In Nevada, Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle has released one of the most offensive television ads of the 2010 election cycle. With only four weeks to Nov. 2, that's saying a lot. The controversial ad uses immigration as a wedge issue, attacking Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) for his support...
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CA-Gov debate highlights Whitman's immigration hypocrisy following housekeeper kerfuffle. Poll shows DREAM debate helped Dems with Latino voters. Murdoch, Bloomberg latest to lobby Congress for immigration reform. Menendez introduces comprehensive bill; Hatch fires back with enforcement-only. DREAM Act helps spur unprecedented GOTV efforts across the country.
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On a press conference call held yesterday, experts on Latino voter political engagement and immigration reform discussed the findings of the Latino Decisions polling and efforts by organizations such as Mi Familia Vota Civic Participation Campaign to turn out immigrant and Latino voters in November.
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Immigration became the hottest issue in the California gubernatorial race last week, as controversy raged over Republican candidate Meg Whitman's treatment of undocumented former housekeeper Nicky Díaz Santillan, and Whitman and Democratic nominee Jerry Brown squared off in a Univisión-sponsored debate at California State University-Fresno.
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With today being the last day to register to vote in many states, those who "DREAM" of having the right to cast a ballot have launched the "Vote4Me" campaign in conjunction with VotoLatino.
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Media moguls Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch and economist Robert Rubin called on Congress to pass sensible comprehensive immigration reform. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced a comprehensive bill that would move the issue forward.
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"There is a rich precedent supporting the service of non-citizens in the U.S. military. Since the Revolutionary War, non-citizens have enlisted in the armed forces for service during periods of national emergency. Today, about 35,000 non-citizens serve, and about 8,000 permanent resident aliens enllist every year. The DREAM Act...
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Many are having a difficult time believing Meg Whitman now that she's embroiled in a "nanny scandal." Given her blatant hypocrisy and deception as a candidate on where she stands on the issue of illegal immigration, is it any wonder?
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) will be uniting with progressive leaders from a broad coalition of organizations working for immigration reform, justice, jobs, and quality education at the One Nation Rally this Saturday, October 2, in Washington DC.
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Recent developments in three high-profile 2010 races highlight the dynamics at play for Republican candidates on immigration, who play to an anti-immigrant faction of the base during the primaries and struggle to change gears to compete for Latino voters in the general election.
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