The Atlantic: Obama’s Immigration Nuclear Option: Stopping Deportations Unilaterally By Molly Ball Latin Times: Immigration Reform 2013: Would Obama Take Executive Action To Stop Deportations If A Bill Fails? By David Iaconangelo KPBS Radio: AZ Senators Remain Optimistic On Immigration Reform By Jude Joffe-Block ThinkProgress: Truth Bomb: Chief Opponent...
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During a meeting today with constituents in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)—one of the chief opponents of the Senate immigration bill—conceded that the legislation is not amnesty. In response to a constituent’s question—“Do you consider the Senate immigration bill amnesty?”—Grassley replied, “I don’t use that word. [The Senate...
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, when Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders announced their dream for a future of equality. Church World Service—a faith group that 50 years ago provided blankets to all those who came to Washington—has an op-ed in the...
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New York Times: On Immigration, a Republican Carves Out Some Middle Ground By Ashley Parker Washington Post (Blog): Updated: Congressman says he understands DREAMers’ plight because he’s from Arkansas By Alex Seitz-Wald RawStory: Republican to DREAMers: I understand immigration because I was born in Arkansas By David Ferguson Press...
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Nice try, Gary Miller. Rep. Gary Miller, a Republican from California, has historically been known as an anti-immigrant hardliner, despite representing a district that is nearly half Latino and that went for President Obama by 17 points last November. He’s been spending this year trying to delete traces of...
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Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) apparently didn’t pay attention to the firestorm of criticism that surrounded Rep. Scott Desjarlais (R-TN) last week, following a Tennessee town hall where the latter refused to help an 11-year-old girl whose father is in deportation proceedings. “I have a dad who’s undocumented,” the 11-year-old...
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USA Today: Illinois Democrat makes immigration pitch in Virginia By Mary Orndorff Troyan International Business Times: House Dems Ready To Make Concessions Like Senate, Says Gutierrez By Laura Matthews Washington Times: Immigration reformists gain American support, try to turn opponents By Stephen Dinan The Hill: GOP lawmaker a no-show...
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