Arizona DREAMers celebrated a second victory this week, after the Arizona Board of Regents unanimously voted to grant DACA recipients in-state tuition at Arizona’s public universities. Just two days ago, a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge ruled that DACA recipients were indeed eligible to pay in-state tuition at Maricopa...
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English (en español al final de la página): Wall Street Journal: Immigration Puzzle Confounds Republican 2016 Field By Janet Hook New York Times: Marco Rubio’s Immigrant Story, and an Aging Party in Search of a Spark By Jonathan Martin and Ashley Parker NewJersey.Com (New Jersey): On immigration, Christie jabs...
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Her Bold Move This Week Puts the Ball in GOP Court, But Most Top Contenders Don’t Seem to Feel Like Playing In the aftermath of Hillary Clinton’s immigration remarks, which we view as both far-reaching and significant on policy and politically savvy, the silence from several of the leading 2016 Republican presidential contenders has...
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This morning, America’s Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry joined José Díaz-Balart on “The Rundown” to discuss 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s recent roundtable on immigration. Díaz-Balart and Sharry discussed Clinton’s promise to expand on President Obama’s 2014 immigration actions, which included the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and permanent...
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Cross-posted from Florida Immigrant Coalition’s blog: Tonight, the Kissimmee City Commission passed a Resolution in favor of President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration, which could protect approximately 253,000 Floridians from unnecessary deportation. The Resolution passed with a 3-2 vote, thanks to Mayor Pro Tem Sara Shaw and to Commissioners...
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An Arizona judge has ruled in favor of undocumented students, putting to rest a lawsuit filed by former Attorney General Tom Horne arguing that undocumented students should not be allowed to pay in-state tuition at Arizona colleges and universities. Back in 2013, the Maricopa County Community College District sought to...
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English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post (Fact Checker): Clinton’s claim that no GOP candidate has consistently supported a path to citizenship By Glenn Kessler Bloomberg View (Opinion): Clinton Taunts Republicans on Immigration By Francis Wilkinson USAToday: Clinton makes GOP task of courting Hispanics harder By...
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Earlier today, Nevada DREAMer Astrid Silva appeared on José Diaz-Balart’s “The Rundown” to discuss her immigration roundtable with 2016 Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. Silva was one of the six immigrant activists — all of whom are either DACA recipients or have relatives who are undocumented — who shared their...
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Yesterday, Hillary Clinton met with DACA-mented immigrants in Nevada to discuss their families’ plans and dreams for the future. The roundtable at Rancho High School in Las Vegas was important because it provided a national platform for immigrants to share the personal side of what is typically portrayed as an abstract...
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Hillary Clinton’s immigration remarks yesterday embraced a far-reaching, pro-immigrant policy vision. The remarks, and their significance in the 2016 campaign context, also represent a bold political move that may prove to be historic. It is hard to downplay the significance of her remarks – no major presidential candidate has ever so...
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