It’s been a couple months since the Senate passed its landmark immigration reform bill, a bipartisan vote on a path to citizenship that drew the support of 68 Senators, including every single Democrat and 14 Republicans. This week, Sens. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are wondering just what is taking so long...
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We Belong Together, along with other groups, organized an amazing act of civil disobedience yesterday, where more than 100 women were arrested after sitting down in traffic to protest inaction on immigration reform. The event received tons of media coverage, including one great segment from Rachel Maddow at MSNBC....
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Washington Post (Blog): Syria won’t make GOP’s immigration problem go “poof” and disappear By Greg Sargent Colorlines: Watch 100 Women Risk Arrest for Immigration Reform By Von Diaz New York Times: Women’s Groups Rally for Immigration Reform By Julia Preston MSNBC (Rachel Maddow): Our House: In the Middle of...
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Since the Senate immigration bill passed earlier this year, House Republicans have been jumping on every possible excuse to avoid passing similar legislation–blaming President Obama, Democrats, the legislative calendar, and now an upcoming vote on Syria for why they haven’t yet taken action on immigration reform. A post from...
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Watch video of the civil disobedience here. Read a blog from our Managing Director, Patty Kupfer: “For Me, Something Changed Yesterday” View a statement from our Managing Director, Patty Kupfer, on her civil disobedience arrest View press statement: “104 Women, Including More Than 20 Undocumented Immigrants, Arrested for Protesting...
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International Business Times: 2013 Immigration Reform Makes Cantor’s Legislative Agenda, But Uncertainty Remains Over Undocumented By Laura Matthews Latin Times: Immigration Reform 2013: Immigrant Advocates, High-Tech Lobby Say They Won’t Accept Syria ‘Crisis Excuse’ By David Iaconangelo Politico: John Boehner, Eric Cantor struggle to lead House By Jake Sherman...
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Commentators this week have been worrying that between Syria, the debt ceiling, budget negotiations, and other issues this fall, immigration reform–which Congress and the Republican Party desperately need to pass–has fallen by the wayside. This week, more than 100 businesses–among them some of the nation’s largest companies–have sent a...
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MSNBC: GOP rep expects October immigration reform vote By Benjy Sarlin International Business Times: House Dem Leadership’s Game Plan – Apply Pressure, Keep The Issue Alive By Laura Matthews Bloomberg: Congress Hits the Brakes on Immigration Reform By Kristen Hinman New York Times: Business Leaders Tell Lawmakers Not to...
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