With August recess in full swing, immigration reform advocates all over the nation are gathering together at local events, rallies, town halls, and demonstrations, to make it clear to their members of Congress that they want immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. We’ve rounded up news stories covering these...
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From Coast to Coast, the Immigration Reform Movement is Engaging the House GOP in a Public Discussion on Immigration Reform and the Question of What to Do with the 11 Million Undocumented Americans Already Here Pro-reform forces are making their presence felt in districts around the country, and House...
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Below is the fifth article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper attribution. View other posts in the series here. As Texas DREAMer Miguel Porfirio prepared to...
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Aug 7, 2013
The Scope and Energy of Immigration Reform Activities Beats the Ranting of a Pair of Nativist Kings Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is supported by a bipartisan majority of the House. The only thing standing in the way is Republican leadership’s insistence on requiring a majority of Republicans...
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Below is the fourth article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper attribution. View other posts in the series here. Sometimes the strength of a political movement...
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Supporters of Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship Make their Presence Felt As Congress begins August recess, the pro-reform movement is making waves. Matea Gold of the Washington Post writes: Lawmakers hoping for a respite from Washington’s intense lobbying climate won’t get a break back home during the August recess. ...
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With Members of Congress home for recess, the growing grassroots movement behind citizenship for undocumented Americans is taking action and already producing results. As the New York Times editorialized on Sunday, “an amazing array of determined advocates from all corners of the country has plunged into a month of...
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The following is a compilation of the top ten Republican members of the House that will influence and ultimately decide what immigration measures are brought to the House floor. This list includes members of leadership as well as those that must take on the issue from their key committee...
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House GOP Gets a Zero Grade for Progress As Congress slinks home for the August recess, immigration reform remains the rare example of an issue with potential bipartisan backing and public support from across the political spectrum. Recognizing that a strong majority of the House of Representatives would pass such...
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Senators Harkin and Durbin Join Business, Labor, DREAMers, and Others to Host Forum for Commonsense Immigration Reform Today, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) visited Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) district to hold a pro-immigration forum in the wake of King’s ugly comments equating DREAMers with drug runners who have “calves the...
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