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Must-Read News on Immigration Reform, August 4, 2014

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Washington Post: Obama readies executive action on immigration

Bloomberg: Border Impasse Won’t Win Latino Votes for Republicans

BuzzFeed: The Rough Road For Cecilia Muñoz, Defender Of Obama’s Immigration Policy

Tampa Bay Times: Perspective: Rubio seeks the sweet spot

Times-Picayune (Louisiana): Tough GOP immigration bills drawing strong reactions pro and con

Hot Air: Paul Ryan’s buddy Luis Gutierrez on the GOP: “It is almost as if they despise all of our children”

New York Times: House Republicans Agree on Border Measures

Roll Call: GOP Leaders Pitch Revised Border Package, Hope to Vote Today (Updated)

Associated Press: House GOP considers tough new border, immigration bills to win over conservatives

Politico: House moves toward vote on border deal

Talking Points Memo: House GOP Votes To Spurn Obama, Deport Dreamers Before Leaving Town

Huffington Post: GOP Admits It’s Hypocritical To Sue Obama Yet Urge Him To Act Alone On Border Crisis

Politico: Krauthammer: GOP ‘ridiculous’

Washington Post: After immigration bill’s demise, GOPers dine…at a Mexican restaurant

Washington Post: House passes two Republican measures in response to surge of child migrants

Wall Street Journal: House Passes $694 Million Border Bill

National Journal: Divided House Approves $694M Border Bill, Deportation Measure

National Journal: How House Republicans Sabotage Their Presidential Candidates

Associated Press: House Tumult Shows Immigration Still Flummoxes GOP

The Hill: Winners and losers in the border fight

Wall Street Journal: Jeff Sessions, The Other Senate Player in House Border Bill

Politico: Obama blasts GOP on immigration

Wall Street Journal: With No Deal in Congress on Border, Obama Says He’ll ‘Act Alone’

Associated Press: Obama has room to maneuver on immigration changes

ABC News: Obama Weighing Executive Action on Immigration

Associated Press: Obama to Decide on Immigration by End of Summer

Washington Post: White House: Obama has ‘no choice but to act’ on immigration

USA Today: WH: Obama undecided on immigration steps

MSNBC: Ronald Reagan amnesty haunts immigration action

Talking Points Memo: Steve King: Obama Executive Action On Immigration Could Trigger ‘I’ Word

Politico: Steve King: Obama immigration move should spark impeachment talks

Roll Call: Michele Bachmann: ‘Handcuff’ the ‘Lawless President’s Hands’ (Video)

Fox News Latino: Sen. Marco Rubio Suggests Immigration Reform Should Be Done In Stages

The Hill: Rubio: We’ll ‘never have the votes’ for immigration reform until border secured

Politico: Rubio signals need to do immigration reform in stages

Associated Press: Groups seek to block upcoming deportation hearings

Politico: Court fight seeks lawyers for child migrants

Washington Post: Here’s what DHS found at its detention centers for immigrant children

Politico: Perry: Unaccompanied minors ‘side issue’ in border dispute

Roll Call: Eric Cantor Skips Final Immigration Votes

Los Angeles Times: Young immigrants must risk deportation for chance to gain legal status

Washington Post: Mexico is weak link to cross-border immigration enforcement

New York Times: Hope Dwindles for Hondurans Living in Peril

Al Jazeera America: KKK calls for ‘shoot to kill’ policy against undocumented immigrants (VIDEO)

Los Angeles Times (Colorado): Unauthorized immigrants line up for driver’s licenses in Colorado

Cronkite News Service (Arizona): Immigration votes by Arizona’s Representatives: Scorecard splits lawmakers along party lines

Atlanta Journal Constitution (Georgia): Hispanic community leaders heartened after meeting with Gov. Deal

WSB-TV (Georgia): Mayor Reed supports unaccompanied, illegal immigrant kids in Atlanta

New York Times (Editorial): Congress, Unhinged on Immigration

Wall Street Journal (Editorial): The GOP’s Border Spectacle

Washington Post (Plum Line): Morning Plum: Obama warns GOP — I’m acting alone on immigration

Washington Post (Opinion): An upending of reason in the House

Washington Post (Blog): Republicans’ increasing reliance on white voters may not spell electoral doom just yet

New York Times (The Upshot): Why House Republicans Feel Safe Ignoring Hispanics

New York Times (Opinion): Obama’s Impeachment Game

New York Magazine (Blog): House Republicans Want President Hillary Clinton

ABP News/Herald (Blog): “They Are Children”: Preachers And Politicians Part Ways At The Border

Express-Times (Pennsylvania – Editorial): EDITORIAL: When the going gets tough on immigration reform, Congress leaves town

Colorado Independent (Colorado – Opinion): Littwin: Turning the border crisis into yet another political game