Between now and Obama’s new “deadline” for taking executive action on immigration, 70,000 immigrants could be torn apart from their families, thanks to the nation’s broken immigration system. Pedro could be deported. So could many others whose loved ones are one unlucky traffic stop from removal. This message was underscored today...
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The consensus is that President Obama has delayed taking executive action on immigration because of political concerns — namely, to protect Senate Democrats facing tough reelection campaigns this fall. But Latino voters are a kingmaking demographic, and 2014 is no exception. A Latino Decisions poll found that without executive action,...
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Immigrant Communities Won’t Be Taken for Granted After Latino Voters Have Played Major Role in Colorado Electoral Victories This weekend President Obama officially announced his reversal of a promise to provide protection for millions of immigrant families by the end of the summer. The President’s willingness to cast the...
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Over the weekend, President Obama announced that he is delaying his highly anticipated announcement on executive action until after the midterm elections, and the pro-reform community exploded in furor. Today, our own Frank Sharry of America’s Voice, Erika Andiola of DRM Action, and Angela Kelley of the Center for American...
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Immigration reform advocates are furious that President Obama has once again chosen to delay taking executive action on immigration reform and providing relief for millions of families. They are calling out President Obama for his misguided political calculation, poor timing, and lack of sympathy for the tens of thousands...
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La Opinion, Telemundo and Univision Criticize Broken Promise, While Recent Latino Polling Shows Missed Political Opportunity President Obama’s announced delay of immigration executive action is being greeted harshly by leading Spanish language media outlets. Check out the blistering headlines from the past few days in the nation’s largest Spanish...
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Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: On June 30, 2014 president Obama announced that if Congress did not pass comprehensive immigration reform that he would implement an administrative order providing temporary legal status to millions of undocumented by the end of summer and before the November 2014 election. As late as August 28, 2014...
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La Opinión (Editorial): A proselytizing Congress Washington Post: As Obama weighs moves on immigration, issue is splintering Democrats Huffington Post: How Big Will Obama Go On Executive Action Immigration Reform? Associated Press: Obama Defends Decision To Delay Immigration Action Reuters: Obama delays acting on immigration until after November elections...
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Washington, DC – As news reports today confirm, President Obama will officially delay his announcement on executive action until after the 2014 elections. Following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “We are bitterly disappointed in the President and we are bitterly disappointed in the...
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This is disturbing news: Michael Hethmon is an attorney with the Immigration Reform Law Institute, a group that pushes anti-immigrant laws like Arizona’s SB 1070 in states around the country and counts people like Kris Kobach among its members. Hethmon is currently running for a House of Delegates seat in Maryland —...
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