New Public Policy Polling (PPP) polls of eight congressional districts, commissioned by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), show that Republican House members can begin to rebuild the damage to their popularity caused by the government shutdown if they vote for commonsense immigration reform. Said SEIU Executive Vice President...
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Lessons in Virginia and California on Display for GOP, if They Are Willing to Look & Listen Given the likely outcome, the Virginia governor’s race could be a sign of things to come for the GOP in 2014 when it comes to the politics of immigration. Republican candidate Ken...
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4:14 PM UPDATE: Here’s an excerpted statement from Promise Arizona: “We remind Mr. Franks that more than two-thirds of Arizonans support an immigration reform plan that includes a path to citizenship for the nation’s undocumented population, because they understand that the current system causes incredible pain and suffering among immigrants...
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Today, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) joined as a co-sponsor to HR15 – sensible immigration legislation comprised entirely of provisions that have attracted bipartisan support in the past. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen is now the second House Republican to join this bill, which now is pushing toward 200 co-sponsors. The following is...
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MSNBC: Rubio to GOP: Don’t pass my immigration bill! By Benjy Sarlin NBC Latino: Immigration advocates push for sweeping reform; Rubio aide says be ‘realistic’ on legislation By Suzanne Gamboa Politico: Marco Rubio sparks immigration debate By Seung Min Kim Wall Street Journal: Rubio Backs Off His Immigration Bill...
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National and California Advocates Thank Denham for Taking Action and Urge the Rest of the House GOP to Follow Denham’s Lead This weekend, Representative Jeff Denham (R-CA) announced his plans to cosponsor HR 15, a broad immigration reform bill that includes numerous policies supported by Democrats and Republicans in...
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Yesterday, Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10) announced that he’s cosponsoring H.R. 15, the new immigration bill in the House. A big move like that needs a big thanks — so today we sent him a larger-than-life-thank you card, in the form of this banner flown over Modesto, CA today: “Thanks Rep. Denham! #HR15”...
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Immigration reform in the House took a significant step forward this weekend, when Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) became the first House GOPer to support HR 15, the House immigration reform bill that contains a path to citizenship. Rep. Denham deserves praise for his leadership, and advocates of reform have...
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A new Politico article today reveals that even though House Republicans only have 19 working days left in the calendar to get things like immigration reform done, they still don’t have their act together: For the first time in months, House Republicans are facing no immediate cataclysmic deadlines, and...
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Someone call Mrs. Rubio–apparently, her son needs to be left another voicemail. Sen. Marco Rubio, a member of the Senate Gang of 8 and supposed Republican rising star who once talked about how his immigrant mother influences him on immigration reform–is now flip-flopping. Despite helping to write the Senate...
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