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Must-Read News on Immigration Reform, August 2, 2013

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Washington Post (Updated): Immigration advocates deliver cantaloupes to House GOP lawmakers
By Ed O’Keefe

Huffington Post: Cantaloupes Delivered To Congress Members Who Voted For Rep. Steve King’s Immigration Amendment
By Ashley Balcerzak

US News and World Report: Cantaloupes Sent To Representatives Who Voted Against Deferment
By Emily Stanton

NBC Latino: Watch: Immigration activists deliver cantaloupes picked by immigrants to House members, Steve King
By Alessandra Hickson

Associated Press: Pro-immigration activists push for action; 41 demonstrators arrested after blocking traffic

Reuters: Activists mobilize for busy August on immigration, Obamacare
By Caren Bohan

Wall Street Journal: Immigration Advocates Arrested Near Capitol
By Laura Meckler

Politico: Immigration activists arrested at rally
By Seung Min Kim

Huffington Post: Immigration Activists Arrested In Pro-Reform Protest Near Capitol
By Elise Foley

ABC News: Immigration Advocates Arrested on Capitol Hill
By Serena Marshall

CBS: Pro-Immigration Protesters Arrested Outside U.S. Capitol

NBC Latino: Arrests following civil disobedience action on immigration reform in D.C.
By Sandra Lilley

McClatchy Newspapers: Dozens arrested in pro-immigration protest at U.S. Capitol
By Franco Ordonez and Kevin Thibodeaux

Texas Tribune: Immigration Stays in Spotlight as Congress Recesses
By Julian Aguilar

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee immigration activist among those arrested in D.C. protest
By Georgia Pabst

Voxxi: Immigration reform activists arrested for civil disobedience
By Griselda Nevarez

Talk Radio News Service: Immigrant Advocates Give Lawmakers Something To Think About Over Recess
By Oralia Valencia

Voxxi: House Republicans moving slowly on immigration reform
By Griselda Nevarez

Illinois Times: Davis could face Latino heat
By Patrick Yeagle

Latino Times: Pro-Immigration Protests In Washington DC: 41 Activists Arrested As Reform Supporters Turn Up Heat [PHOTOS]
By David Iaconangelo

New York Times: Advocates for Immigrants Up the Ante in a Capitol Sit-In That Brings Arrests
By Julia Preston

National Journal: Advocates Prepare to Press for Citizenship as Congress Leaves for Recess With Little Done on Immigration Reform
By Rebecca Kaplan

MSNBC: DREAMers deliver cantaloupes to House members who voted with Steve King
By Benjy Sarlin

ABC/Univision: Traffic Jams and Cantaloupes for Immigration Reform
By Ted Hesson

Wall Street Journal: House Border-Control Bill Gains Backers
By Kristina Peterson

National Review: Goodlatte’s Immigration ‘Resource Kit’ Talks Citizenship
By Jonathan Strong

Daily Beast: Charlie Rangel on Immigration, Pope Francis & His Successor
By David Freedlander

ABC/Univision: Democrats: On Immigration, GOP is “All Steve King’s Men”
By Jordan Fabian

Politico: DCCC memo rallies Dems for 2014
By Rebecca Elliot

NPR: GOP Donor: Doing Nothing On Immigration Is ‘De Facto Amnesty’

Newsmax: Sen. Sessions: Senate Immigration Bill Will Increase Unemployment
By Jim Meyers and Kathleen Walter

National Journal: A Modest Proposal: Drop Undocumented Immigrants Into Detroit
By Fawn Johnson

Los Angeles Times: ‘The Daily Show’ slams Congress for inaction on immigration reform
By Meredith Blake

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Editorial): Paul Ryan is right on immigration policy

Washington Post (Blog): Republicans will obey Hastert Rule until the end of time
By Greg Sargent

MSNBC (Blog): Paul Ryan disappoints reform activists on immigration
By Steve Benen

Wall Street Journal (Opinion): Think Government Is Intrusive Now? Wait Until E-Verify Kicks In
By John Cochrane

Huffington Post (Blog): I Was Arrested for Demanding a Vote
By Marielena Hincapie

Fox News Latino (Opinion): Why I Got Arrested Today
By Deepak Bhargava

The Hill (Blog): Immigration reform will provide certainty for restaurant industry and our economy
By Phillip Hickey

Washington Post (Letter to the Editor): The long history of anti-immigrant politicians
By Martin Ford

Los Angeles Times: An immigration workshop, for students who experienced it firsthand
By Cindy Chang

Denver Post (Opinion): Hope for immigration fix
By Gil Cisneros and Wayne Trujillo

Portland Tribune (Opinion): Immigration reform would benefit all
By Robert Nestaas

News Sentinel (Opinion): Senate immigration bill would be a step forward for communities, businesses
By Yohannes Mengsteab