Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is at it again—apparently making up Texas friends with property overrun by border crossers. During an appearance on a Texas radio show this morning, Cornyn claimed that people all over the world are now crossing the border through Texas and that any immigration reform that...
Continue
»
President Obama gave interviews to Univision and Telemundo yesterday in which he expressed confidence that immigration reform would be accomplished this summer. The Senate Gang of 8 is “actually making progress” on immigration, he said. “I’m actually optimistic.” Otherwise, the President noted, he has his own legislation waiting in...
Continue
»
Four Senators from the bi-partisan “Gang of Eight” that is drafting immigration legislation will tour the U.S./Mexico border at Nogales, AZ today. After their visit, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John McCain (R-AZ), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will hold a press conference. With all eyes on the Senators, they...
Continue
»
Last week we wrote about a letter that six anti-immigrant Senators sent to Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). The Senators, out to stall and eventually kill immigration reform, complained that the legislative process was moving too quickly and requested more time to hold more hearings,...
Continue
»
In today’s news, Sens. John McCain, Jeff Flake, Chuck Schumer, and Michael Bennet are scheduled to tour the border; the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for DOMA, which has significant implications for bi-national same-sex couples and immigration equality; and President Obama is scheduled to sit down for an...
Continue
»
A month after Sen. John McCain faced hostile Tea Partiers opposed to immigration reform at an Arizona town hall, McCain was at it again—and this time found lots of love from Arizonans applauding McCain’s leadership on immigration legislation. Yesterday in Arizona, Mi Familia Vota Education volunteers, with other community...
Continue
»
One month after Sen. John McCain faced hostile Tea Partiers at an Arizona town hall, McCain saw love from a roomful of immigrants this week who came to give him their support for immigration reform. Check out this great Twitterpic showing that Republicans CAN grow support from Latino voters by leaning...
Continue
»
President Obama will host a naturalization ceremony at the White House today, where he will witness 28 immigrants, including 13 service members, become American citizens. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: Today’s White House naturalization ceremony is a reminder of what...
Continue
»
Eye-opening piece by Ian Urbina and Catherine Renz in the New York Times this weekend, about immigrants who are put into detention and then—for various reasons—are held in solitary confinement. The United Nations has likened long-term solitary confinement to torture, and has called for a ban on the practice...
Continue
»
Washington Post (Opinion): How did we build an immigrant movement? We learned from gay rights advocates. By Frank Sharry Huffington Post (Blog): Got Any Spare Change (Theory)? By Jared Bernstein Arizona Republic: Senators closer on migrant measure By Dan Nowicki USA Today: GOP stresses minority outreach in self-critique By...
Continue
»
