Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has flip-flopped on immigration so many times, it once took Think Progress nearly 1600 words to try and track it all. He helped push through the Senate immigration bill, S. 744, before backing away from it and then repudiating the comprehensive strategy completely. He’s supposed to...
Continue
»
This Congressional session, House Republicans killed immigration reform — and one place where that will really hurt them this year is in Colorado, where key races like Rep. Mike Coffman’s (R-CO) bid for reelection and Rep. Cory Gardner’s (R-CO) campaign for Senator will be sorely dependent on the support of Latino voters. Today,...
Continue
»
Steve King held another town hall event in New Hampton, Iowa today, where he took a question from a DREAMer constituent — and then promptly shut her down. Monica Reyes, a resident of New Hampton, Iowa — part of King’s district — organized and turned out 20 people to King’s...
Continue
»
According to Think Progress, about 100 members of the Ku Klux Klan held a rally in Troy, North Carolina to try and increase their membership while drumming up support against immigration. The problem? The Klansmen were apparently heavily drowned out by pro-immigration reform counter-protesters, 400-500 of whom showed up to...
Continue
»
After the indefensible House GOP votes this weekend to 1) expedite the removal of children fleeing violence, and 2) end DACA and deport DREAMers, one thing has become clear: it’s up to President Obama to take executive action that protects families now. Today, thousands of advocates marched from the...
Continue
»
Below is a press release from Church World Services: High-resolution photos for press usage: http://tiny.cc/July31Photos Handout video footage for press usage: http://tiny.cc/July31Videos Profiles of selected leaders: http://tiny.cc/July31Profiles Today, more than 100 faith leaders and immigrant rights activists from across the country were arrested after participating in an act of civil disobedience demanding that...
Continue
»
Building on the post we published this morning: check out pictures of this weekend’s anti-immigrant flops juxtaposed with photos of our pro-immigrant rallies last October:
Continue
»
Update: The activists have not been arrested, and have committed to staying in the office through the night. Watch video here and here. Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) has been no real friend to immigration reform — a fact that is sure to hurt him this fall as he runs for Sen. Mark...
Continue
»
The following is a press release from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement: 17 People, Including Four Minors, Arrested in Civil Disobedience Protest Advocating for Immigration Reform Today, 17 people, including four minors, were arrested inside the U.S. Capitol complex. Some of the young people have gone through the pain...
Continue
»
Today, over 30 DREAMers conducted an act of civil disobedience against the White House and its decision to delay its deportation review. None were arrested. As Greisa Martinez, field organizer for United We Dream, said in a statement prior to the event: Immigrant youth across the country are outraged...
Continue
»
