On a telephonic conference call yesterday also featuring Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Evangelical leaders including Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; Rev. Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals; Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic...
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Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, whose jurisdiction of Pima County, AZ includes Tucson and 123 miles of border with Mexico, is the latest in a chorus of law enforcement voices to oppose the new Arizona anti-immigrant law and to call for sensible federal immigration reform.
According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of...
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The numbers were gaudy last June, and they've only gotten gaudier since. There is near-universal support, and it cuts across all lines. In fact, independents (85/12) are more likely to support comprehensive immigration reform than even Democrats (79/16). Republicans are just a hair behind (77/14). Support is strong across...
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Lots going on, and lots to see. If you're in Washington, DC, or Tempe, Arizona, be sure to check out any of these films on immigration. Here's a round-up:
First, the 8-part documentary film on immigration, How Democracy Works Now, is going to be shown from May 12th to June...
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At a White House reception celebrating Cinco De Mayo last night, President Barack Obama deflated momentum on the prospects of immigration reform in the near future, stating only that he wants to "begin work this year" on reform and warning the audience that securing the legislation will be difficult.
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The countdown is on. Half a million supporters of comprehensive immigration reform rallied across the country on May 1 to protest SB 1070, Arizona's prohibitive new anti-immigration law and ratchet up pressure for a federal reform bill this year. In Washington, DC, police arrested a dozen demonstrators, including Rep....
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A nationwide poll of 2,005 Americans by the Public Religion Research Institute finds that there is broad support for comprehensive immigration reform across religious groups. Among a variety of faiths and denominations, Americans share a set of values that should guide immigration reform. The poll also indicates...
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New analysis of the role Latino voters will play in contested races this November and new independent polling by the New York Times and CBS News point to the fact that moving forward on immigration reform would be both good politics for Democrats and broadly supported by the public.
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Arizona's law criminalizing undocumented immigrants is still the biggest story in Spanish-language news, with media outlets covering statements from Obama Administration officials, a few silver linings among the effects of the law, and the anti-immigrant organizations that helped put it together.
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The Spanish-language press devotes extensive coverage to Saturday's immigration rallies, which drew hundreds of thousands of people across the country, and to continued reactions to the Arizona law criminalizing undocumented immigrants.
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