Today the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) kicks off a multi-day event featuring a contingent of likely 2016 Republican presidential contenders, conservative activists and media observers. Immigration is sure to be a dominant focus of both CPAC and the 2016 presidential cycle. During his town hall event last night...
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77% Americans support path to citizenship or legal status; 19% support deportation The Republican Party’s anti-immigrant obsession is driving the GOP in a dangerous direction. Not only is the Party set to be blamed for shutting down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but the DHS funding battle...
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In the post-2014 election afterglow, Republican leaders in both the House and Senate pledged that their newfound majority in both congressional chambers would demonstrate the GOP’s ability to govern in a responsible manner. With Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding set to expire in two days, it’s clear that this...
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With the clock running out on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, and pundits looking to see if Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) can work themselves out of the corner they painted themselves into, our take is that they are not really the members...
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Feb 20, 2015
Legal Expert, Legislative Analyst & DREAM Leader Discuss Next Steps Forward in TX Lawsuit and DHS Debate in Congress To listen to a recording of today’s call, click here. Between the legal battle in the courtroom and the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding fight in Congress, developments...
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The White House just announced that the Department of Justice will file a request for an emergency stay of Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling that blocked the expansion of DACA and the initiation of the DAPA programs. The following is a response by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice....
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Judge Hanen’s Decision Faces Withering Criticism Washington DC – In the wake of Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling on the Texas immigration lawsuit, many have been quick to blast Hanen’s poorly-reasoned and politicized decision to stop millions of immigrants from applying for long overdue relief. Today, respected legal scholar and University of Chicago Law...
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Jorge Ramos of Univision and La Opinion Make it Clear Who’s to Blame While the next steps of the judicial and legislative battle over the new immigration policies initiated by executive action are less than clear, what is already certain is that Spanish language media reaction is so strong...
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