Feb 14, 2013
Some of our favorite tweets from the Senate hearing yesterday, view the PDF here. Senate Immigration Hearing 2/13 by
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Along with the State of the Union address tonight and the Senate Judiciary Committee’s immigration hearing tomorrow, there’s a lot of activity as the broad coalition supporting citizenship expands — and momentum continues to grow. Here’s an update on what else has been happening this week in immigration reform:...
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Even on the Republican side, things have changed on immigration. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Tancredo’s successor, now says that he supports a path to citizenship for some immigrants, and legal status for others, while Fox News’ Roger Ailes says “I don’t have any problem with a path to...
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When President Obama gives his fifth State of the Union speech tonight, at least four DREAMers will be in the audience—Alan Aleman, Julieta Garibay, Gabino Sanchez, and Ambar Pinto. Their presence will be a testament to how far the immigrant rights movement has come in recent years—as will the...
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As we head into another big week in immigration—President Obama is expected to mention immigration in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, as will Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in his rebuttal; also the Senate will hold an immigration hearing on Wednesday—here’s a roundup of weekend talk shows...
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Coming up this week: President Obama’s State of the Union speech (and Sen. Marco Rubio’s rebuttal afterward) will mention immigration, and Jose Antonio Vargas will testify at a Senate immigration hearing this Wednessday… Associated Press: Immigration activists push for path to citizenship, say anything short is unacceptable By Erica...
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This week alone, a raft of new polling has underscored the fact that a majority of Americans want immigration reform with a path to citizenship—not legalization without citizenship or any mass deportation option. Quinnipiac finds that 56% of all Americans support the creation of a roadmap to citizenship, the...
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Yesterday we wrote about Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), who apparently believes that it’s a good idea to support immigration reform that legalizes immigrants—but never gives them the opportunity to apply for citizenship. As arguments yesterday made clear, withholding citizenship in immigration reform is bad for the economy, unfair, and...
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In response to Rep. Raul Labrador (R-IA)’s comments yesterday, commentators and bloggers continue to criticize Republicans who hold that there can be legalization without citizenship. As Markos Moulitsas wrote this week, “if they’re going to send that message, they might as well just obstruct because that’s not going...
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