Today, the first of nearly 1.7 million DREAMers can begin applying for deferred action under a program that was announced by President Obama earlier this year in June. (See the Washington Post article here.) The political impact of this is clear. Over the next month, hundreds of thousands of...
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The biggest day for immigration in decades is finally here! Following President Obama’s June 15, 2012 announcement that DREAM Act-eligible youth would be able to request deferred action and protection from deportation, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has begun accepting applications from immigrant youth. Eligible beneficiaries will be...
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With the DREAMer “Deferred Action” process set to begin accepting applications tomorrow, Mitt Romney still refuses to answer a simple question: on his first day as President, would he keep or revoke this new policy? After bringing on hardline anti-immigrant activists as advisors, and taking hardline immigration positions during the...
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Candidate Pledges to “Reform Immigration” on Spanish Language Radio, Yet Refuses to Take Position on Smartest Immigration Policy Change in Decades With the DREAMer “Deferred Action” process set to begin tomorrow at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mitt Romney still refuses to answer a simple question: on his...
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Cross-Posted at Latino Decisions and Latino Vote Matters: While presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s anemic support among Latinos is likely to weaken his prospects in states with large or emerging Latino voting populations, it is less clear whether his unpopularity among Latinos will spill-over to down ticket races;...
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Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice El sábado en Manassas, Virginia, y en medio de la euforia generada por el reciente nombramiento de su compañero de fórmula, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney hablaba sobre sus propuestas para un Estados Unidos con menor ingerencia gubernamental y mayores oportunidades para...
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