Continuing in the news today is the drumbeat of how 2013 will be the year for immigration reform. After all, Americans want it, Democrats have promised it, and Republicans need it. Politico’s piece today, entitled “Immigration waits in the wings,” gives an update for the plans being made to...
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Watch our new video on the GOP’s challenge with Latino voters and why they need to push for immigration reform
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A new video from America’s Voice Education Fund, “From the Latino Vote in 2012 to Immigration Reform in 2013,” captures the Republican Party’s challenge with respect to Latino voters and the GOP’s need to push for immigration reform. The video starts with Ronald Reagan arguing for “amnesty,” followed by...
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Latinos and the Republican Party haven’t seen eye-to-eye much recently. However, leaders of prominent Latino-focused organizations and leading Republican pollsters each made news yesterday and reached a similar conclusion: the Republican Party needs to play ball on real immigration reform or else pay an escalating political price. There’s a...
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This is a headline we like to see: Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Loses Bid to Dismiss U.S. Bias Lawsuit The loss against Sheriff Joe means the lawsuit against him will proceed: Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County, lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department...
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Since last month, we at America’s Voice have for good reason spent much time lifting up the Latino vote and its pivotal role in the 2012 election. But another key voting bloc—Asian Americans—has also been making headlines, and the Republican failure to court it means even more trouble for...
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The Beloved Community Church in Avondale, Alabama has given Pulitzer Prize-winning Birmingham News columnist Joey Kennedy (who is often covered on this blog) its annual Incarnation Award, for his stance against Alabama’s anti-immigrant law HB 56. As the church said in its statement announcing the award: This year we...
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