Sep 6, 2013
In the last couple of days, Washington has been abuzz with speculation that Speaker John Boehner will retire in 2014. It’s an important question, because Boehner is currently the greatest single obstacle to immigration reform passing immediately. Between the 200 House Democrats and 25 House Republicans who support citizenship,...
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Today, the Alliance 4 Citizenship released numbers that show just how much immigration reform advocates dominated the fight this August recess. In the last month, advocates have: Pushed 25 House Republicans to come out in favor of citizenship Organized 1,194 events in 41 states Attended 132 town hall meetings in 29 states targeting...
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Most Americans support a balanced approach to immigration policy and reform. So where did the relentless focus on more and more aggressive enforcement originate? During the last decade, border security groups like the Minutemen pushed this issue into the forefront. Their extreme messaging was adopted by the media, members...
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New York Times: Syria Debate Is Crowding Other Issues on Calendar By Michael Shear and Jonathan Weisman MSNBC: A new obstacle to immigration reform: the Syria debate By Benjy Sarlin Reuters: Syria adds to uphill battle for U.S. immigration reform By Caren Bohan US News and World Report: Could...
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It was a billed as an anti-immigrant event, and turned out to be anything but. Yesterday in Richmond, Virginia, the Black American Leadership Alliance–a front group for FAIR and the rest of the Tanton network–held the first in a series of events with their anti-immigrant We Are America tour,...
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Wall Street Journal: House GOP Puts Immigration on Back Burner By Laura Meckler NBC Latino: Rep. Diaz-Balart: Immigration legislation “more difficult” if not done this year By Sandra Lilley Des Moines Register: What Iowa’s congressmen say about immigration reform New York Times: Bushes Focus on Immigration Debate to Reclaim...
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