Yesterday, forty national faith leaders delivered a succinct, one-sentence message to President Obama urging him not to compromise the lives of children fleeing violence in any future executive action. With new reports of Honduran children being killed following their deportation from the US and Mexico, the short message underscores...
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Reuters: To delay or not: Timing on immigration reform holds risks for Obama Politico: Luis Gutiérrez to Barack Obama: Act on immigration now Roll Call: Congressman, Immigration Activists Urge Obama to Act Before Elections The Hill: Immigration advocates to Obama: Don’t let Dems ‘stand in the way’ BHuffington Post:...
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News reports suggest that the President may delay big executive action on immigration until after the November elections, due to complaints from scared Democrats in red states. If this happens, it will be because Democrats have simply forgotten all the lessons we thought they learned in the 2008, 2010,...
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To listen to a recording of today’s call, click here. Today, longtime immigration champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) joined DREAMer, Latino leaders and immigration advocates to react to rumors of a potential delay in the Administration’s announcement on executive action; explain why action from the White House is so...
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As speculation continues about whether Obama will delay his anticipated announcement on an immigration reform executive action, let’s throw back to this July 2014 Latino Decisions poll: If President Obama decides against exercising his executive authority to address immigration, all Democratic candidates in the midterm elections will absorb the...
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The following is a press release from the National Immigration Law Center and the Immigration Law Council: U.S. law professors sent a letter today to the White House stating that President Obama has wide legal authority to make needed changes to immigration enforcement policy. The president is considering how...
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In response to reports that President Obama might delay his executive order on immigration reform, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Marielena Hincapie of the National Immigration Law Center appeared on MSNBC’s The Ed Show last night to push the President to take immediate action. Watch the clip below: Ed Schultz: What is your response to...
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Fox News Latino: In Tight Midterm Races In Colorado, Latinos Could Be Key Swing Vote Bloomberg: Mexico Becomes the New Israel in Quest for Hispanic Votes TIME: Obama Weighs Risks and Rewards on Immigration Action USA Today: WH: No timing on Obama immigration plan The Hill: White House: Immigration...
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Looks like Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) should’ve worked harder to lead on immigration. Coffman is running in one of this fall’s most competitive House races, in a district that is heavily Latino, while representing a party that has done absolutely nothing for a key community priority — immigration reform. With election day...
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In response to recent news that President Obama may delay his upcoming executive action on immigration reform, here’s Brian Beutler at the New Republic on why waiting just doesn’t make sense. Republicans have been pretty panicked about the possibility that Obama might act. Why would they be afraid, unless...
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