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Washington Times: Allowing illegal immigrants to stay gains support, led by Republicans By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin Voxxi: More undocumented immigrants would seek citizenship now than in 1986 By Griselda Nevarez ABC/Univision: 9 in 10 Undocumented Immigrants Want Citizenship, Poll Says By Jordan Fabian Politico: Poll: Most illegal... Continue »

One day after Marco Rubio appeared on all of the Sunday talk shows, and one day before the big Senate immigration bill is scheduled to be released, here are the news clips of the day: Huffington Post (Blog): John Cornyn: Up to His Old Tricks on Immigration By Frank... Continue »

The Time is Now, and immigration reform advocates are already gathering on Capitol Hill to meet with their legislators and members of Congress!  The rally on the Capitol Lawn starts at 3 PM EST, check out the livestream and updates from Twitter here: http://act.americasvoiceonline.org/page/content/Virtual-Rally-Toolkit/ Wall Street Journal: Senate Plan Sets... Continue »

Appearing on Sean Hannity’s radio show earlier this week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) stated: I think the reason that President Obama is insisting on a path to citizenship is that it is designed to be a poison pill to scuttle the whole bill, so he can have a political... Continue »

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has joined the likes of Jeff Sessions, Chuck Grassley, John Cornyn, and Donald Trump (!) in the “slow down” caucus, last weekend petitioning Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Pat Leahy to hold more hearings, etc., before pressing forward on immigration reform.  While the rest of the “slow... Continue »

  This weekend, the AFL-CIO and the US Chamber of Commerce agreed to a guest worker visa program, a major breakthrough in one of the biggest hurdles to immigration reform legislation.  The agreement means that the “all major policy issues” have been resolved in the run-up to legislation.  As... Continue »

Update: Young has issued a full apology: “I apologize for the insensitive term I used during an interview in Ketchikan, Alaska. There was no malice in my heart or intent to offend; it was a poor choice of words. That word, and the negative attitudes that come with it, should... Continue »

In the latest blow to GOP minority outreach, the big news of the day involves Rep. Don Young (R-AL), who referred to immigrants as “wetbacks” while speaking on a local radio station yesterday: “My father had a ranch; we used to have 50-60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes,” Young, an... Continue »

It’s Easter Recess for Congressmembers, who are back at home holding town halls, meeting with constituents–and being served petitions with tens of thousands of local signers all demanding immigration reform. A coalition of immigrant-rights groups, in conjunction with local organizations, have collected more than 40,000 petitions from immigration reform... Continue »

Con la frontera más segura que nunca, es hora de completar el resto de la reforma migratoria  Washington, DC – Cuatro senadores del grupo de los ocho que negocia un lenguaje bipartidista de reforma migratoria en la Cámara Alta hará hoy un recorrido por la frontera  en Nogales, Arizona.... Continue »