Download PDF here Tomorrow is the Caravan 4 Citizenship to Bakersfield–a massive grassroots action that will see hundreds of cars and thousands of advocates converge on Bakersfield, California in order to make their voices heard on immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. Bakersfield is the home of Rep....
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New Orleans–heretofore famous in the immigration reform world for the deportation proceedings of the Southern 32–this week is making immigration headlines in a much more positive way by announcing that it will effectively suspend Secure Communities. Among other things, Secure Communities requests that police send the fingerprints of those...
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Steve King held what was supposed to be a major rally against immigration reform yesterday in Richmond, Virginia. Nobody came, but that didn’t stop him from spouting more of his usual anti-immigrant babble. In particular, he attacked immigrants from Latin America and claimed that populations get more violent the...
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Huffington Post (Blog): How Steve King Became an Ally of Immigration Reform By Frank Sharry Washington Post: New flashpoint: Push to legalize children of illegal immigrants By David Nakamura ThinkProgress: Congressman Says Giving DREAMers A Path To Citizenship But Deporting Their Parents Is A ‘Compassionate Solution’ By Esther Yu-His...
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It’s Monday, which means that another weekend has just gone by in which immigration reform advocates all over the country turned out to make their voices heard in favor of immigration reform. We’re square into August recess now–the time of year when legislators go home to meet with constituents,...
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The demographics in two southern states that have been safe bastions for the GOP are changing. And those changes will impact elections and the immigration reform. Virginia is considered a purple state at the presidential level. In 2012, President Obama carried the state and former Governor Tim Kaine was...
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Cross-posted at Huffington Post: Rep. Steve King, arguably the loudest and most offensive anti-immigrant voice in the GOP, has long been a thorn in our side. He has steadfastly opposed immigration reform with a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, strongly supported self-deportation and been instrumental in the GOP’s...
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In the middle of a critical month for immigration reform, pro-immigration groups have doubled their efforts to help reform move forward, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is no exception. Last Thursday, as a part of the Latina Week of Action and Reproductive Justice, the institute hosted...
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NPR: Texas Congressman Pulled In Two Directions Over Immigration By David Welna Victoria Advocate (Texas): Congressman Farenthold on health care, immigration (video) By Elana Watts Houston Chronicle (Texas): Ad links Blake Farenthold to embattled Iowa Republican Steve King Longview News-Journal (Texas): As state’s Hispanic minority grows, GOP faces challenge By Glenn Evans Greely Tribune (Colorado): March, rally press...
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