Kevin McCarthy

Hundreds of cars and thousands of advocates will converge for immigration reform and a path to citizenship in Bakersfield, California–GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy’s home district.  Watch livestream of the rally below.  Also follow us on Twitter #TimeIsNow and #Caravan4Citizenship. Video streaming by Ustream Follow on Twitter: Tweets about “#timeisnow” View past livestreams... Continue »

Washington, DC –  Despite being a top priority, Speaker McCarthy is struggling to bring the GOP House anti-immigrant legislation to the floor. The problem for McCarthy is that their bill, H.R. 2, is not a serious policy proposal but all politics. McCarthy runs the risk of looking completely feckless... Continue »

Washington, DC – The ongoing drama over House Republicans’ leadership elections captures several related truths: Republican extremism holds Congress hostage: The GOP’s coddling and embrace of the extreme fringes of their caucus is a major factor behind the chaos we are seeing unfold. For more, see a new HuffPost... Continue »

Yesterday, farm workers and immigration reform advocates with the United Farm Workers in Bakersfield, California erected a makeshift camp, where dozens stayed all night, promising not to leave until GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy takes action on immigration reform. The action follows months in which the advocates have been trying to meet with Rep.... Continue »

Yesterday, on Human Rights Day, 70 activists with the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor joined members of the Bakersfield Hispanic Chamber of Commerce outside GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)’s Bakersfield office, to once again demand that their Representative help move immigration reform forward.  As expected, McCarthy’s office was... Continue »

Igor Volsky at Think Progress writes: “House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told immigration advocates that lawmakers will not take-up immigration reform this year. As a result, an amendment to deport DREAM-eligible immigrants — which passed with overwhelming GOP support in June — will be the only immigration measure... Continue »

The following is a press release from the Alliance 4 Citizenship: Reform activists from 40 cities and towns descend in Bakersfield after leading largest statewide caravan ever  View photos of the event here Today, 1,900 immigrants, Latinos, Asians, and immigration reform supporters paid a visit to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s... Continue »

Tell Rep. McCarthy to retake the reins of his party from Steve King and support a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million… Continue »

Several members of the 118th Congress have used their platforms and power to amplify a white nationalist conspiracy about a so-called migrant “invasion.” This dehumanizing rhetoric claims that migrants and asylum seekers at the border constitute a literal military-style invasion of the United States. Often this rhetoric cites a... Continue »

Washington, DC — The sham impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas moves to the Senate this week. Below are three key points from America’s Voice about the Mayorkas impeachment (each explained in more detail below): Republicans’ Mayorkas messaging has mainstreamed dangerous “replacement” and “invasion” conspiracies and lies Mainstreaming white... Continue »