Cross-posted from Huffington Post: “Is this Juan Escalante?” the woman asked via a private Twitter message. “Yes, how can I help you?” I replied, “My DACA is about to expire, and my boss is going to fire me. I don’t know what to do…” This is one of two...
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As Steve King Gets a Hearing on Redefining Constitution, Issue Today at 1 PM Eastern, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on one of the anti-immigrant movement’s longtime pet issues – messing with the U.S. Constitution and changing the fundamental interpretation of birthright citizenship, the bedrock of the 14th Amendment. ...
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Apr 27, 2015
Reminders that GOP Field is Alienating Young Voters on Immigration, While Embracing Incoherent, Extreme and Unworkable Policy Ideas and Soundbites With the most of the likely 2016 Republican presidential field in Iowa over the weekend, immigration was once again a big focus of the proceedings. Here are three of...
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New York Times Op-Ed by Roberto Suro and Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco Remind Us What’s at Stake for Millions of U.S. Citizen Children without DAPA and Expanded DACA As we’ve said before, the cost of inaction on immigration is high, not just for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living...
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Apr 24, 2015
Courts, Congress and Candidates: Leaders Discuss the Latest Developments in the Immigration Debate and How it’s Playing on the 2016 Campaign Trail It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the immigration debate. Between the ongoing legal battle over DAPA and expanded DACA in the courts; new Republican attempts...
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Today, a panel of three judges at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for an emergency stay on Judge Hanen’s injunction blocking the implementation of DAPA and the expansion of DACA. You can listen to the arguments here: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/15/15-40238_4-17-2015.mp3 Click here for more in-depth coverage of...
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On a press call today, America’s Voice released its new report on the 2016 Republican presidential field and immigration, “What They Say, What They Mean, & Why it Matters.” The report, and detailed recaps of individual candidates’ immigration positioning, are available at the new America’s Voice 2016 site: http://AmericasVoice.org/2016 On immigration, most...
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Rand Paul Runs Away from Pro-Immigrant Positions Much the Way He Did from Pro-Immigrant Activists Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is the latest official entrant into the 2016 Republican presidential field, describing himself as a “different kind of Republican.” Sen. Paul’s theory of winning the presidency is based on “trying to “make the...
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With 2016 Presidential Wannabes in the Hot Seat on Immigration, How Will the 2016 GOP Field Respond? Republicans in the Texas State Legislature seem intent on repealing the Texas Dream Act, legislation that enables eligible high school students from Texas who are undocumented to pay in-state tuition rates to attend...
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Republicans in Texas are leading an effort to repeal the Texas Dream Act, which was signed into law by Governor Rick Perry in 2001. SB 1819, a bill that promises to terminate in-state tuition rates and state financial assistance to all undocumented students across the Lone Star State, is...
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