, advocates in Atlanta and Illinois are risking arrest to protest deportation policy and the continued inaction on immigration reform. In Atlanta, activists spent hours surrounding and trying to shut down the Broadview Detention Center. In Illinois, they surrounded a bus carrying immigrants scheduled for deportation–including Brigido, a father of...
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Today, the Arizona Republic has an important editorial calling on their Congressional delegation–notably Republican Reps. Trent Franks, Paul Gosar, Matt Salmon and David Schweikert–to support immigration reform. Arizona’s Senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake, were leaders in the push to pass the Senate bill earlier this year, but Arizona’s Republican...
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All year long, House Republicans have been stalling on immigration reform, refusing to take action despite the Senate having passed legislation that contains a path to citizenship almost five months ago. Their excuses for not taking action? Everything from Obama and Obamacare to their distrust of Democrats. Elise Foley...
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