This week the progressive blogosphere (see: Kos on the politics, including Reid’s statement that he had 56 votes, (and the Senate picture), Atrios for the skeptics, and Digby with the arithmetic) began commenting on the resurgence of immigration reform, after Majority Leader Reid’s statements at a rally in Las...
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On April 15, thousands of people associated with the Tea Party movement are expected to rally around the nation, demanding lower taxes and less government. These so-called "tea parties" stand in stark contrast to larger rallies and other events that have cropped up across the nation calling for...
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Despite a spate of headlines this morning to the contrary, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has made his commitment to bringing immigration reform to the Senate floor this year crystal clear.
According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, "Though it may disappoint breathless headline writers and purveyors...
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A new poll from CNN/Opinion Research Corporation finds that two-thirds of Americans say we "should not make it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens," with only a third disagreeing with that assertion. But in order for policymakers to truly understand where the American people are on the...
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In case you missed the major rallies for immigration reform over the weekend, check out the New York Times From Senate Majority Leader, a Promise to Take Up Immigration Overhaul: "The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, told an exuberant crowd at an immigration rally Saturday in Las Vegas that...
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Thousands of people gathered at rallies across the country to call for comprehensive immigration reform and got vocal backing from the top two Democrats in the Senate this weekend. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) reiterated their support for comprehensive immigration reform...
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Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) made a remarkable statement today. In front a crowd of 350 in Yuma, Arizona, and according to the Yuma Sun, this is what he said:
"…our strategy on health care included taking as long as we possibly could so the American people could clearly understand...
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The Spanish-language media highlights mobilizations performed during the weekend for immigration reform in Las Vegas, Seattle, Chicago, El Paso, Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and San Diego
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As we've discussed before, Republicans are facing a major fork in the road over immigration issues.
In one direction is the large contingent of GOPers who, no matter the short-term political damage (the failure of the GOP's immigration wedge strategy in recent elections) or the longer-term stupidity of anti-immigration pandering...
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Today, the Spanish-language media highlighted an attack against a Mexican male from Staten Island, New York who was hospitalized after being subjected to a beating and racial insults.
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