Jul 29, 2013
Over the weekend, Thousands of Immigration Reform Supporters Appeal to House Leaders’ Sense of Justice Below is the second article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper...
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Immigrants, advocates, labor leaders, the faith community, and many others across the nation held rallies and events in favor of immigration reform with a path to citizenship last week, many of them this past weekend. Advocates demonstrated in Chicago, asking Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) to support immigration; in Colorado with Rep....
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Daily Beast: Cecilia Munoz, Quarterback of Obama’s Immigration Reform Efforts By Eleanor Clift Latinos Post: Immigration Reform News 2013: New Poll Shows Latino Vote in Battleground States Could Make or Break GOP in 2014 Midterm Elections By Bary Alyssa Johnson Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Paul Ryan lays out immigration proposals in...
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According to Buzzfeed this morning, Steve King isn’t done with his DREAMers-are-drug-runner comments yet. Saturday on Fox News, King said that an anonymous border patrol agent said that his recent comments–that most DREAMers are drug runners with “calves the size of cantaloupes”–were maybe off by ten pounds. As King...
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By Yoli Navas: “Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: This week Spanish language media covered the reactions to Representative Steve King’s (R-IA) anti-immigrant comments towards DREAMers and the KIDS Act hearing in the House Immigration Subcommittee. Univision: Rising controversy and rejection...
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Cross-posted at Daily Kos Even Before August Recess Begins, Two Republicans in Tough Districts Register Support for a Path To Citizenship Below is the first article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long...
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5: 54 PM EDIT: And it looks like House Republicans are going to have to work even harder to distance themselves. A new report from American Bridge finds that on immigration, a majority of House Republicans have voted with Steve King almost 90% of the time. That’s a lot of...
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Steve King’s latest comments comparing DREAMers to drug smugglers with “calves the size of cantaloupes” has exploded into one of the biggest news stories this week. Last night, Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report discussed King in a segment that went over King’s history comparing immigrants to animals, like...
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San Francisco Chronicle: Silicon Valley steps up role in immigration debate By Carla Marinucci Newsmax: House Shows Some Movement on Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ By Lisa Barron National Journal: John Boehner Is About to Get Much More Aggressive By Chris Frates Business Insider: One Tea Party Congressman Is Becoming Republicans’...
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The following is a press statement from the Alliance for Citizenship: Groups Come Together to Demonstrate the Power of the Latino, Asian and Immigrant Community with Over 80 Civic Engagement Events in 9 Key States This Week Leaders from civic engagement, voter registration, labor, and advocacy organizations are joining...
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