Following Speaker of the House John Boehner’s (R-OH) pessimistic assessment on immigration reform’s legislative prospects, a range of observers are now calling out the latest Republican excuses for inaction and are highlighting the political consequences of the GOP blocking reform. Seeing Through Speaker Boehner’s Excuses: The Republican talking point...
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Feb 7, 2014
Latinos Across the Country Are Watching the House GOP Since the release of the House GOP leadership’s immigration principles last week, some House Republicans have tried to dial back expectations about the prospects for legislative action this year. But the legislative clock is ticking, the next move is on...
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Speaker of the House John Boehner’s (R-OH) pessimistic take on the prospects for immigration reform legislation generated widespread reaction and attention yesterday. Among the most important are those from a range of conservative commentators who immediately grasped the political consequences for the Republican Party should they fail to pass...
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America’s Voice Responds to Speaker Boehner on Immigration – Will House GOP or President Obama Take Action First? In response to Speaker of the House John Boehner’s comments on immigration reform today, Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice, issued the following statement: Just one week after issuing their...
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is urging his Party to delay action on immigration reform until at least 2015. According to Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America’s Voice: Coming from California, you’d think Rep. Kevin McCarthy would get the politics...
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Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform and America’s Voice Education Fund Highlight the Painful Realities of our Broken Immigration System Neither Seleste Wisniewski nor Maria Perez ever thought she’d have to choose between her country and her husband. But last year, these two women were forced to face...
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Two conservative Washington Post writers make compelling cases for why their fellow Republicans should pass immigration reform: Former George W. Bush administration speechwriter Michael Gerson writes a Washington Post column titled, “A Rendezvous with Irrelevance,” that hammers home the demographic and political realities facing the Republican Party that compel...
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Feb 3, 2014
Enforcement at Historic Highs, Citizenship is Central, GOP Politics Favors Action Now In the fast-moving discussion of immigration reform, here are three keys to the current debate: 1. Despite Republican Rhetoric, Immigration Enforcement & Border Security Are Already in Overdrive: Here are the facts: President Obama has presided over...
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