President Obama nominated Thomas E. Perez, the nation’s top civil rights enforcer, as the new secretary of Labor today, another sign of immigration reform’s current significance on the national stage. Perez is the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and has led the Administration’s efforts against...
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A new Republican National Committee (RNC) analysis of the Party’s shortcomings makes clear that the GOP’s recent embrace of hardline anti-immigrant policies is at the heart of their problems with Latino voters. The new RNC analysis states, “We must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform,” and notes that “If Hispanic Americans perceive...
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Frank Sharry: “Republican Party has Dealt a Sharp Rebuke to the ‘Self-Deportation’ Crowd” A new Republican National Committee (RNC) analysis of the Party’s shortcomings makes clear that the GOP’s recent embrace of hardline anti-immigrant policies is at the heart of their problems with Latino voters. The new RNC analysis...
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In a stunning rebuke of the anti-immigrant extremists at CPAC, the Republican National Committee today came out in support of comprehensive immigration reform, admitting that the Party’s approach to Latino voters helped doom them in the last election. In an “autopsy” report of the GOP’s problems and the path...
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As last week’s controversy over Jeb Bush’s immigration position showed, the politics of immigration reform continue to shift, particularly for the Republican Party. News reports indicate we’re approaching introduction of immigration reform bills in the Senate — and the House. And, the Catholic Church, mirroring many of the same concerns the...
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Today, America’s Voice Education Fund and fellow immigration experts held the fourth in a series of weekly press briefings, or “Immigration Reform “Office Hours.” Each week, a different and diverse group of speakers will share the latest information on the players, politics, legislation and other developments coming down the pipeline...
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CO DREAM Bipartisan Win; SC Business Leaders Weigh In; Republican Women Step Up; Republicans at CPAC Miss Mark Today, America’s Voice Education Fund and fellow immigration experts held the fourth in a series of weekly press briefings, or “Immigration Reform “Office Hours.” Each week, a different and diverse group...
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The New York Times reports that the “bipartisan group of House members that has been meeting quietly for nearly four years to discuss an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system is nearing agreement on a framework, and is briefing their respective leadership this week.” Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said, “I...
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As Senate Immigration Gang of 8 Gets Attention, House Immigration Gang of 8 Gets Moving The New York Times reports that the “bipartisan group of House members that has been meeting quietly for nearly four years to discuss an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system is nearing agreement on a...
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As we’ve mentioned many, many times, there’s growing momentum for real immigration reform. Over the past couple days, we’ve added some new allies from the environmental community. Yesterday, writing in the Los Angeles Times, Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org and one of the leading voices in the environmental...
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