Looks like the Republican Party still has some more tweaking to do when it comes to that whole Latino outreach thing. Yesterday, Nebraska State Senator Bill Kintner used the racial slur “wetback” during ongoing debate over a bill that would finally grant driver’s licenses to Nebraska’s DREAMers. Considering a good number...
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The House of Representatives is set to, once again, take a vote against DREAMers. The diehard anti-immigrant wing of the GOP is seeking to strike from the National Defense Authorization Act a provision pushed by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) that would ask the Pentagon to review whether Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Jeb’s other early-state play: Nevada By Eli Stokols AP: Bush eats with Sandoval, says running mate talk premature Miami Herald: Jeb Bush: ‘I’m running for president in 2016…if I run’ By Patricia Mazzei Buzzfeed News: Jeb Bush May Skip Iowa...
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Earlier today, Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV) signed into law AB27 – a bill that would grant teaching licenses to undocumented immigrants who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which was passed unanimously by the Nevada Legislature. #NHLC commends @GovSandoval for signing #AB27 allowing more students to...
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One vote was the deciding factor that put an end to the controversial 287g program in Los Angeles County, California. The program, which was adopted in 2005, allowed Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to enter county jails in order to determine whether certain inmates could be transferred into...
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Yesterday, the Des Moines Register reported that likely 2016 Presidential candidate Jeb Bush will skip this year’s Iowa Straw Poll, which is hosted before every Presidential election by the Republican Party of Iowa. “Bush, a former Florida governor, is the first well-known Republican in the 2016 presidential field to officially...
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This morning, Military DREAMer Cesar Vargas, Rep. Ruben Gallego, and members of Congress held a press conference calling on Republicans to keep two Military DREAMer amendments in the defense bill going to the House floor this week for consideration. Rep. Gallego recently introduced an amendment that would allow DACA...
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Maribel Hastings is a Senior Advisor to America’s Voice: This electoral season has brought another twist to the debate and the fight over immigration reform: it is no longer enough to know whether or not the candidates support immigration reform and a path to citizenship. A candidate’s position regarding the president’s executive actions...
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English (en español al final de la página): Global Voices: Can This US Presidential Hopeful Capture Republican and Latino Hearts? Politico: Bill Clinton: Path to citizenship is just common sense By Annie Karni Buzzfeed News: Bill Clinton: Path To Citizenship Best Way To Appeal To Latino Voters By Adrian...
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Yesterday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called for dismantling and reforming the federal government’s gargantuan immigrant detention system. From the AP: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a sobering report that tens of thousands of immigrants are housed in prison-like conditions that cause psychological harm...
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