Cornyn Con

A new column from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, takes Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to task for his continued leading role in blocking sensible immigration reform. Writing in The Hill, Sharry examines Cornyn's recent performance at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the DREAM Act and... Continue »

Anyone who wondered why America's Voice gave Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) the "hypocrite of the year" award in January only had to watch his performance at last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the DREAM Act. His "performance" was filled with misinformation, cynicism and demagoguery. Continue »

This backgrounder on constitutional citizenship reveals that recent attempts to deny citizenship to babies is unconstitutional and wrong, leading to millions of dollars lost in litigation, and viewed by the fastest growing voting demographic -- Latinos -- as an attack on their community. Moreover, revoking the 14th amendment... Continue »

John Cornyn has a long history of supporting immigration reform in public, but undermines legislative efforts in Congress. Continue »

The American people want leadership and solutions on the immigration issue, but what they've been getting from Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is flip-flopping and hypocrisy. Instead of taking the lead towards solutions, Cornyn talks about supporting immigration reform in public, while undermining legislative efforts in Congress. Continue »

Flavia at DREAM Activist took on Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today for comments she made to a group of Texas business leaders on the DREAM Act. Via MySanAntonio.com: "To me, it is a clear-cut issue that we should not deport young people who have been educated... Continue »

Imploring readers to "focus our attention on the president's actions rather than his words," Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recently took to the pages of the San Antonio Express-News to slam President Obama on immigration issues. While doing so, however, he portrayed himself as a tireless supporter of immigration... Continue »

Last week's Republican-backed Hispanic Leadership Network conference in South Florida overflowed with chatter about how the GOP needs to improve its positioning with Latino voters. Amidst all the discussion, however, few voices at the conference admitted the simple truth that appealing to Latino voters will not simply require... Continue »

14/01/11 a 3:14pm por Maribel Hastings MIAMI – Al abrir los paneles de la primera conferencia de la Red Hispana de Liderazgo que busca iniciar una conversación con los votantes latinos que esperan atraer al Partido Republicano, el ex gobernador de Florida, Jeb Bush, afirmó que sería realmente “estúpido”... Continue »