Jul 26, 2013
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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Big week for Rep. Steve King (R-IA). He has clearly established himself as the leading (and loudest) GOP voice on immigration. For years, we’ve know King has been one of ugliest anti-immigrant members of Congress. But there’s an intense focus on the immigration issue right now, so King’s voice...
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This week, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) made headlines everywhere when he announced that he could spot undocumented immigrants because they all have “calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.” Today, DREAMers, non-DREAMers, Latinos, immigrants, advocates, and Americans are taking to Twitter and showing off...
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As the House of Representatives moves towards its August recess having made little to no progress on immigration reform, the House Republican Conference is equipping its members with a document outlining how House Republicans should navigate the recess. Notably absent from the“Planning Kit” is any discussion of immigration reform beyond...
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New York Times: Sign of Hope Seen in House for Immigration Overhaul By Ashley Parker Huffington Post: Poll: Most Latino Voters Oppose Immigration Reform Without A Path To Citizenship By Elise Foley NBC Latino: Poll: Anti-immigrant rhetoric hurts Republicans in battleground states By Jacquellena Carrero Houston Chronicle: Poll: Latino...
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Steve King, Steve King, Steve King. Never one to apologize when he’s said something outrageous and bafflingly wrong, King took to Breitbart today to double down on his recent comment that most DREAMers are drug runners with “calves the size of cantaloupes.” In response to condemnations from John Boehner,...
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Politico: Gang of Eight Democrats huddle with labor groups By Elise Foley ABC/Univision: Republicans on DREAMers: Take It or Leave It By Jordan Fabian National Review: Who’s Who in the House By Jonathan Strong New York Times: G.O.P. Congressman’s Remarks Undermine Party’s Immigration Efforts By Ashley Parker Washington Post:...
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House Republicans tried to make a gesture toward immigration reform—sort of—by holding an Immigration Subcommittee hearing on the KIDS Act yesterday, a bill that could grant DREAMers legal status but leave their parents vulnerable to deportation. Some Republicans on the Committee tried to say nice things about DREAMers, while...
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Today, Speaker John Boehner got a little huffy with reporters who keep asking why he’s taken a backseat role on immigration reform. “Nobody has spent more time trying to fix a broken immigration system than I have,” he claimed. “I talked about it the day after the election. And...
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