House GOP Gets a Zero Grade for Progress As Congress slinks home for the August recess, immigration reform remains the rare example of an issue with potential bipartisan backing and public support from across the political spectrum. Recognizing that a strong majority of the House of Representatives would pass such...
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Senators Harkin and Durbin Join Business, Labor, DREAMers, and Others to Host Forum for Commonsense Immigration Reform Today, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) visited Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) district to hold a pro-immigration forum in the wake of King’s ugly comments equating DREAMers with drug runners who have “calves the...
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“Immigration Reform Summer” Kicks Off with Hundreds of August Recess Events Across the Country; Civil Disobedience and Cantaloupes in Washington; and What it all Means for the House GOP and Immigration Reform Today, America’s Voice alongside other immigration advocates and policy experts held the twenty-first in a series of weekly “Office Hours”...
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The pro-immigration reform movement came out in full force this week, delivering a clear and loud message to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and his Republican caucus: we’re not backing down on immigration reform. From protests to rallies to “special” House deliveries, activists and immigration advocates from across the spectrum...
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More than 30 Leaders Arrested on Capitol Hill to Protest Unjust Immigration Policies & Send Message that Fight for Immigrant Families Has Been Escalated America’s Voice Founder and Executive Director Frank Sharry was one of more than 30 immigrant rights, labor, faith and other leaders who were arrested this...
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“Respect Our Families, Respect Our Work, and Give Us a Vote on Citizenship” View the photoblog here As Members of Congress head home for the August recess, United Farm Workers, United We Dream and America’s Voice sent all 224 of them off on today, with a sweet American-grown cantaloupe,...
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While Anti-Immigrant Forces Will Make Some Noise, In-District Action to be Driven by Pro-Reform Majority Ahead of the impending August recess, pro-immigration forces are on the move with hundreds of grassroots events planned from coast to coast. A number of media outlets today highlight the momentum, unprecedented organization, and...
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The immigration reform movement is ready for the August recess. Advocates are organizing events, gearing up for town halls and making sure members of Congress feel the heat. The demand? Give us a vote on citizenship. The fact is that a bipartisan majority for immigration reform with an inclusive...
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