Goodlatte, House Leaders Talk Up Reform, but Where’s their Legislative Proposal? When is the Vote? For months now House leaders have been using similar talking points and sound bites when talking about immigration reform. However, they continue to fall short when it comes to actually putting their words into...
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The following is a blog post cross-posted from Latino Decisions: According to polling data from the Field Poll, after winning the presidential election in 1980, California native Ronald Reagan raised his share of the Latino vote from 35 percent to 45 percent in 1984 while carrying 59 percent of...
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We Are Open to Working with a House Architecture on Legalization/Citizenship, But Only If it Leads to Inclusive Legalization and Achievable Citizenship (Washington D.C) A blog post that appeared online at the Wall Street Journal website tonight has caused considerable confusion, and raised questions about where America’s Voice stands...
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How About a Vote Instead of a Video? No words can describe just who exactly the House GOP thinks it’s fooling by releasing this new video celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (one has to look no further than the viewer comments to see that we are not alone). The video begins by...
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Speaker Boehner and His Caucus Face Serious Pressure to Pass Reform from Back Home Outside Washington, the momentum and energy continues to build in favor of immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. California just enacted a historic driver’s license bill; rallies, roundtables and visits are happening in key...
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It’s been an amazing summer for the immigration reform movement, one marked by thousands of pro-reform events across the nation and capped by 26 House Republicans coming out in support of a path to citizenship. It wouldn’t have been possible without organizations like We Belong Together, PICO, CHIRLA, Voces de...
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The following is a press release from this morning’s civil disobedience, when more than 100 women were arrested on Capitol Hill protesting for immigration reform: Hundreds more women and children called on the House to pass fair immigration reform that values women and keeps families together More than 100...
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“This Fight is Not About Congressional Procedures, It’s About Real People” The following is a statement from Patty Kupfer, Managing Director of America’s Voice, responding to her civil disobedience arrest at the Capitol today, alongside 104 other women. “Today, more than 100 women from across the country, many of...
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Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) appeared on the Washington, DC NPR affiliate’s“Kojo Nnamdi Show.” And once again, he made it painfully clear why he should not be entrusted with driving the House immigration agenda forward. According to MSNBC’s Benjy Sarlin’s assessment of yesterday’s radio appearance, “Goodlatte...
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In today’s Washington Post, former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff trots out the typical Republican complaints about President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “I understand when the decision was made not to deport the so-called ‘Dreamers’ it was seen as very humane. But for people skeptical and...
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