Apr 14, 2011
New analysis of Elton Gallegly's (R-CA) tenure as Chair of the House Immigration Subcommittee shows that his hearings rely on a consistent blueprint and a common underlying goal. Despite the supposed range of hearing topics, they each follow the same formula: pit different groups against each other to...
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A broad spectrum of the Democratic Senate caucus yesterday issued a letter to President Obama urging him to use his authority and grant relief from deportation to young people who would be eligible for the DREAM Act. The twenty-two senators wrote that they "would support a grant of...
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Yesterday, former gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman stated at a conference at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, "My view is that the immigration discussion, the rhetoric the Republican Party uses, is not helpful; it's not helpful in a state with the Latino population we have…We as a...
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California's agriculture and food production are the envy of the world. The state's farmers not only help feed the world, but keep prices low and jobs right here in the United States. Yet this great agricultural machine is under assault by one of California's own members of...
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Yesterday, both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly passed the Maryland DREAM Act and invested in their state's future. The bill now goes to the desk of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, who is expected to sign the legislation into law, making good on his longstanding commitment to bring...
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A new backgrounder from America's Voice profiles Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), the most important California Member of Congress dealing with immigration that you've never heard of. But if his hard line views become law he could ruin the state's economy – and further doom his party's prospects...
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A new report from America's Voice examines – and demolishes – the claim that Republicans can maintain a hard line on immigration reform and still court the Latino vote simply by running Latino candidates. This has been a key theme espoused by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the architect...
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Last Friday at an event sponsored by NDN, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano made an outrageous comment in defense of the controversial Secure Communities program. When challenged to explain why a program targeting serious criminal offenders is sweeping up so many non-criminal immigrants, Napolitano responded:...
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