Dec 16, 2014
The news that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is planning to run for president is a notable development for the politics of immigration. Often a lonely pro-reform voice in a Republican Party that has lurched to the right on immigration, Bush nonetheless needs to clarify and/or answer several essential...
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This past weekend offered a preview of coming battles over immigration executive action. However, while Republicans may be gearing up to fight President Obama, this weekend should remind observers that the GOP’s true battles will be against Latino and immigrant families. Those directly affected by executive action, as well...
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While most people were focused on what was happening inside the Capitol yesterday, here’s a quick recap of what was happening outside, in case you missed it. First, the anti-immigrant, anti-Obama extremist group Operation American Freedom (OAF) came to Washington, DC, where some 20 members (out of 221 who had RSVP’d on...
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A range of recent polling finds overwhelmingly Latino support in favor of the recently announced executive actions on immigration. As is true for any new issue, the question wording matters hugely and can influence the specific results. In particular, recent poll questions that describe the substance of the president’s...
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Monica is a DACAmented Dreamer who grew up in rural Iowa and now attends the University Of Northern Iowa. She comes from a mixed status family with a sister who is also a Dreamer as well as two other U.S. citizen siblings. Monica’s member of Congress, Rep. Steve King,...
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“I Do Not Know Why this Man Has Chosen to Use Ohio Resources and Ohio’s Prestige in this Way” Last week, the State of Ohio joined nineteen other states in suing the federal government over the President’s recent executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Ohio...
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Hearing on Keeping Families Together: The President’s Executive Action on Immigration and the Need to Pass Comprehensive Reform DECEMBER 10, 2014 Washington, DC–We thank the Judiciary Committee for holding this important hearing today on the recent Immigration Accountability Action Initiatives. This hearing rightly highlights the need to keep families...
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If Successful, Lawsuit Would Deny State Millions in Tax Revenue & Subject Thousands of Ohio Families to Deportation Last week, the State of Ohio joined nineteen other states in suing the federal government over the President’s recent executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Ohio families...
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