Jul 20, 2015
Albert Hunt of Bloomberg View Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Meme that the Border is Out of Control In a piece entitled, “Facing the Facts on Illegal Immigration,” Hunt takes on the notion that is repeated ad nauseum in the Fox News/GOP bubble: “the border is out of control,...
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Latino Decisions Unveils Updated Models on the Threshold the GOP Must Meet to Take Back the White House As immigration continues to insert itself as a defining issue in the presidential election cycle, many have been left to speculate what this means for the Republican Party’s efforts to improve...
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Washington, DC – While the Republican Party’s 2016 contenders are enmeshed in the anti-immigrant circus swirling around Donald Trump and advancing more immigration soundbites than solutions, the Democratic presidential contenders are leaning into immigration issues and advancing real solutions. The Trump storm will pass eventually, but the Democrats’ serious...
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The ongoing controversy and fallout over Donald Trump’s anti-Latino comments is showing no signs of abating and is poised to matter for the 2016 election cycle. Below are two key points to remember. The GOP Response to Trump Exposes the Party’s Weakness on Immigration: A Lack of Will and...
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Today, the New York Times editorial board criticizes opportunistic politicians like Donald Trump who are trying to politicize a family and a city’s tragedy. As Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail attempt to politicize the Kathryn Steinle murder, they obfuscate the facts about immigration confidentiality policies and federal law. They also spread the false notion...
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is set to officially join the Republican presidential race today. America’s Voice has released a series of resources that help track and make sense of Walker’s immigration stance – which Frank Sharry has deemed a mix between radical and incoherent. Read a detailed backgrounder on Scott...
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As the controversy over Donald Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant comments continues, the editorial board from leading Spanish language outlet La Opinión is weighing in ahead of Trump’s trip today to the conservative Friends of Abe organization in Los Angeles. The full editorial entitled, “Friends of Trump,” is available online here and also follows below:...
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Elise Foley of the Huffington Post Lifts Up Law Enforcement Voices Explaining Why Immigrant-Friendly Policies Remain Vital to Community Safety In the wake of the renewed sanctuary cities debate, a new Huffington Post piece by Elise Foley reminds us why local communities began implementing immigrant-friendly public safety policies in the first place....
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