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USA Today: House proposal to further criminalize illegal immigration criticized By Alan Gomez National Journal: Sens. Hoeven, Corker Push New Border-Security Amendment By Rebecca Kaplan NBC Latino: Legislation to criminalize undocumented immigrants takes center stage today By Sandra Lilley Houston Chronicle (Editorial): Cornyn: The Great Pretender? Associated Press: House... Continue »

Below are remarks from Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), who delivered a speech on the House floor about today’s markup of the SAFE Act in the House Judiciary Committee: Remarks on Immigration, U.S. Congress, June 18, 2013 Mr. Speaker — Later today, the Judiciary Committee will mark-up the first immigration-reform... Continue »

Wall Street Journal: Taking on Immigration, One Bit at a Time By Janet Hook New York Times: In Senate, an Immigration Bill Savior or Saboteur? By Ashley Parker Bloomberg: Requiring Immigrants to Learn English Sought in Senate Proposal By Kathleen Hunter Fiscal Times: Immigration Bill Splits the GOP, Forcing... Continue »

Will Adults in Republican Party Stand Up to Cynical, Mean-Spirited, and Draconian Legislation from House GOP?  Early next week, the House Judiciary Committee is primed to move forward on new and draconian immigration legislation that shows that they have learned nothing since the 2012 election and are intent to... Continue »

It’s a fundamental truth of the immigration debate: the fastest way to get Latinos and immigrants fighting mad is to try to turn 11 million undocumented immigrants into criminals. In 2006, when the House tried to turn being in the U.S. without papers into a crime under the infamous... Continue »

Associated Press: Rubio rounding up support for immigration bill By Erica Werner Politico: Guns, gay rights could return in immigration fight By Seung Min Kim Texas Tribune: Cruz Outlines Opposition to Immigration Reform Bill By Julian Aguilar Globe Gazette (Iowa): Grassley, 3 other GOP senators ramp up immigration bill... Continue »

Shortly after introduction of the Gang of 8 immigration reform bill this year, Senator John McCain said this about the GOP and the importance of passing immigration reform in order to attract Latino voters: “I think we can compete,” McCain said. “But if we don’t do this, we can’t begin the... Continue »

If you think the Senate Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Gang of 8 bill has been intense so far, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. As the SJC moves into Titles II and III of the bill—which cover everything from E-Verify to detention policy to family immigration to agricultural workers,... Continue »

If you think the Senate Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Gang of 8 bill has been intense so far, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. As the SJC moves into Titles II and III of the bill—which cover everything from E-Verify to detention policy to family immigration to agricultural workers,... Continue »

New York Times: Obama’s Defender of Borders Is Again a Voice for Migrants By Michael Shear Reuters: Lawmakers struggle over guest workers in immigration bill By Caren Bohan Politico: Senators to offer changes to immigration bill By Seung Min Kim The Hill: Immigration reform faces Senate gauntlet, uncertain House... Continue »