Jun 16, 2014
Washington Post (Plum Line): Morning Plum: The great right wing rebellion of 2014 fizzles By Greg Sargent CNN: Immigration reform: Kevin McCarthy’s ‘House of Cards’ Jacksonville Business Journal: 5 reasons why immigration reform may not be dead after all By Kent Hoover CBS News: GOP Chairman, Senator at odds...
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Jun 13, 2014
Cantor, Graham and Immigration Reform: What the Tale of Two Primaries Means for 2014, 2016 and Beyond Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) defeat and Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) victory this week offer two distinct profiles on how different approaches on immigration can lead to wildly different outcomes. On today’s Office...
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Will He be a Leader that Saves the GOP Heading into 2016, or Will He Cave to Steve King and the “Hell No” Caucus? With a number of new reports predicting that current House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) will win the election for House Majority Leader, many have...
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This Sunday marks the second anniversary of when President Obama announced his deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program. In honor of DACA — and in order to remind people why we need similar relief for all immigrants who qualify for the Senate immigration bill — we’re collecting stories...
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National Journal: How a New Class of Activists Is Changing Immigration Politics By Fawn Johnson Think Progress: Can Immigration Reform Pass In The Vacuum Left By Eric Cantor? By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee KPCC: In immigration news: Post-Cantor loss, alleged Border Patrol abuse, driver’s licenses By Josie Huang Associated Press:...
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Voters Want Leadership and Action to Reform Immigration — Not Retreat If Republicans learn the wrong lesson from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) loss, they are likely to continue down the wrong path on immigration reform. And if they block the best chance in a generation America has...
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In response to Eric Cantor losing his primary Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow aired a segment questioning the idea that Cantor’s “support” for immigration reform was to blame for his loss. Just because Dave Brat ran on an anti-immigrant campaign, Maddow points out, doesn’t mean that he won because of...
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At the Center for American Progress today is a new report finding that the growing Latino vote demographic is being driven by immigrants and their children — the people who have the greatest stake in the immigration reform debate. The report also finds that Latino immigrants and their children are...
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Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: Within minutes of Eric Cantor’s primary loss dozens of knee-jerk reactions in the national media called the upset bad news for immigration reform. Let’s be clear – Eric Cantor was never a friend of immigration reform, nor was he a champion of GOP outreach to...
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New York Times: Cantor’s Lesson: Hedging on Immigration Is Perilous By Ashley Parker Vox: Is immigration reform dead? That’s up to John Boehner. By Dara Lind Reuters: Immigration Reform Activists Pressure Obama After Cantor Loss The Hill: Reformers fear death of immigration bill By Mike Lillis USA Today: Cantor...
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