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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 »

With Members of Congress home for recess, the growing grassroots movement behind citizenship for undocumented Americans is taking action and already producing results.  As the New York Times editorialized on Sunday, “an amazing array of determined advocates from all corners of the country has plunged into a month of... Continue »

Immigration reform may have passed through the Senate (by a 68-32 vote last Thursday), but it doesn’t mean the fight is over.  Far from it. Legislation must now move through the Republican-dominated House, where Speaker John Boehner has said that he will not bring a bill up for a... Continue »

Fox News: Frank Sharry on “The O’Reilly Factor” Reuters: U.S. immigration bill passes key test vote in Senate NBC Latino: Senate votes to proceed with “border surge” amendment, immigration bill on track By Sandra Lilley Texas Tribune: U.S. Senators Prepare for Key Vote on Immigration Bill By Julian Aguilar... Continue »