President Obama has made many promises on immigration reform — from 2008, when he was a candidate speaking to the National Council of La Raza, to earlier this year, when he gave a Rose Garden speech announcing forthcoming executive action on immigration and deportations. Yet no relief for immigrant...
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Rumors of a potential delay of executive action on immigration reform have been swirling around D.C. in recent days. But an editorial from La Opinion the nation’s largest Spanish-language newspaper today highlights the absurdity of excuses offered to bolster a delay and urges the President to follow-through on his...
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Rumors have swirled this week that President Obama may delay his expected executive announcement on immigration until after the midterms. Such a move would be devastating to families like Pedro’s, who are in danger of losing their father to deportation even though he is the family’s caretaker and is...
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Pedro Ramirez is the Poster Child for Need for Bold, Consistent Executive Action TODAY With recent reports suggesting that the President will delay his executive action announcement on immigration until after the elections, one family in Ohio is paying the price for the White House’s inaction. After receiving a...
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Here’s Francis Wilkinson at Bloomberg weighing in on why President Obama should act now on immigration and deportations, rather than waiting until after the midterms or later. Basically, the electoral map already looks bad for Democrats this fall. Democrats should want Obama to shake things up and possibly improve the playing...
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Why the President and Democrats Should Lean In Now, and Not Wait Until Later Despite the continued reports suggesting that the President may delay big executive action on immigration until after the November elections, the case for executive action from the White House gets stronger every day. According to...
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Follow Advice of Senator Udall and Take Action Now Where House Republicans Have Failed In June, President Obama took to the White House rose garden to express his frustration with House Republicans and their obstruction on immigration reform. He spoke boldly, saying, “Today, I’m beginning a new effort to...
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An executive action from President Obama makes all kinds of legal, moral, and political sense — and it would have economic benefits as well. According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, an estimated $21.2 billion in additional payroll taxes would be collected over five years if...
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To listen to a recording of today’s call, click here. Today, longtime immigration champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) joined DREAMer, Latino leaders and immigration advocates to react to rumors of a potential delay in the Administration’s announcement on executive action; explain why action from the White House is so...
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The following is a press release from the National Immigration Law Center and the Immigration Law Council: U.S. law professors sent a letter today to the White House stating that President Obama has wide legal authority to make needed changes to immigration enforcement policy. The president is considering how...
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