Sheriff Joe Arpaio Trial Begins This Week as Momentum to Discredit Arpaio & Jan Brewer Approach to Immigration Builds This week, notorious anti-Latino and anti-immigrant Sheriff Joe Arpaio is headed to court as a civil rights lawsuit against Arpaio’s tactics moves forward. In conjunction with the recent Supreme Court...
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The Guardian Highlights the Personal Stories of Those Affected by President Obama’s DREAMer Protection Announcement Washington, DC – While much of the reaction to President Obama’s June DREAMer protection announcement has focused on political implications and related public opinion, a new story and online feature in The Guardian (UK) focuses...
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Flake/Cardon AZ Senate Primary Battle Joins Romney 2012 Campaign as Evidence of GOP’s Outdated & Counterproductive Immigration Thinking Washington, DC – When it comes to immigration, Republican candidates remain stuck between a nativist rock and a demographic hard place. This week, a few sensible voices like Condoleezza Rice, George...
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Rising Share of 2012 Electorate Likely to Be Pro-Immigration; New Poll Shows Voters Frustrated With Inaction New polling released by Washington Post/ABC News shows that while Americans remain frustrated with the status quo on immigration, they don’t think Mitt Romney would do a better job on the issue than...
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State Comes Full Circle from Prop 187 Days to Model Smart Immigration Enforcement Washington, DC – Yesterday, California took a key step in positioning itself as the “anti-Arizona” on immigration enforcement, with the state Senate passing a bill that would restore common sense to the proper role for states...
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GOP Candidate’s Continued Mishandling of Immigration Keeps Issue Front and Center in Campaign Washington, DC – Heading into the final four months of the presidential campaign, the immigration issue remains front and center. And, GOP nominee Mitt Romney keeps ensuring that the issue will be a central topic until...
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Latino Decisions and America’s Voice Examine Role of Immigration Reform in Presidential, House, and Senate Contests in AZ, CO, FL, NV, VA Washington, DC – Today, Latino Decisions and America’s Voice released the latest installment of their Latino voter poll in five battleground states (AZ, CO, FL, NV, VA). ...
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New Fact Sheet and Polling Round-Up Highlight Next Steps in Fighting “Papers on Demand” Provision and Continuing Strong Opposition to SB 1070 Washington, DC – In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on SB 1070, many have been left wondering what does this mean, what happens now and...
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