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Aug 23, 2008

Foster (D-IL-14)

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Election Status:

Re-election (from March 2008 special election)

Incumbent:

Bill Foster-D

Challenger:

Jim Oberweis-R

Year Elected:

2008

March Special Election:

Foster 57%
Oberweis 47%

2008 Cook Rating:

Lean Democratic

2008 Rothenberg Rating:

Democrat Favored

2004 Presidential Vote:

55%-44% Kerry

Latino Population:

18%

Latino Vote Population:

Candidate Websites:

Bill Foster
Jim Oberweis

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Mar 14, 2024

Immigration 101: DACA and the Supreme Court

DACA, DACA Threatened, Highlights, Immigration 101, Immigration in the CourtsBlog

Read the first half of this post (explaining DACA and Dreamers) here. WHEN TRUMP ENDED DACA Since DACA was created through an executive order, presidents after Obama technically had the authority to rescind the program at any time. On September 5, 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and then-President Donald... Continue »

Mar 7, 2024

Immigration Reform News March 7, 2024 / Qué Pasa En Inmigración

AVEF, Must-ReadAVEF, Blog

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Feb 28, 2024

Catholic Bishops, Local Leaders, More Than 150 Organizations Stand In Solidarity With Annunciation House Following Attack from Corrupt Texas Attorney General

Border Security, Faith and Immigration, Gov. Greg Abbott, TexasBlog

Support for Annunciation House has grown from around the nation following the State of Texas’s abhorrent attack on the faith-based migrant-aid organization. Last week, corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton baselessly accused Annunciation House of facilitating human smuggling and has since sued to revoke its registration. That move could... Continue »

Jan 30, 2024

When Republican House Judiciary Committee Members Amplified White Nationalist Conspiracy Theories

Great Replacement Theory, Highlights, Republicans, White SupremacyBlog

The 5th Speaker nominee, Mike Johnson from Louisiana’s 4th district is not new to white nationalist conspiracy theories and he is no different from the failed extremist Speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan. Here are his past remarks of using the dangerous white nationalist “invasion” and “replacement” conspiracy theories. Mike... Continue »

Jan 11, 2024

Nativist Politics from GOP Presidential Candidates Are Bad for the Economics of Iowa Families

Economies/jobs/workers, Election 2024, Highlights, Iowa, RepublicansBlog

No matter which Republican presidential candidate emerges as the victor in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, what is assured is that attacking and vilifying immigrant communities all over the U.S. and at the southern border will remain the bedrock of their strategy to drive GOP voters to the polls, both... Continue »

Dec 14, 2023

Looking Back at Our Immigration Wins and Big Moments from 2023

End of Year Roundups, Highlights, Immigration, TPSBlog

Next year’s presidential election means that 2024 is poised to be an incredibly significant – and busy – year for our movement. But before rolling up our sleeves as we head into the new year, we should take a moment to reflect on immigration wins and people-led moments from... Continue »

Nov 9, 2023

What You Need to Know About Speaker Mike Johnson’s Record As An Anti-Immigrant Extremist

Anti-Immigrant, Extremism, Mike JohnsonBlog

Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson’s elevation to House Speaker marks the ascent of one of the most far-right Congressional Republicans to one of the most powerful positions in the federal government. Speaker Johnson has gone further than many of his nativist colleagues, on reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and on immigration.... Continue »

Jul 5, 2023

“I Have Been Counting The Days On My Fingers”: 5,500 Expected To Be Sworn In As U.S. Citizens Throughout July 4-Themed Ceremonies

AVEF, Citizenship, ImmigrationBlog

More than 5,500 immigrants are ultimately expected to be sworn in U.S. citizens as part of Independence Day naturalization ceremonies that began shortly before the holiday weekend and will continue on through the end of this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced. 500 people representing nearly 80... Continue »

Jun 12, 2023

A View from the States: GOP Nativism Is Damaging Economic Progress and Blocking Solutions

Press Releases

Washington, DC – Several recent opinion columns add to the growing wave of facts how Republican opposition to immigration reform is needlessly damaging our economic potential. In the case of Florida, and the anti-immigrant bill recently muscled through by Ron DeSantis, the costs of GOP nativism are even greater... Continue »