You know it’s bad when even the guy who once called Miami a “third world country” is telling you to chill out. Last weekend, former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo told the Denver Post that leading Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump “needs to be a little bit more artful” when...
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The ongoing controversy and fallout over Donald Trump’s anti-Latino comments is showing no signs of abating and is poised to matter for the 2016 election cycle. Below are two key points to remember. The GOP Response to Trump Exposes the Party’s Weakness on Immigration: A Lack of Will and...
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Who knew Speaker John Boehner moonlighted as a comedian? During a Sunday morning show yesterday, Boehner said President Obama was the one to blame for the lack of immigration reform last Congress. “He’s stirred up the American people in such a way that it would almost be impossible to...
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Donald Trump’s trio of campaign stops over the weekend included a Phoenix rally with none other than embattled Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former State Senator Russell Pearce, author of Arizona’s notorious “Papers Please” law. So much for that “tone it down” phone call from last week, Reince. Arpaio praised...
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is set to officially join the Republican presidential race today. America’s Voice has released a series of resources that help track and make sense of Walker’s immigration stance – which Frank Sharry has deemed a mix between radical and incoherent. Read a detailed backgrounder on Scott...
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As the controversy over Donald Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant comments continues, the editorial board from leading Spanish language outlet La Opinión is weighing in ahead of Trump’s trip today to the conservative Friends of Abe organization in Los Angeles. The full editorial entitled, “Friends of Trump,” is available online here and also follows below:...
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It is now clear that the fallout over Donald Trump’s racist anti-immigrant remarks will not go away quietly. Trump’s comments, and his ongoing defense of them, continue to drive the political news cycle and reinforce the Republican Party’s brand image on immigration issues in the process, while his fellow...
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As always, leave it to Rep. Luis Gutierrez to keep it real. Earlier today, the Congressman railed on Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s offensive comments last month, where he claimed immigrants from Mexico are criminals and “rapists”: For the record, I am not Mexican and I am not an...
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Kerry Eleveld of Daily Kos lifts up a report that Speaker John Boehner recently told an Irish audience that immigration reform is at the top of his agenda. The headline from Eleveld’s post really does put it best: “LOL”. The speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner...
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With the fallout over Donald Trump’s racist comments moving into a broader discussion about the role of immigration in the 2016 Republican primary, here are three key points to remember: GOP Field FINALLY Weighs in on Trump, With Some Supporting and Others Opposing. But Two-Week Delay Reinforces Party’s Anti-Immigrant...
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