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In a new analysis published at Medium, immigration attorney and former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, David Leopold outlines why United States v. Texas, the impending immigration executive action case before the Supreme Court, is really an epic political battle. Through a detailed overview of the original case and... Continue »

Cross-posted from David Leopold’s post on Medium: When the Supreme Court hears arguments next month in U.S. vs Texas, the immigration executive action case, the first question the Justices will have to decide is whether Texas and the other states on this lawsuit even have the right to sue. That’s... Continue »

It’s Donald Trump’s GOP now, as House Republicans voted yesterday to file an amicus brief to the Supreme Court against President Obama’s immigration actions. It wasn’t lost on many that this wasn’t just an anti-immigrant vote, but a boldly political one, too. Five Republicans sided with 188 Democrats to... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): ThinkProgress: How Trump has inspired violence across the country, in one map By Kira Lerner YubaNet: House GOP to SCOTUS: Yes, U.S. v. Texas is a political stunt By Lynn Tramonte U.S. News and World Report (Opinion): Hillary’s secret weapon: Trump... Continue »

Earlier, Speaker Paul Ryan took what he’s himself called an “extraordinary” step — allowing the Republican House to vote to file an amicus brief to the Supreme Court against DAPA and DACA+. It’s a blatantly partisan move, and the final count from today’s vote only proves this move from... Continue »

Today, to mark the three year anniversary of the infamous RNC autopsy report, House Republicans are holding yet another anti-immigrant vote. This is the eighth by our count. But, this vote sends a message to the Supreme Court: United States v. Texas, the lawsuit brought by 26 GOP Governors and Attorneys... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): Miami Herald: Trump’s Hispanic delusion By Andres Oppenheimer Tampa Bay Times: Marco Rubio took 52 percent of Hispanic vote vs. 27 percent for Donald Trump By Alex Leary WFSU: Trump Mobilizes Voters For and Against Him By Kate Payne New York... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): AP: Exit poll: GOP unhappy, Dems OK with Sanders, Clinton By Chad Day and Emily Swanson Washington Post: Super Tuesday II: Clinton sweeps Florida, Ohio and North Carolina; Rubio quits after Trump wins Florida By David Fahrenthold and Rosalind S. Helderman... Continue »

It’s Donald Trump’s party now as House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan, are set to vote on filing an amicus brief against President Obama’s immigration action as soon as Thursday. Speaker Ryan has himself called his move “a very extraordinary step,” and it’s confirmation that this lawsuit is... Continue »

English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg: Two Parties, Two Radically Different Visions on Immigration By Sahil Kapur DailyKos: Ryan to advance ‘extraordinary’ effort to politicize the SCOTUS case on Obama’s immigration efforts By Kerry Eleveld AP: AP News Guide: Now Come Ohio, Florida, 3 Other Big... Continue »