Senator John McCain offered a stark warning to fellow Republicans: We must address immigration reform “in a constructive fashion, or we do not win the 2016 election.” The comment comes following a tumultuous few weeks for Republican candidates vying for the White House in 2016. On Tuesday, Gov. Scott...
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The Nevada State Senate recently passed an unanimous resolution calling on Congress to work towards the passage of comprehensive immigration reform. As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal, the resolution is non-binding document and is headed to the Nevada General Assembly for review: The measure seeks changes that would implement...
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This week, Univision anchor Jorge Ramos was honored at the Time 100 gala as one of the most 100 influential people in the world. Ramos delivered a passionate speech which paid tribute to immigrants — and DREAMers, in particular. “It is very difficult to be an immigrant because you...
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If He Does What He Says, Chaos Would Result Scott Walker made news yesterday when he tried to clarify his immigration position – for the third time in six weeks. His sprint to the right and his embrace of the populist opposition to legal immigration led to condemnation by Republican Senators, love from...
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Once a Supporter of a Path to Citizenship, Walker’s Current Position: Undocumented Immigrants Go Home, Executive Action Must End, Legal Immigration Should be More Strictly Limited, Border and Interior Enforcement Need to be Ramped Up We suspect that even Mitt Romney is surprised by the rapid and radical lurch...
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Will the Presidential Contenders Learn the Lessons of Pete Wilson and Prop 187 or Are they Doomed to Repeat the Mistakes of the Past? As we’ve said before, the fate of California’s GOP should serve as a cautionary tale for the national GOP. In a Sunday column, E.J. Dionne...
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No, the 5th circuit court of appeals has not issued a final decision in the lawsuit brought by the State of Texas and 26 other Republican Governors and Attorneys General against DACA expansion and DAPA. But it did issue an opinion yesterday dismissing Crane vs. Napolitano, a challenge to...
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There they go again. You’d think that with Republicans still licking their wounds after a humiliating defeat in their four month battle to tie immigration action to DHS funding, they’d send their anti-immigrant obsession off on a small vacation. You’d think that, but you’d be wrong. Instead, both chambers...
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In the Huffington Post, Juan Escalante Explains How the GOP’s Obsession with Immigrants is Blocking a Historical Nomination Over the weekend, after months of slow walking, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced plans to delay a vote on Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch even further. Bitter over their failed effort...
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Immigration has consistently been a hot-button issue for GOP primary voters, and candidates like Scott Walker are already shifting to hardliners in an attempt capture those votes. One candidate, however, continues to walk a fuzzy line. In Iowa for an agricultural event over the weekend, Jeb Bush told an...
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