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Today, Rep. Gallego joined policy and legal experts, immigration reform advocates, and community leaders to discuss immigration policy and politics and to analyze Donald Trump’s various immigration policies, ahead of Trump’s immigration focused speech in Arizona tomorrow. For additional information on the policy behind real immigration reform, see AILA’s new backgrounder. A recording... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): USA Today: Trump’s ‘softening’ immigration view may not broaden Hispanic support By Alan Gomez Los Angeles Times: Trump’s immigration pivot: Will he be the latest Republican to alienate the base? By Lisa Mascaro ThinkProgress: Trump Adopts Jeb Bush’s Immigration Policy After... Continue »

Donald Trump may be unsure of his own immigration views depending on who he’s talking to, but at least on paper he couldn’t be any more clearer. As Matt Hildreth wrote yesterday, Trump’s official immigration policy has not changed — mass deportation of all 11 million undocumented immigrants and their families; banning... Continue »

As the Trump campaign kicks off “immigration week” and amid conflicting stories about Donald Trump’s stance on immigration, legal experts and civil rights and immigration reform advocates discussed the implications for the Republican Party of both a Breitbart-speared campaign and the Trump-led rise of the white nationalist movement. For a recording of today’s... Continue »

Donald Trump’s immigration plan is crystal clear. If elected, he will create a deportation force that will remove 11 million undocumented immigrants and their families in 18 months, ban Muslim immigrants from entering the United States, build a wall along the entire Mexico border, and make Mexico pay for... Continue »

Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time” This morning, Trump released his first general election ad, relying heavily on the nativist rhetoric that has been so central to his campaign: “Syrian refugees flood in. Illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay,... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): The Colorado Independent (Colorado): Latinos Rise in Colorado By Marianne Goodland Politico: Trump blasts ‘rigged’ Clinton system in first general election TV ad By Nick Gass Associated Press: First Trump Election Ad Looks at Immigration New York Times: Republicans Worry a... Continue »

Prominent GOPer: “That only shows that there are no Republican leaders of Lincolnian stature” When choosing new leadership to revamp his struggling campaign, Trump looked past mainstream Republican options and instead chose Stephen Bannon. As the former executive chairman for Breitbart News, Bannon spearheaded a website notorious for conspiracy theories... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): CNN: New Trump campaign chief once made case to legalize undocumented immigrants By Manu Raju Washington Post: It seemed like Trump and Breitbart couldn’t be closer. Then Stephen Bannon joined the campaign. By Paul Farhi Politico: New Trump manager: We want... Continue »

La economía de Florida se ve afectada negativamente por la oposición del Partido Republicano a la reforma migratoria Esta semana se cumplió el cuarto aniversario de la implementación del programa de Acción Diferida para Quienes Llegaron en la Infancia (DACA), una histórica acción que ha cambiado las vidas de más... Continue »