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So, according to Steele, the problem isn’t the GOP’s position on immigration reform, it’s their “message”? Republicans in Congress worked to pass the infamous “Sensenbrenner bill” in 2005 that would have made 12 million undocumented immigrants into felons, blocked bipartisan attempts at passing comprehensive reform in 2006 and... Continue »

What’s more absurd than not blaming the GOP for killing immigration reform? Putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop, as it were: giving employers free reign to treat their workers as they will. Immigration reform that’s got a chance must be good for US workers, immigrant workers,... Continue »

’08 Election Status:

Open

Challengers:

Tom Udall-D
Stevan Pearce-R

2008 Cook Rating:

Leans Democratic

2008 Rothenberg Rating:

Likely Democratic Takeover

2004 Presidential Vote:

50%-49% Bush

% Latino Population:

44%

% Latino Voting Population:

32.4%

Candidate Websites:

Tom Udall
Steven Pearce

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Election Status:

Re-election (from March 2008 special election)

Incumbent:

Bill Foster-D

Challenger:

Jim Oberweis-R

Year Elected:

2008

March Special Election:

Foster 57%
Oberweis 47%

2008 Cook Rating:

Lean Democratic

2008 Rothenberg Rating:

Democrat Favored

2004 Presidential Vote:

55%-44% Kerry

Latino Population:

18%

Latino Vote Population:

9%

Candidate Websites:

Bill Foster
Jim Oberweis

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Trump’s Businesses and His Family Use Immigration Pathways and Also Have a Long History of Hiring and Exploiting Undocumented Workers He’s Demonized for Political Gain Indicted former President Donald Trump seeks to impose “unprecedented restrictions” on legal immigration if he returns to power in January 2025 – except, it... Continue »

Read the first half of this post (explaining DACA and Dreamers) here. WHEN TRUMP ENDED DACA Since DACA was created through an executive order, presidents after Obama technically had the authority to rescind the program at any time. On September 5, 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and then-President Donald... Continue »

STATE OF THE UNION: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN President Biden’s use of “an illegal” in the off-script exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) at the State of the Union address on Thursday was a disturbing distraction from the rest of his immigration remarks, which were better... Continue »

English La Opinion Presentan cargos contra migrante venezolano por un tiroteo registrado desde un vehículo en Chicago By Erika Hernandez March 06, 2024 El Tiempo Latino Latinos ven con preocupación aumento de cruces fronterizos, según encuesta March 06, 2024 Diario Tiempo La inmigración probablemente será un tema del discurso... Continue »

Support for Annunciation House has grown from around the nation following the State of Texas’s abhorrent attack on the faith-based migrant-aid organization. Last week, corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton baselessly accused Annunciation House of facilitating human smuggling and has since sued to revoke its registration. That move could... Continue »

The 5th Speaker nominee, Mike Johnson from Louisiana’s 4th district is not new to white nationalist conspiracy theories and he is no different from the failed extremist Speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan. Here are his past remarks of using the dangerous white nationalist “invasion” and “replacement” conspiracy theories. Mike... Continue »