Columnist George Will has long been an advocate for immigration reform, but today on Fox News Sunday, he specifically addressed the Central American children and said that the US should welcome them in with open arms. As he told host Chris Wallace: We ought to say to these children,...
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WATCH: This segment with MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, who interviews author Sonia Nazario, associate professor Yolanda Pierce, and United We Dream’s Cristina Jimenez about children fleeing violence. As Sonia and Cristina make clear, we’re facing a refugee crisis, and how we respond to it will define who we are as Americans....
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Recently, seven sheriffs from five states participated in a tour of the border organized and paid for by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) — an organization well-established as a hate group. The sheriffs are now back at home and speaking about their experiences on the border, and naturally, what...
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez and Immigration Experts and Advocates Discuss State of Play in Congress, Administration On today’s weekly Office Hours press briefing, Congressman Luis Gutierrez and immigration reform advocates discussed the state of play on policy reforms in Congress and the Administration. While the Obama Administration continues to take...
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In the last few weeks, quite a number of Senate and House Republicans have come out in favor of ending DACA/deferred action, either because they think doing so will halt the influx of children coming to the border, or as part of the response to the children. The list...
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EDIT: The final vote tally was 273-173 in favor. The following is a press release from the Alliance for Citizenship: House Republicans missed the chance to reverse their anti-immigrant voting record The House of Representatives voted today 237-173 on HR 4935, a bill permanently expands the eligibility of the...
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Today Representatives Bill Foster, Jared Polis, and Juan Vargas introduced a House resolution calling on the Department of Defense to allow DREAMers to serve in the military. Foster and Polis introduced the resolution at a press conference, joined by Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America’s Voice and Cesar Vargas, J.D.,...
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The current humanitarian crisis at the border has exposed House Republicans, yet again, for the obstructionists that they are. After bearing the responsibility for squandering the best chance for comprehensive immigration reform in decades, they are once again building up to do nothing. Yesterday, Steve Benen called out Speaker...
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TIME: Obama Eyes Major Immigration Move Politico: Barack Obama’s immigration rhetoric: Then and now Tampa Bay Times: Sen. Marco Rubio wants to ‘wind down’ program for immigrant youth Wall Street Journal: Where Child Migrant Surge Could Hit Home Wall Street Journal: GOP Governors Knock Obama on Illegal-Immigrant Influx MSNBC:...
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Jul 24, 2014
We’re ready to hold Republicans accountable for killing immigration reform in Congress. Are you? Colorado is a hugely important state as we approach elections this November. The growing immigrant population there is gaining political power and Latino, Asian and immigrant voters could decide the outcome of two key tight...
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