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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The following is a press release from United We DREAM: Broad Coalition Rejects Efforts That Would Lead to Second-Class Status for Millions As the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on immigrant youth, a diverse range of advocates for immigration reform joined DREAMers and Members of Congress to denounce...
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We’ve collected some of our favorite tweets about Steve King’s latest comment; here are excerpts from our favorite news and blog commentators: From Greg Sargent at the Washington Post: Steve King’s twisted immigration math So, yeah, it’s a great idea for House Republicans to delay this process all the way...
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10:57 PM EDIT: Steve King is doubling down on this comments: “…It’s not something that I’m making up. This is real. We have people that are mules, that are drug mules, that are hauling drugs across the border and you can tell by their physical characteristics what they’ve been doing for months, going through the...
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