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Huffington Post: House Democrats Aim To Push Past GOP On Immigration By Elise Foley NBC News: House Dems Will Try to Force Immigration Vote By Frank Thorp V Politico: House Democrats press for immigration vote By Seung Min Kim CNN: House Democrats to try to force a vote on... Continue »

Erie Times-News (Pennsylvania): Immigration debate takes center stage in Erie By Lisa Thompson Wall Street Journal: GOP Optimists Challenge Common Wisdom on Immigration By Laura Meckler Los Angeles Times: Upbeat signs for GOP before midterm vote may mask its Latino problem By Maeve Reston TIME: A New Immigration Strategy?... Continue »

Bloomberg View: Immigration Backers Corner ‘Deporter in Chief’ Obama By Francis Wilkinson Los Angeles Times: Immigration advocates step up pressure on Obama to ease deportations By Kathleen Hennessey and Brian Bennett Fox News Latino: Deporter-In-Chief? President Obama’s Base Turning Against Him Over Inaction On Immigration By Elizabeth Llorente BuzzFeed:... Continue »

This week, we’ve written a number of pieces on the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the case of anti-immigrant ordinances in Farmers’ Branch, Texas and Hazleton, Pennsylvania.  Deprived of further opportunities for appeal, these anti-immigrant laws have effectively reached the end of their journey, after the towns that... Continue »

After its latest judicial setback, the anti-immigrant movement’s strategy for long-term victory is in disarray. The centerpiece of their strategy, developed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Mark Krikorian at the Center for Immigration Studies, Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), and Representative Steve King (R-IA), has been to block... Continue »

New York Times: Ad Attacks House Republicans on Immigration By Ashley Parker Politico: Facebook-linked group pushes GOP on immigration By Seung Min Kim Associated Press: Advocacy Group Targets House GOP on Immigration By Donna Cassata The Hill: Boehner: I’ll run for Speaker again By Russell Berman Huffington Post: John... Continue »

The journey of three local anti-immigrant laws reached a dead end today, with a settlement pending in South Carolina and the Supreme Court refusing to take up housing ordinances from Farmers’ Branch, Texas and Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Hazleton, PA and Farmers’ Branch, TX have since 2006-2007 both been defending town... Continue »

Reuters: U.S. immigration reform advocates see new hope in 2014 By Richard Cowan Wall Street Journal: States Take Lead in Boosting Immigrants By Miriam Jordan International Business Times: Republicans, This Is How You Kill Your Chances With Minorities And The 47% By Laura Matthews Northern Voices Online: Immigration reform... Continue »

This morning, we lifted up La Opinión’s new editorial on immigration reform, “The Citizenship Lie,” which discusses reform must contain citizenship.  The editorial’s answer: yes, because “the mere idea of creating a separate category of people by arbitrarily limiting their integration into society and future political participation is repugnant,... Continue »

We know that House Republicans are in denial about the human cost of immigration enforcement and massive deportations. That’s why they’d rather kick immigrant families out of their offices than face up to the true consequences of enforcement-only policies. This week, two new developments make it clear that the... Continue »