Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) was one of five Democratic Senators to vote against the DREAM Act back in December of 2010. She did vote for the Senate immigration bill last year. But, last month, she sided the anti-immigrant crowd again, voting to block executive action and undermine DACA. She’s...
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RNC Chairman Reince Preibus Reverses Field from 2012 Post Mortem; Embraces GOP’s Lurch to the Anti-Immigrant Right Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairmen don’t typically endorse specific policy recommendations. But following the 2012 election in which Latino voters rejected Mitt Romney and the GOP, Chairman Reince Preibus and the RNC’s post-2012...
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Newsmax: Hispanic Activists Livid as Hillary Brushes Off Questions on Amnesty By Jennifer G. Hickey October 27, 2014 VOXXI: Will immigration reform doom 2016 Democratic ticket? By Tony Castro October 28, 2014 Huffington Post: Janet Napolitano Voices Support For Immigration Executive Action By Elise Foley October 27, 2014 The...
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By Matt Barreto – cross-posted from Latino Decisions The 2014 election is now just 8 days away and almost all the attention on the Latino vote is in Colorado’s Senate race. While other states with large Latino populations may not have competitive Senate races in 2014, the Latino population...
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The Sunday edition of the Washington Post published a profile of Javier Flores, who lived in Ohio with his family, including four U.S. citizen children, until he was deported last month. It’s a very compelling story about the very real impacts of what happened after President Obama decided to delay...
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New York Times: Ahead of 2016, Immigration Activists Want Answers From Clinton By Amy Chozick October 26, 2014 Brown Political Review: Latin@ Celebrities’ Impact on American Politics By Emma Moore October 25, 2014 Guardian: Hispanics, US citizens and otherwise, join campaigns for close midterm fights By Paul Lewis October...
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Today, former Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, who oversaw the Obama administration’s aggressive deportation policy from 2009-2012, spoke out for executive action by President Obama: Former homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano is supporting executive action by President Obama to change immigration policy if Congress fails to pass a...
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In 2012, Republicans lost the White House in part because of their over-heated, anti-immigrant rhetoric. In 2014, they’ve doubled down on that strategy of attacking immigration reform. That was on full display yesterday as Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) campaigned for Scott Brown in New Hampshire and the Speaker...
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Las Vegas Sun: Poll: Hispanic support of Democrats dipping By Tovin Lapan October 23, 2014 Politico: Military immigrant program halted By Seung Min Kim and Jeremy Herb October 23, 2014 NBC News: Poll: Immigrants Seen as Economic Plus With Border Crisis Over By Suzanne Gamboa October 23, 2014 Washington...
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During recent congressional debates over immigration, we called rabid anti-immigrant Rep. Steve King the leader of the Republican Party on immigration, recognizing that despite the leadership gavel in Speaker John Boehner’s hands, King was the real driver of the GOP’s policy direction in the House (note the absence of a vote...
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