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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... Continue »

Republican Leaders Enabled and Emboldened Nativist Wing, to Detriment of National Party When House Republican leadership decided to block broad immigration reform, they capitulated to the Rep. Steve King (R-IA) caucus.  Now that same segment of the GOP is emboldened, spinning themselves into a froth over the idea that... Continue »

In addition to Mark Krikorian’s latest, here’s what else has been going on with various anti-immigrant groups: Krikorian’s organization, the Center for Immigration Studies, this week released a study claiming that immigrants imperil Republican electability because they tend to vote in favor of Democrats.  It’s the same kind of logic that... Continue »

Texas Republicans apparently see the future coming — but the question is whether they can break their bad habits in time.  The Dallas Morning News this week on how gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott (R) believes the future is linked to Hispanic voters: In the immediate celebratory afterglow of his GOP primary... Continue »

Texas is suddenly looking very 2012. The primary campaign for the Texas Lieutenant Governor’s seat is in full swing, which means that the four Republican candidates are currently working overtime to appeal to Tea Party voters.  On immigration, that means they’re trying to out-tough each other on enforcement by... Continue »

Editor’s Note: This post was written by author and investigative journalist David Neiwert, a good friend to America’s Voice. Dave is also senior editor of the political blog Crooks and Liars. Tomorrow, Dave will join us for a Google Hangout at 1 PM ET to discuss his latest book:... Continue »

Steve King could not make it clearer that he hates undocumented people. Last week, it was a House amendment that would strip funding for DACA and lead to the deportation of DREAMers.  Today, he’s tweeting about how young students are ‘invading’ his office: 20 brazen self professed illegal aliens have... Continue »

If you think the Senate Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Gang of 8 bill has been intense so far, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. As the SJC moves into Titles II and III of the bill—which cover everything from E-Verify to detention policy to family immigration to agricultural workers,... Continue »

America’s Voice Releases Election Scorecard With Wins in 3 of 3 “Races to Watch for Supporters of Immigration Reform” Among the key post-election storylines in Florida is the following: as the state’s sizeable Latino population grows more diverse with every election cycle, the Republican Party is losing their lock... Continue »

Updated November 2012 | Click here to download PDF Outcome of Key Contests Will Influence Path Forward on Immigration Reform Next Year In fifteen House races America’s Voice identified as Races to Watch for Supporters of Immigration Reform in the election, supporters and champions of immigrant rights won ten and... Continue »