Cross-posted from Huffington Post: “Is this Juan Escalante?” the woman asked via a private Twitter message. “Yes, how can I help you?” I replied, “My DACA is about to expire, and my boss is going to fire me. I don’t know what to do…” This is one of two...
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Clinton Leans in on Driver’s Licenses; Rubio Tries to Have it Both Ways on Executive Action When it comes to immigration on the 2016 campaign trail, we’re interested in having candidates from both parties clear up confusion by moving past vague talking points to announce concrete and positive immigration...
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After weeks of battling the inevitable, House Republicans appear set to finally advance a clean DHS funding bill stripped of immigration riders. This predictable outcome reinforced the fact that immigration is the Republicans’ kryptonite. Instead of helping the GOP, congressional attempts to block and overturn President Obama’s recent executive actions on immigration...
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Funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out tomorrow, yet Congressional Republicans are determined to continue playing with our nation’s security at the expense of millions of immigrant families. Everyone knows that a clean DHS bill will eventually be passed, but Republicans have instead pushed for a bill...
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The Republicans, it seems, are determined to drive their respectability and electability into the ground. Four times already, they have pushed for votes on the DHS funding bill passed by the House, which unfortunately contains riders that would end DACA and DAPA — maximizing the deportations of DREAMers and...
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For weeks now, Congressional Republicans have been embroiled in fight with each other over a DHS funding bill that would end DACA and DAPA for millions of DREAMers and immigrant parents. The House and Senate could pass a clean funding bill — as Democrats have been insisting — but...
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Judge Hanen’s Decision Faces Withering Criticism Washington DC – In the wake of Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling on the Texas immigration lawsuit, many have been quick to blast Hanen’s poorly-reasoned and politicized decision to stop millions of immigrants from applying for long overdue relief. Today, respected legal scholar and University of Chicago Law...
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Today at a book signing in Iowa, Marco Rubio encountered Alejandro, an immigration reform advocate and pastor who asked him if the next president should support DACA and DAPA. Here’s what Rubio said: ALEJANDRO: Should the next president support DACA and DAPA? RUBIO: No, I think we need to do...
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The Republicans, it seems, are determined to drive their respectability and electability into the ground. Three times last week, they pushed for votes on the DHS funding bill passed by the House, which unfortunately contains riders that would end DACA and DAPA — maximizing the deportations of DREAMers and immigrant parents....
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The Republicans, it seems, are determined to drive their respectability and electability into the ground. Three times last week, they pushed for votes on the DHS funding bill passed by the House, which unfortunately contains riders that would end DACA and DAPA — maximizing the deportations of DREAMers and immigrant parents....
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