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Here is how a bunch of Republicans spent their Wednesday (from NBC News): Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told attendees at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Summit in a keynote speech that immigration reform legislation is “not a question of if, but when.” Reince Priebus, chairman of the...
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Latin Times: Immigration Reform 2014: House GOP Leaders Moving Bill To Axe Immigrant-Outreach Job By David Iaconangelo Fusion: Menendez Challenges Obama to Stop Deportations By Jordan Fabian Politico: 2 senators seek fewer deportations By Seung Min Kim The Hill: House Dem calls Obama ‘deporter in chief’ By Pete Kasperowicz...
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Today, the House GOP caucus is meeting, and is expected to release their principles on immigration reform. All this week, commentators have been discussing the principles’ expected support for immigration reform with legalization rather than citizenship, and wondering if such a move would be enough for advocates. Here’s what...
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This week, House Republicans are scheduled to summit in Cambridge, Maryland, and possibly put out a statement of principles on immigration reform. Considering that a majority of the country already supports immigration reform with a path to citizenship, the House Republicans are way behind, and taking baby steps —...
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House Republicans, in the next few days, are finally taking some steps toward immigration reform, by holding a summit to discuss the issue and releasing a statement of principles. It’s still unclear what they’ll propose, after an entire year in which they dragged their feet and did nothing on...
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While Acknowledging the Problem is the First Step, GOP Needs to Take Action on Immigration Reform to Avoid Repeating the Mistakes of 2012 Tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary of Mitt Romney’s infamous embrace of “self-deportation,” the immigration policy he first articulated during a Republican primary debate in Tampa. While...
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Si bien reconociendo el problema es el primer paso, el Partido Republicano necesita hacer algo sobre la reforma migratoria para evitar la repetición de los errores cometidos en 2012 Washington, DC – Mañana se cumple el segundo aniversario del infame apoyo de Mitt Romney a la “autodeportación”, la política...
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Jan 8, 2014
Chris Christie se mete en el tema migratorio Washington, DC – El probable candidato presidencial republicano para 2016 y actual gobernador de Nueva Jersey, Chris Christie, convirtió ayer en ley su versión estatal del DREAM Act. Algunos observadores ya están tratando de evaluar las implicaciones políticas de la probable...
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What it Means for the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Immigration Reform and the Politics of Immigration Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate and current New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed his state’s version of the DREAM Act into law yesterday. Already, some observers are trying to assess the political implications for...
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Republicans, throughout the current push for immigration reform, have blamed everyone but themselves for why legislation hasn’t passed yet. They’ve pointed fingers at President Obama, the Democrats, the legislative calendar, fiscal issues, even pro-reform advocates themselves–anything to avoid the fact that they are a party caught between doing the...
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