Oct 25, 2013
Since the shutdown and debt ceiling negotiations wrapped up last week, Republicans have been using that as the latest excuse for why they can’t do immigration reform. As Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) recently said: For us to go to a negotiation, to the negotiating table with President Obama after...
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There’s been a lot of talk in the last few days, first about Darrel Issa’s six-year legalization bill, then about whether there’s still time this year to pass immigration reform at all. Our position remains the same: the GOP needs to take action on immigration reform immediately, or face the...
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This morning, during his speech urging Congress to pass immigration reform, President Obama said that: Good policy is good politics in this instance. And if folks are really that consumed with the politics of fixing our broken immigration system, they should take a closer look at the polls, because...
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Yesterday, both the Wall Street Journal and Greg Sargent at the Washington Post highlighted that House Republicans are working on legalization bills dealing with the undocumented immigrant population in America. The Journal reported that both Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) are working on separate legislation,...
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Yesterday, we wrote about Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR), a House Republican that we’ve recently discovered supports immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Today, we’re writing about another–Rep. Justin Amash, of Michigan, who makes the 28th House Republican known to be supporting reform and citizenship. In August, Amash–the son...
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Meet Rep. Tim Griffin, a Republican from Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional district–a former RNC staffer, Bush White House aide, US Attorney, sophomore Congressman, and supporter of immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Back in July, Griffin appeared on Capitol View with Roby Brock and David Goins, where he talked...
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The shutdown is over, the debt ceiling has been negotiated through next year, and it’s the perfect time to take on an issue that 88% of Americans want passed into law: immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Some Republicans however, most notably Raul Labrador, are already resisting such a...
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There’s been a lot of speculation in political circles about what kind of political impact the shutdown would have on the Republican Party. Yesterday, the Cook Political Report got DC buzzing with this tweet: Today’s ratings changes: CA31, CA41, CO06, FL22, MI03, MI07, MT-AL, NE02, NJ02, NJ03, NM02, NY23,...
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Picture this: the clock is winding down, the pressure is high, and Speaker John Boehner knows he must do something. The House GOP caucus, after resisting the inevitable for months, realizes that there’s only one way forward, and puts up enough votes for Boehner to credibly pass a piece...
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With the government shutdown over and fiscal impasse resolved for now, the congressional calendar again is primed for addressing immigration reform. Here are five reasons why Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and House Republicans should pursue immigration reform this year: 1. The Hastert Rule is Officially Dead: The vote...
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