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SENATE JUDICIARY HEARING COVERAGE AND MORE BOSTON REACT Associated Press: Janet Napolitano Talking Immigration Before Senate Judiciary Committee By Erica Werner New York Times: Immigration Bill Would Aid Security, Napolitano Says By Ashley Parker Reuters: Immigration bill could fix some Boston security issues: official By Richard Cowan Politico: Janet... Continue »

One day after the RNC report supporting immigration reform, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)–a Tea Party darling, filibuster star, and citizenship supporter–gave a speech supporting immigration legislation.  As he said this morning: Prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows... Continue »

President Obama nominated Thomas E. Perez, the nation’s top civil rights enforcer, as the new secretary of Labor today, another sign of immigration reform’s current significance on the national stage. Perez is the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and has led the Administration’s efforts against... Continue »

As the Associated Press reported yesterday, “President Barack Obama told House Republicans Wednesday that they would benefit politically more than Democrats would from supporting a comprehensive immigration overhaul, lawmakers present said … The assertion prompted some ‘light chuckles’ from certain Republican members, while others reacted more like Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who said,... Continue »

As the Associated Press reported yesterday, “President Barack Obama told House Republicans Wednesday that they would benefit politically more than Democrats would from supporting a comprehensive immigration overhaul, lawmakers present said … The assertion prompted some ‘light chuckles’ from certain Republican members, while others reacted more like Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who said,... Continue »

January 3, 2013 | Download PDF here Having just finished covering the most expensive presidential campaign in U.S. history, political journalists were quick to analyze how the President had cast aside the doubters and won his re-election by a resounding margin. While some pointed to the re-election campaign’s success... Continue »

Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker reversed his stance on a previously held immigration position yesterday, when he said that he would actively fight against the progress of an anti-immigrant, SB 1070-style bill in his state. “I think that it would be a huge distraction for us in this state,” Governor... Continue »

Updated November 2012 | Click here to download PDF Outcome of Key Contests Will Influence Path Forward on Immigration Reform Next Year In fifteen House races America’s Voice identified as Races to Watch for Supporters of Immigration Reform in the election, supporters and champions of immigrant rights won ten and... Continue »

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) has long been a leading anti-immigrant Member of Congress.  Rep. Bilbray currently chairs the extremist House Immigration Reform Caucus and is a former lobbyist for the Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR), which the Southern Poverty Law Center designates as a hate group.  Yet after California redrew its congressional districts last... Continue »

In America’s Voice “Races to Watch for Supporters of Immigration Reform,” Four of Five CA Republicans Lost  Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) has long been a leading anti-immigrant Member of Congress.  Rep. Bilbray currently chairs the extremist House Immigration Reform Caucus and is a former lobbyist for the Federation for... Continue »