Yesterday, PICO California and America’s Voice released new district-level polling and analysis finding that voters in three key California districts overwhelmingly support immigration reform with a path to citizenship (and specifically, HR 15, the House bill which legislates both) and that the Congressmen representing those districts would benefit enormously if...
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The following is a cross-post from Magellan Strategies, the polling firm that conducted the district-level polling in the California districts of Reps. Nunes, Denham, and Valadao released this week: As we approach two full weeks of a government shutdown and a looming decision on the debt ceiling, the nation-at-large might...
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Below are some of the key numbers associated with the immigration reform debate, including a recap of past promises and a reminder of the human and political consequences of the current impasse. The Legislative Promise 337: The number of days since Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said to ABC News,...
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Roll Call: ‘How Democracy Works Now’ Documentaries Premiere at New York Film Festival By Jason Dick International Business Times: 2013 Immigration Reform: Another Casualty Of Government Shutdown? By Laura Matthews KPCC (California): Immigration poll puts pressure on Central Valley lawmakers By Kitty Felde Fresno Bee (California): Fresno gathering promotes...
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Several new analyses and polls demonstrate that for a growing number of House Republicans and the Republican Party as a whole, immigration reform is not just the right thing to do, but also a matter of political survival. According to Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice: We are closing in...
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Immigration reform advocates have enjoyed a fantastic few days displaying the power of our movement. Last Saturday, tens of thousands of activists joined at more than 180 events in 40 states around the nation to demand action on immigration reform. On Tuesday, we brought it back to Washington, DC,...
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Politico: Polls: Immigration reform could aid GOP By Seung Min Kim National Journal: The Two Filmmakers Who Spent 12 Years Shooting a Movie About Congress By Fawn Johnson National Journal: Republican Rebranding? What Republican Rebranding? By Beth Reinhard NBC Latino: Evangelical leaders call for immigration reform: “If one part...
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House Republican Supporters of Reform Need to Ratchet Up Pressure on GOP Leadership by Sponsoring HR15 or Producing Their Own Proposal on the 11 Million Yesterday’s pro-immigration reform rally on the National Mall drew over 10,000 people and was concluded by the arrest of over 200 activists and eight...
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Huffington Post: House Democrats Arrested In Immigration Reform Protest By Elise Foley Fox News Latino: Thousands Rally For Immigration Reform, Eight Members Of Congress Arrested By Elizabeth Llorente RT: Congress members among hundreds arrested in immigration rally at US Capitol New York Times: 8 Lawmakers Arrested at Immigration Protest...
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Films Follow the Path of Immigration Reform Over More Than a Decade to Illustrate How a Social Movement Becomes the Law of the Land When filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini embarked on creating their documentary series “How Democracy Works Now,” they started with one simple question: what does...
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