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Central American Minors program
January 26, 2015 EDIT: Nevada and Tennessee are officially onboard, bringing the total number of plaintiff states to 26. December 22, 2014 EDIT: As of today, Texas and 24 other states have announced that they are suing President Obama over his recent immigration policy changes. They further made it clear that their...
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As Greg Sargent of the Washington Post notes, recent GOP fear-mongering on immigration issues do not bode well for a party trying to rebrand itself to Latino voters in the lead up to 2016. His piece entitled, “The future of GOP relations with Latinos, in one ad” follows below...
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Huffington Post (Blog): Colorado Senate Race Comes Down to Latino Support Associated Press: U.S. to give refugee status to limited number of Central American minors New York Times: Obama Approves Plan to Let Children in Central America Apply for Refugee Status Wall Street Journal: U.S. to Offer Refugee Status to Some Central American Children...
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As we’ve written about many times before, the US response to children fleeing violence and arriving at our borders has not always been welcoming. In fact, the latest trend among opponents of immigration reform has been to document what “happens” after these children are processed and sent to temporary...
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Vox: 3 times presidents unilaterally suspended immigration enforcement Politico: Democrats to White House: Immigration’s your call The Hill: GOP lawmaker: Obama ‘absolutely wants to be impeached’ Associated Press: Obama To Interrupt Summer Vacation With Trip Back To D.C. The Hill: Why is Obama returning to Washington? The Hill: Obama...
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Steve King held another town hall event in New Hampton, Iowa today, where he took a question from a DREAMer constituent — and then promptly shut her down. Monica Reyes, a resident of New Hampton, Iowa — part of King’s district — organized and turned out 20 people to King’s...
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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...
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Republicans killed immigration reform, and this week they are once again demonstrating their talent for obstructionism with reports that they may block Obama’s request for more money to address the children at the border. Republicans have complained about the children, demanded that they be sent back, tried to connect the...
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Think Progress: Candidates Who Signed An Anti-Immigration Pledge Are Losing Their Primaries By Esther Yu-His Lee Latino Post: Primary Elections 2014 Results: California and New Mexico Races Predict Greater Latino Influence in Midterms By I-Hsien Sherwood Fox 31 (Colorado): Immigration reform advocates demand action from Gardner, Congress By Eli...
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