Last month, eager conservative media reported about an upcoming gathering of sheriffs who were coming to Washington, DC on December 10 (yesterday) to speak out against President Obama’s executive action and call for more border security. “Sheriffs Plan Massive Gathering in Washington to Oppose Executive Amnesty,” read the headline at...
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A range of recent polling finds overwhelmingly Latino support in favor of the recently announced executive actions on immigration. As is true for any new issue, the question wording matters hugely and can influence the specific results. In particular, recent poll questions that describe the substance of the president’s...
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Monica is a DACAmented Dreamer who grew up in rural Iowa and now attends the University Of Northern Iowa. She comes from a mixed status family with a sister who is also a Dreamer as well as two other U.S. citizen siblings. Monica’s member of Congress, Rep. Steve King,...
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“I Do Not Know Why this Man Has Chosen to Use Ohio Resources and Ohio’s Prestige in this Way” Last week, the State of Ohio joined nineteen other states in suing the federal government over the President’s recent executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Ohio...
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Yesterday, the anti-immigrant, anti-Obama extremist group Operation American Freedom came to Washington, DC, where some 20 members (out of 221 who had RSVP’d on the Facebook page) protested in front of the White House and were not shy about their rhetoric. The group spent a lot of time attacking immigrants...
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The Hill: Top lobbying victories of ‘14 Huffington Post: After Leaving Immigration Out Of Funding Fight, Republicans Vow To Block It Next Year Roll Call: GOP to Bring Up Bill Blocking Obama Immigration Action — Next Year The Hill: GOP chairman wants to move immigration reform early next year ...
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Congressional Republicans clearly don’t care that the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a hate group or that its founder, John Tanton, is a white nationalist. Why else would they hold two immigration hearings today (one by the House Judiciary Committee and one in the Senate) and invite not one,...
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United We Dream and America’s Voice Education Fund hosted a video webcast to highlight stories of real people impacted by the President’s immigration action and answer questions about the new policy. Watch a recording of the video here. Use this form to submit your question. You can submit a question...
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Bloomberg: Obama Uses Nashville Backdrop to Make Appeal on Immigration NBC News: Obama: Americans Won’t Support Reversing Immigration Order New York Times: Obama Says Congress Could Eliminate Need for His Immigration Actions USA Today: Obama defends immigration action, challenges Congress Washington Post: No way home: Illegal immigrants probably unable...
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Hearing on Keeping Families Together: The President’s Executive Action on Immigration and the Need to Pass Comprehensive Reform DECEMBER 10, 2014 Washington, DC–We thank the Judiciary Committee for holding this important hearing today on the recent Immigration Accountability Action Initiatives. This hearing rightly highlights the need to keep families...
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