Over the weekend, Jeb Bush gave immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship a bear hug, columnist George Will said that “any plan that does not envision as an end point, citizenship” will not work, and Bob Dane (a spokesman from the hate group FAIR) went on Fox News claiming that hate groups don’t exist.… Continue »
Huffington Post (Blog): Immigrants Yearn to Be Americans, Not a Permanent Underclass By Frank Sharry National Journal: What Undocumented Workers Really Want By Fawn Johnson MSNBC: Matt Staver on “The Cycle:” The push for immigration reform is getting some help from an unlikely source San Antonio Express-News: Castro talks immigration in Miami By Josh Baugh… Continue »
The Paramus Post: Americas Voice Urge House Speaker Boehner for Public Censure of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Over Jessica Bravo Comments By Mel Fabrikant National Journal: Why Lindsey Graham Isn’t Acting Like a Worried Man By Jill Lawrence Politico: W.H. seeks tech’s help on immigration By Michelle Quinn National Journal: Labrador Says Reform More Important Than… Continue »
As coverage of Jeb Bush’s immigration flip-flop continues into how he has flipped and flopped and flipped again, the takeaway on how important citizenship is to immigration reform remains. Critics are calling Bush politically “rusty” and outdated for not realizing that a path to citizenship now the consensus position in the debate. As White House… Continue »
Following the news yesterday that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush apparently had a change of heart about supporting a path to citizenship, a tide of criticism from the media, activists, and advocates is now causing Bush to walk back his new stance. On Morning Joe today, Bush said that he would support immigration reform with a path to citizenship,… Continue »