Sheriff Joe Arpaio today is asking a federal judge to suspend President Obama’s executive action until a court ruling can be issued on the constitutionality of the action. In other words, it’s three days before Christmas, and Arpaio is petitioning a federal court for the resumption of deportations that separate families....
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Washington Post: The Almost Americans Bloomberg: ‘Toughest Sheriff’ Gets First Draw in Obama Immigration Fight CNN:Immigration: More Central Americans apprehended than Mexicans CNN: ‘Unjust’: Rights groups slam spread of facilities for immigrant families AP: Immigrants Build Document Trails to Remain in US Vox: One sentence that explains the politics...
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Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard who lost her Senate challenge to Barbara Boxer in 2010, looks like she’s running for president. In a field that is sure to become crowded with GOP senatorial and gubernatorial heavyweights, some are already writing her off as an underdog. Our interest...
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Much has happened in immigration this year — which means much has happened with the anti-immigrant extremists opposing it. Nativists this year have railed at length about immigration in relation to scabies, ebola, terrorists, ISIS, ethnic cleansing, and so much more. Rounding it up for us is the Anti-Defamation...
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In contrast to some who claim that executive action is actually hurting Obama and the Democrats among Latinos, this week’s WSJ/NBC/Telemundo poll reflects others in finding the opposite. Latino support for Obama has spiked since executive action, which is going to mean trouble for Latinos in 2016 and beyond. Here are the...
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2014 was a transformative year for the politics and policy of immigration, and moreover, for the history of this county. Thanks to an ever-growing pro-reform movement, President Obama finally made good on his promise to take action on immigration in the face of Congressional inaction, and very soon, five...
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The Hill: Immigration Advocates Shift to Defense Politico: Poll: Hispanic approval of Obama on the rise Washington Post (The Fix): No group was happier with President Obama in 2014 than Latinos The Hill: Immigration move boosts Obama among Latinos Wall Street Journal: Poll: Obama’s Standing Rebounds With Hispanics Politico:...
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At National Journal today is an interview with Russell Pearce, the former Arizona state senate president who was responsible for passing SB 1070 into law. The entire interview is worth reading. Years after he was recalled for his role in passing SB 1070, then outvoted when he tried to return to the...
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This week, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that executive action is unconstitutional. As legal experts and opinion makers have already pointed out, there are quite a number of things wrong with this decision: there was absolutely no reason to use this case to hand down such a ruling,...
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Bloomberg: Arizona Rejected by Top Court on Immigrant Driver’s Licenses New York Times: Justices Let Stand a Ruling on Driver’s Licenses for Young Arizona Immigrants Huffington Post: Supreme Court: Arizona Can’t Block IDs for Dreamers For Now Reuters: U.S. top court blocks Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants...
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