Nov 19, 2009
The White House has breathed new life into a movement by progressives who with "parties" and a massive telephone conference are promoting comprehensive immigration reform, but only time will tell whether their efforts produce the desired effect by the beginning of 2010.
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Immigrant advocates will hold nearly 900 house parties in communities across the country to drum up support for an overhaul to the country's immigration system.
The events on Wednesday will include a teleconference with Congressman Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois, who plans to introduce an immigration reform bill that would help undocumented...
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Nov 18, 2009
Today, November 18th, Representative Luis Gutierrez will hold a national telephonic town hall to lay out how we are going to win this fight. Thousands of people will be joining the call to hear what Rep. Gutierrez has to say and to ask their questions and voice their concerns.
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According to surveys, there is a basis of support in the country for comprehensive immigration reform. We know that for the Latino community, this support is overwhelming, since this system hits us close to home: personally, our families, neighbors, and friends.
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The Obama administration deserves credit for tenacity. Like Rocky Balboa after being battered and bloodied by successive bouts on Capitol Hill over health care and the economy, the administration keeps coming back for more. Now comes Barocky III: Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
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First, CNN paid off Lou Dobbs to take his ranting and raving about immigrants and immigration reform elsewhere. Then, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano made it clear in a major address at the Center for American Progress that the Obama Administration is committed to moving immigration reform in early...
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With flags from several countries blowing in the wind at the center of the International Friendship Park, about 100 people gathered Sunday to pray for immigration reform.
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The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
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Last week was huge for the immigration reform movement. First, CNN paid off Lou Dobbs to take his ranting and raving about immigrants and immigration reform off of television. Then, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano made it clear in a major address at the Center for American Progress...
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Nov 14, 2009
The Obama administration expects Congress to begin moving to overhaul the nation's immigration laws early next year, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday, adding that improved border security and a drop in migration caused by the economic downturn make such changes "far more attainable" than in 2007.
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