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MUST-READ New York Times: More Deportations Follow Minor Crimes, Records Show By Ginger Thompson and Sarah Cohen New York Times (Editorial): Yes He Can, on Immigration — New York Times: Immigration Bill Splitting House G.O.P. By Jonathan Weisman and Ashley Parker Huffington Post: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Demands Deportation Changes... Continue »

Washington Post (Plum Line): Morning Plum: Pressure mounts on Obama over deportations By Greg Sargent NPR: Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A ‘Deporter In Chief’ By Richard Gonzales CNN: Why the ‘Cesar Chavez’ biopic matters now By Cindy Y. Rodriguez Reuters: Mexico finds 370 abandoned immigrant children New... Continue »

DREAMers, Advocates, and a Constituent from McMorris Rodgers’ District Lay Out Expectations Ahead of GOP Retreat The 2014 immigration debate in the House is about to kick off, and pro-reform leaders and constituents of key House Republicans have some words of advice for the House GOP: turn those principles... Continue »

Tonight, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union.  Over the weekend, pundits and reporters obsessively speculated about what the President will say and how he will address key issues, like immigration reform.  In a letter to supporters Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to the President, laid out the President’s 2014 meme:... Continue »

Tonight, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union. Over the weekend, pundits and reporters obsessively speculated about what the President will say and how he will address key issues, like immigration reform. In a letter to supporters Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to the President, laid out the President’s 2014 meme:... Continue »

Bloomberg Businessweek: Who’s Afraid of Immigration Reform? By Lisa Lerer and Roxana Tiron USA Today: Rubio’s switch on immigration not winning fans By Ledyard Kin MSNBC (Jansing & Co.): Some GOP’ers get behind immigration bill (VIDEO) Associated Press: Border Patrol made about 420,000 arrests in last year, second straight... Continue »

The Weekly Standard: 84 House Republicans Support Legalizing Undocumented Workers By Maria Santos Bloomberg: Immigration Roundup: Will an Overhaul Happen? By Laura Francis Chicago Tribune: Gutierrez book criticizes Obama on immigration By Mark Jacob Roll Call: Republican Senate Hopefuls Vary in Quality, Approach By Stuart Rothenberg National Journal: The... Continue »

Updated September 18, 2013 We are at a critical juncture in the fight to pass immigration reform with a path to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans.  Below is our take on the choices House leaders are facing today and the factors that will force them to do the... Continue »

Bloomberg: McCain Enlists Business on Immigration Amid Party Rift By Kathleen Hunter Talking Points Memo: Pro-Immigration Advocate: We’ll Kick The GOP’s Ass If They Block Reform By Sahil Kapur NBC Latino: An August surprise? ‘Avalance of opposition’ didn’t happen, say immigration reform advocates By Sandra Lilley Cleveland Plain Dealer:... Continue »

Politico (Opinion): Why don’t Republicans want to win? By Pramila Jayapal New York Times: National Push by a Local Immigration Activist: No G.O.P. Retreat By Julia Preston Roll Call: Leaders Fan Out for August By Meredith Shiner and Emma Dumain Chicago Sun-Times: Rep. Schock on immigration: Supports path to... Continue »