Steve King, Steve King, Steve King. Never one to apologize when he’s said something outrageous and bafflingly wrong, King took to Breitbart today to double down on his recent comment that most DREAMers are drug runners with “calves the size of cantaloupes.” In response to condemnations from John Boehner,...
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A new poll today probed how immigration reform and the two parties’ handling of it in the House could impact key 2014 races…
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Politico: Gang of Eight Democrats huddle with labor groups By Elise Foley ABC/Univision: Republicans on DREAMers: Take It or Leave It By Jordan Fabian National Review: Who’s Who in the House By Jonathan Strong New York Times: G.O.P. Congressman’s Remarks Undermine Party’s Immigration Efforts By Ashley Parker Washington Post:...
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We’ve collected some of our favorite tweets about Steve King’s latest comment; here are excerpts from our favorite news and blog commentators: From Greg Sargent at the Washington Post: Steve King’s twisted immigration math So, yeah, it’s a great idea for House Republicans to delay this process all the way...
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10:57 PM EDIT: Steve King is doubling down on this comments: “…It’s not something that I’m making up. This is real. We have people that are mules, that are drug mules, that are hauling drugs across the border and you can tell by their physical characteristics what they’ve been doing for months, going through the...
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During a press conference today with United We DREAM and other immigration reform leaders, our Executive Director Frank Sharry gave brief remarks on why the immigration movement will not accept half-measures like the KIDS Act. Today, the House Immigration Subcommittee will hear testimony on a bill that could give legal...
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2 PM ET: Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on Illegal Immigrants Brought as Kids Follow: #HJC, #11million Tweets from @americasvoice/advocates Panel 1: The Honorable Mike Coffman (R-CO), United States House of Representatives; The Honorable Jeff Denham (R-CA), United States House of Representatives; The Honorable Cory Gardner (R-CO), United States House of Representatives; and The...
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Bloomberg: Immigrants’ Kids Get Support From Some House Republicans By Roxana Tiron and Kathleen Hunter Politico: Rep. Bob Goodlatte floats pathway to legalization By Seung Min Kim La Opinión (Editorial): Cruel and Indecent Daily Caller: Rand Paul and immigration reform both polling well in New Hampshire By Matt K. Lewis...
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