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English (en español al final de la página): Reuters: Trump Plan Would Force Mexico to Pay for Wall by Blocking Remittances Associated Press: Trump proposes funding wall by cutting off remittances By Vivian Salama and Jill Colvin Associated Press: Billions in US Remittances a Lifeline for Many in Mexico... Continue »

The below is a blog post from Lynn Tramonte, Director of Ohio’s Voice and Deputy Director of America’s Voice. The piece is available online here and pasted below. Yesterday, Senate Republicans filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, expressing opposition to two Obama Administration immigration policies: Deferred Action for Parents... Continue »

Amicus Briefs Underscore Political Nature Of Entire Challenge To Presidential Prerogative The news that Senate Republicans have joined their House colleagues in filing amicus briefs against the deferred action immigration policies in the U.S. v Texas Supreme Court case is not particularly revealing in and of itself.  After all, this is a Party that has... Continue »

Yesterday, Senate Republicans filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, expressing opposition to two Obama Administration immigration policies: Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which was first created in 2012 but revised in... Continue »

+Click here to host your own DAPA Dinner Yesterday, the Pinto family of Virginia met with Rep. Don Beyer for a “DAPA Dinner,” a campaign to highlight how DAPA and expanded DACA would benefit immigrant families all across the nation. The dinner, organized by the Virginia Immigrant Coalition for Immigrant Rights,... Continue »

Last week, we noted that the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) endorsement of Donald Trump should not have been surprising, given the union’s longstanding relationship and collusion with the anti-immigrant movement. A new editorial and new opinion piece, by the New York Times and Bloombergrespectively, weigh in to offer additional commentary and condemnation. We present the pieces... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): Medium (Opinion): Now It’s Chief Justice Roberts’ Turn To Take Care By David Leopold Medium (Opinion): Three Takeaways as Anti-DAPA Amicus Briefs Start to Roll In By Lynn Tramonte YubaNet: Frank Sharry: The Argument Over Immigrants and Immigration Is (Mostly) Over... Continue »

In new analysis on Medium, Leopold makes case for why Supreme Court should dismiss U.S. v Texas immigration case on standing David Leopold, an immigration attorney and former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, has published a new analysis on Medium titled, “Now It’s Chief Justice Roberts’ Turn To... Continue »

Cross-posted from Medium: In February Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. lamented that “partisan extremism is damaging the public’s perception of the role of the Supreme Court, recasting the justices as players in the political process rather than its referees.” Roberts was referring to the very real danger of... Continue »

 And the Pro-Immigrant Forces Are Winning Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, on Fridayposted a new piece on Medium that puts the current state of the immigration debate into a powerful, historical context. Sharry reflects that compared to the 1990s, the American public today is much more hospitable to immigrants and... Continue »