Recent developments in three high-profile 2010 races highlight the dynamics at play for Republican candidates on immigration, who play to an anti-immigrant faction of the base during the primaries and struggle to change gears to compete for Latino voters in the general election.
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Today, the Service Employees International Union, Mi Familia Vota Civic Participation Campaign, and America's Voice are launching Spanish-language radio ads in nine media markets across the country. The ads point to the Republican Party's obstructionism on immigration reform, cite the GOP's successful effort to block a vote...
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Representative Brian Bilbray (R-CA), who chairs the House Immigration Reform Caucus, wrote an anti-DREAM Act screed in The Hill that takes anti-immigrant politicking to a new and dangerous low.
In the essay, "Something to consider before casting a vote for the DREAM Act," Bilbray noted the horrible massacre of 72...
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The Senate's vote against a motion to proceed to debate on the Department of Defense Authorization bill – to which the DREAM Act and a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" were attached – is a discouraging reminder that the Republican Party remains dangerously hostile to immigrants and, at...
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Sep 20, 2010
Is the DREAM Act germane to the Department of Defense Authorization bill before the Senate this week? Without a doubt.
The FY2010-12 Strategic Plan for the Department of Defense's Office of the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness recommends passage of the DREAM Act, in order to help the military...
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Sep 17, 2010
Political hypocrisy is in full bloom in Washington as Republicans try to hide behind a facade of excuses, misinformation, and just-plain-hypocritical statements in opposition to the bi-partisan DREAM Act.
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Last evening, President Obama capped a momentous day for immigration reform by pledging to fight for the DREAM Act and reiterating his commitment to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. At the same time, rather than rally around what has been a bi-partisan bill, the DREAM Act, many Republicans...
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At a community event organized by The Reform Immigration for America and the Center for Community Change this morning, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) announced the way forward for the immigration reform movement.
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