What’s worse? A politician who ditches an issue (and his mom) after he got blow back, or a politician who hasn’t always been perfect, but keeps moving in the right direction on an issue? In our view, the politician who flips is far worse, showing no character or commitment....
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Democrats represent the mainstream view, GOP contenders mostly pander to the GOP base As a new Pew Research Center poll released yesterday confirmed, support for legal status continues to be the mainstream position in the immigration debate. Julia Preston of the New York Times writes: “In the survey, 72 percent of Americans said...
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English (en español al final de la página): Reuters: Why Ted Cruz’s Candidacy Isn’t Catching Fire With U.S. Latinos The Economist: Why Lindsey Graham Matters NBC News: O’Malley Is Running To The Left, But In 2007 He Urged The Center By Mark Murray The Hill: Rubio: Hillary ‘never did...
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Yesterday, America’s Voice launched the first-ever “Dignity Days,” a virtual discussion to highlight the efforts from immigration leaders who are spearheading local and state immigration victories around the country. As Republicans have both failed to pass comprehensive immigration reform, and then blocked President Obama’s 2014 immigration actions shielding millions...
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Democrats Stepping Up AS GOP Contenders Step (Way) Back Immigration is shaping up as one of the sharpest points of contrast between the two parties’ 2016 presidential fields. While Democrats are embracing pro-immigrant policies and leaning into the new politics of immigration at a never-before-seen level, Republicans seem intent to ignore...
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Yesterday, immigration leaders held a press conference in front of the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, to send a message to 2016 GOP Presidential candidates that DREAMers will not be intimidated by recent actions from Steve King. DREAMers Cesar Vargas and Marco Malagon are currently facing trespassing...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg: Why Immigration Advocates Trust Jeb Bush Over Marco Rubio By Sahil Kapur NBC: Martin O’Malley Courts Hispanics Who Could Be Key To His Success By Leigh Ann Caldwell New York Times: Jeb Bush Plans June 15 Announcement By Maggie Haberman...
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Gov. Rick Scott hosted over half a dozen GOP Presidential hopefuls, including former Govs. Jeb Bush, Rick Perry, and Mike Huckabee, during his first “Economic Growth” summit Tuesday in Orlando, Florida. The invitation-only event, which according to Bloomberg was attended by a wide array of Republicans and Rick Scott supporters, covered a...
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DACA’s 908,500 enrollees have generated a massive $422.4 million in application fees for the federal government, Buzzfeed reports this week. So much for immigrants being takers, right? DACA, which has been in effect since 2012, has allowed nearly one million young immigrants to work legally and live without the...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: ‘Impartial’ DNC finance chief helps Hillary Clinton By Ben Schreckinger Las Vegas Review Journal: Hillary Clinton to speak to Latino conference in Las Vegas By Yesenia Amaro Washington Post: Gov. Bobby Jindal to make presidential announcement on June 24 By...
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