Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) is running against incumbent Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) this November, and when it comes to where he actually stands on immigration, Gardner’s schtick is getting a little old. Jason Salzman nails it at Huffington Post Denver today: Colorado Senate candidate Cory Gardner, who’s challenging Democratic Sen. Mark...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): Sticking it to the GOP on deportations Daily Beast: The White House’s Woman in the Immigration Crosshairs Denver Post (Colorado): GOP incumbent in Colorado 6th CD in a race with implications for 2016 Wall Street Journal: What Happens If the Border Funding Bill Fails? Politico:...
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Republicans have undergone a marked devolution since last June, when they actually mustered up the political common sense to help pass the Senate immigration bill. But since then, they’ve taken no action on real immigration reform, killed the ENLIST Act for immigrants who want to serve in the military, and...
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Score one for the GOP’s record as the party of mass deportations. Apparently, trying to end DACA and deport DREAMers isn’t enough. Now, Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Mississippi, wants to deport the US-born children of immigrants as well, according to the Clarion-Ledger. As the paper reported: Palazzo also said he would support changing...
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Anti-immigrant protests against children fleeing violence like the one in Murrieta, California this month have made headlines. But all over the US, people have also gone extraordinarily out of their way to reach out to, donate to, and help the children. At Buzzfeed yesterday is a powerful compilation of some...
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CBS Houston/AP (Texas): Texas Lt. Gov: I’m Convinced Some In Mexican Government Helping Immigrant Children Get Into US Politico: Poll: Let border kids stay New York Times: Poll Finds Support for Treating Child Migrants as Refugees Washington Post: Sympathy for young illegal immigrants, suspicion for other immigrants Associated Press:...
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Today, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus held an ad hoc hearing on Capitol Hill entitled “Kids First: Examining the Southern Border Humanitarian Crisis.” The members of Congress listened to testimony from children who had fled violence and experts who had worked with them, and one Congresswoman expressed her astonishment...
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House GOP Made Child Refugee Debate an Immigration Debate – So Senate Should Insist on CIR as Part of Any Conference on House Plan With House Republicans today introducing a new deportation-focused proposal for dealing with Central American refugee kids and continuing to mistakenly blame DACA for the rise...
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Ad-Hoc Hearing Kids First: Examining the Southern Border Humanitarian Crisis Watch the livestream: On Tuesday, July 29that 2:00 PM, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will hold an Ad Hoc Hearing in 2322 RHOB to receive first-hand testimony from unaccompanied minors and expert witnesses stressing the importance of...
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New PRRI Poll: Americans View Central American Kids Fleeing Violence as Refugees Deserving Full & Fair Proceedings; Sonia Nazario Provides Reminder on “The Daily Show” Why We Must “Do the Right Thing” Take five minutes to read this poll and watch this TV clip, and you’ll get a sense...
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