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Cross-posted from David Leopold’s blog: The lawyers for 26 GOP Governors and Attorneys General, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed their response brief in the case challenging President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Like everything else about this case, the brief is politically motivated and filled with... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Hard Line on Immigration Resonates Less With Young Republicans, Survey Shows By Julia Preston New York Times: Hillary Clinton Attacks G.O.P. for Not Acting on Obama’s Supreme Court Pick By Amy Chozick New York Times: Donald Trump’s success... Continue »

Last week, we began a new series excerpting some key sections from David Leopold’s recent post on Medium, “Yes, United States v. Texas Is Really An Epic Political Battle,” which provides some important analysis into the very political nature of this lawsuit. The Medium post contained very strong arguments... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): Blue Nation Review: Trouble: McCain in denial about the GOP’s eroding prospects By Chrissy Schwen Cincinnati (Ohio): Violinist, CCM graduate and former adjunct faculty member must leave U.S. By Mark Curnutte Media Matters (Opinion): 69 leading civil rights, advocacy, and faith... Continue »

Earlier this year, we began a new “SCOTUS 101” series providing key resources on the US vs. Texas immigration lawsuit the Supreme Court will soon take up. In a new Medium post, “Yes, United States v. Texas Is Really An Epic Political Battle,” attorney and former The American Immigration... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): Washington Post: Univision’s Jorge Ramos lays waste to Bill O’Reilly, then Sean Hannity By Erik Wemple The Hill: Vocal Trump critics in GOP open to supporting Clinton By Kristina Wong Raw Story: Teenagers vandalized Latino coach’s car with phallic ‘Trump’ symbols... Continue »

Yesterday, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan delivered a much-anticipated speech in the House Ways and Means Committee hearing room on the state and tone of American politics. Anyone hoping that Speaker Ryan would use the forum to forcefully denounce Donald Trump and rule out the prospect of supporting... Continue »

The fight against the Republican lawsuit that is blocking DAPA and DACA+ is about to reach a new level. On April 18, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the lawsuit blocking DAPA and DACA+, giving immigration advocates an opportunity to demonstrate that DAPA and DACA+... Continue »

Immigration reform has long been a personal issue for Latino voters. According to polling from Latino Decisions, one in three registered Latino voters are related to someone who is undocumented. An additional one in three have a close friend who is an undocumented immigrant. Now, new research from the Center... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): News and Observer: Why Cuban-American lawmakers opposed intervening in deportation case By James Rosen *Republished: The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina): Why Cuban-American lawmakers opposed intervening in deportation case Reuters: Trump Looks to Expand His Lead as Arizona, Utah Cast Votes Los... Continue »