What does an MNSBC show have in common with one of Spanish-language media’s most popular daily newspapers? Currently, a great mockery for Texas Governor Rick Perry and his decision to pull a political stunt at the border by sending in 1,000 troops, even though there’s nothing they can do for...
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Last Thursday, Stephen Colbert aired this takedown of conservatives who go out of their way to express sympathy and compassion for children fleeing violence — and then call for their immediate deportation. Watch the clip below: The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video Archive As...
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Bloomberg View (Opinion): Obama Alone Will Decide the Immigration Debate MSNBC: Many deported ‘recent border crossers’ aren’t recent — or near the border Dallas Morning News (Texas): Border bill fits Rep. Henry Cuellar’s history of bipartisanship Burnt Orange Report (Texas): Anti-Immigrant Protesters Express ‘Compassion’ For Refugee Children By Demanding...
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Immigration Groups Mark One Year Since Colorado Congressman Said “The Time for Comprehensive Immigration Reform is Now,” Then Ran Away One year ago today, the Denver Post ran an op-ed from Rep. Mike Coffman (R, CD-4) where the previously anti-immigrant congressman began to change his tune and called for...
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At the Colorado Independent today is this great column from Mike Littwin, who asks important questions about the GOP’s absurd response to the children fleeing violence crisis. For instance: since the children are running away from horrific violence, sexual abuse, and gang wars, how exactly is ending a program...
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The Same Game Plan Used by the Republicans on Every Immigration Debate When it comes to addressing the ongoing child refugee crisis at the border, Republicans and their allies have solidified a strategy of trying to score political points, driving memes that are fact-free, and then ending with a...
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Associated Press: Immigration crisis: Children migrant issue turns political Fox News Latino: Sen. Ted Cruz Moves Front And Center In GOP Response To Border Crisis Associated Press: Migration spotlights Mexican ‘coyote’ smugglers Roll Call: Obama Convenes Meeting on Border Crisis as Flood of Migrants Slows Politico: Issues pile up...
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h/t the Imagine 2050 blog at Center for New Community: Stephen Steinlight, the Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, along with his CIS cohorts have said some pretty outrageous things before. But this time he may really have gone too far. Speaking at the Highlands Tea Party in...
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Building on the post we published this morning: check out pictures of this weekend’s anti-immigrant flops juxtaposed with photos of our pro-immigrant rallies last October:
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Amidst continued calls from the GOP for shotgun proceedings that would result in expedited deportations of all but a handful of child refugees, a series of opinion pieces challenge our leaders and our nation to respond with the ideals of fairness and compassion, and a number of news pieces...
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