Cornyn Con

2 PM ET: Immigration Subcommittee Hearing on Illegal Immigrants Brought as Kids Follow: #HJC, #11million Tweets from @americasvoice/advocates Panel 1: The Honorable Mike Coffman (R-CO), United States House of Representatives; The Honorable Jeff Denham (R-CA), United States House of Representatives; The Honorable Cory Gardner (R-CO), United States House of Representatives; and The... Continue »

Update (12: 35 PM): The Cornyn amendment has been tabled by the Senate, by a 54-43 vote. John Cornyn’s border-trigger, citizenship-killing amendment is likely to come up on the Senate floor today — and it’s going down to defeat. Details are emerging about another deal on border security from Senators... Continue »

Because Cornyn’s Proposal is a Poison Pill that Threatens the Heart of the Senate Immigration Reform Bill As we’ve been saying, Senator John Cornyn’s (R-TX) border security amendment is a thinly disguised effort to thwart the path to citizenship – the bill’s popular heart and an essential component of workable immigration... Continue »

A new piece by the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent captures why the border security amendment being pushed by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) “is designed for the express purpose of killing the bill.”  The piece is below: This morning, GOP Senator John Cornyn unveiled his much-anticipated amendment to the Senate... Continue »

Earlier today, as we noted, Majority Leader Harry Reid said: I am concerned that some who oppose the very idea of reform see these triggers as a backdoor way to undermine the legislation. And I believe some Republicans with no intention of voting for the final bill – regardless... Continue »

On CBS’s “Face the Nation” yesterday, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced her support of the Senate’s immigration bill, including its path to citizenship provision.  Now according to Chuck Todd and the NBC News Political Unit, “There are at least 60 votes for the bill.” The developments of recent days... Continue »

Once again, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is leading the charge to undermine immigration reform. As our Executive Director here at America’s Voice Frank Sharry has noted, Cornyn has played that role before, the last time immigration reform legislation was debated in 2006-2007. This time, Cornyn is planning to introduce a... Continue »

There’s been a lot of news about Senator John Cornyn’s plans to introduce a poison pill border security amendment when the Gang of 8 immigration bill hits the floor next week. This afternoon, Greg Sargent reports on a very important development: Senate Democrats aren’t going along with Cornyn. They... Continue »

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has announced plans to introduce a “sweeping amendment” to the immigration bill that would replace an entire section on border security… Continue »

Washington, DC –  Ahí viene otra vez. El senador John Cornyn (R-TX) recurre una vez más a sus viejos trucos en el tema migratorio. POLITICO reporta que el senador Cornyn presentará una “enmienda radical a la propuesta de ley migratoria cuando pase a discusión la próxima semana, buscando reemplazar... Continue »