Oct 30, 2013
We’re spending much of this week thanking Reps. Jeff Denham (CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL), and David Valadao (CA) for being the first Republican House members to come out in support of HR 15. But also deserving of much thanks is Democrat Joe Garcia (D-FL), who has been a champion...
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This is what momentum looks like, and we’re thrilled to see Rep. Valadao demonstrate real leadership by throwing his support behind this good legislation…
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According to Greg Sargent at the Washington Post, Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) has just officially become the third House Republican to support HR 15 — the House immigration bill that contains a path to citizenship. In a statement sent to Sargent, Rep. Valadao wrote: I have been working with...
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With 17 days left to go in this year’s legislative calendar, Politico has jumped to the conclusion that there’s not enough time to pass immigration reform, and House Republicans are actually thinking about cancelling session dates in order to avoid doing their job. Today, however, the Office of Democratic...
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Christian Post (CrossMap): Immigration Reform 2013: Sen. Marco Rubio Tells GOP To Not Pass His Immigration Bill Arizona Republic: Fleeting hopes for immigration reform By Dan Nowicki and Erin Kelly Personal Liberty Digest: Pelosi Tries To Leverage Boehner On Bringing Comprehensive Immigration Reform To House Vote By Ben Bullard...
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Members of Congress like Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor have said multiple times now that House leadership intends to bring immigration up for a vote sometime before the end of the year. What remains unclear is when such a vote will be, and on what type...
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4:14 PM UPDATE: Here’s an excerpted statement from Promise Arizona: “We remind Mr. Franks that more than two-thirds of Arizonans support an immigration reform plan that includes a path to citizenship for the nation’s undocumented population, because they understand that the current system causes incredible pain and suffering among immigrants...
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Frank Sharry: It is becoming harder by the day for Republican leadership to delay or deny the momentum behind immigration reform…
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