For many months, it has been clear that Republicans have no intention to pass immigration reform legislation. Speaker Boehner has claimed both that Republicans distrust Obama too much to pass a bill and that Obama acting on his own to protect immigrants is improper. What’s left, then? The status quo,...
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With Congress back in session after the mid-terms, Republican leadership has been talking about the need for the GOP to engage in responsible governance. But with hardliners in the Senate and the House–from Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) to Reps. Steve King (R-IA) and Michelle Bachmann(R-MN)–demanding...
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Video from today’s press conference is available here. Today—in between House committee hearings on immigration—Congressional immigration champions, faith leaders and impacted individuals responded to the latest GOP attacks on immigrants and the Obama Administration’s immigration enforcement policies (see video here). Their message was simple: in the absence of legislative reform, the President must do...
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New Gallup approval numbers and a growing body of polling demonstrate that President Obama’s recent executive actions on immigration are overwhelmingly popular among Latino voters. As Republicans hold hearings today that unofficially kick off their attempts to block and overturn this sensible step forward on immigration, the warning signs...
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Before there was the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, there was the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) — and today, four former General Counsels of that body have released a letter agreeing “wholeheartedly” with the validity of President Obama’s recent executive action. As they wrote: We take no positions on the...
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President Obama’s approval ratings among Latinos have surged since his recent executive order for immigrants. From the Washington Post today: His approval among Hispanics has shot up by 14 points over the past two weeks. It’s now at 68 percent — the highest it has been this year, and at...
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New polling from CNN shows very strong support for the policy behind Obama’s immigration executive action: President Barack Obama’s policy of halting deportations for the undocumented parents of children born in the U.S. is popular — but his method for implementing it is not. Only 26% of Americans think...
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While most observers recognize that the President Obama’s announced executive actions on immigration are sensible, legal, the right thing to do, and good politics, the anti-immigrant wing of the Republican Party and the conservative echo chamber are apoplectic. From talk of impeachment to calls for imprisonment; from predictions of...
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On a press call held this afternoon, congressional immigrant rights’ champions Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) discussed President Obama’s new immigration actions in a bilingual conference call with reporters. The speakers, each immigration reform champions and leaders in Congress, highlighted their strong support for the president’s announced...
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Warning to Republicans: be very, very careful of the ugly things you choose to say about President Obama and his recently announced executive action. Latino Decisions released new polling today, and Latinos are not going to be too pleased with anyone who blocks the implementation of Obama’s announcement. Also, you...
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