Kevin McCarthy

Speaker Boehner and GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy are locking their doors to immigration reform supporters, and now Majority Leader Eric Cantor is dismissing advocate kids. Yesterday, nine-year-old Liz Marquez–whose father is facing deportation–tried to ask Rep. Cantor to help her dad, but he blew past her and said: “I can’t... Continue »

The consistent daily pressure and moral commitment of the immigration reform movement stands in stark contrast to the inaction and avoidance of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other Republican leaders in the House.  Not only are House leaders refusing to allow a vote on the bipartisan HR 15 bill—despite the... Continue »

Today, during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on “The President’s Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws,” we expected to hear a lot of complaints about how the President is “ignoring” his constitutional duty to faithfully execute immigration laws.  Unfortunately, the Obama Administration has been entirely too “faithful” in... Continue »

Washington, DC – Desde principios de noviembre, líderes laborales, comunitarios y religiosos han estado comprometidos en el “Ayuno por las familias” en una carpa colocada en el National Mall, lo cual subraya la urgencia moral de la reforma migratoria. Como lo dijo el destacado Eliseo Medina, su sacrificio está... Continue »

Since early November, labor, community and religious leaders have been engaged in the “Fast for Families” – a water-only fast in a tent on the National Mall that highlights the moral urgency of immigration reform.  As prominent faster Eliseo Medina said, their sacrifice is designed to “create a moral... Continue »

This time last year, I was giving thanks for the possibility of a new start for the immigration debate. The 2012 presidential election was fresh in everyone’s minds, and various Republican leaders, nursing their wounds from the thrashing they’d received among Latino voters in the election, were speaking about... Continue »

Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: El año pasado para esta fecha daba gracias por la posibilidad de un nuevo comienzo en el debate migratorio. Las elecciones presidenciales de 2012 estaban frescas y varios líderes republicanos, vapuleados por su desastroso desempeño entre los votantes latinos en esos... Continue »

What are John Boehner and The House GOP Leadership So Afraid Of? What is John Boehner so afraid of? Last week, the House Speaker was interrupted at breakfast by two teens who came to share their stories and ask how he would feel if he had to be separated from his... Continue »

What is John Boehner so afraid of? Last week, the House Speaker was interrupted at breakfast by two teens who came to share their stories and ask how he would feel if he had to be separated from his family.  He barely acknowledged them, before continuing on with a... Continue »

Advocates Deliver Immigrant Processed Turkeys, Merlot and Fact Sheets to Speaker Boehner, Steve King and Other Key GOP Members; Remind Them Who’s Working Hard for America While They’re Taking More Days Off While Congress has been busy voting to repeal Obamacare forty-seven times, blaming the President for [insert anything... Continue »