Big news in immigration reform happened today when House Democrats released a new immigration reform bill–containing citizenship–and asked Republicans to sign on as co-sponsors. The bill serves as a rebuke to commentators who feared that the breakup of the House Gang of 7 meant that immigration reform was dead. And...
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Full text of bill America’s Voice Applauds the Introduction of Immigration Bill in the House (America’s Voice) A Guide to H.R. 15: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (IPC) Summary of HR 15 (AILA) Details on bill’s McCaul-Thompson border security provision (AILA)
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Every Provision Has Bipartisan Support; It’s Put Up or Shut Up Time for Speaker Boehner Today, House Democrats introduced a comprehensive immigration bill that draws on the bill approved on a bipartisan basis in the Senate, and on the McCaul-Thompson border security bill approved on a bipartisan basis by...
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If there’s one member of Congress who exemplifies the House GOP identity as the “Party of No,” it’s probably Rep. Steve King (R-IA). This week, he’s in the news for being one of the most intractable House Republicans on the government shutdown, one of the few who still think...
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Right now, Washington is consumed with the shutdown of the federal government — and the intransigence of the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party. Even while DC is gridlocked, immigration keeps moving. Today, House Democrats are introducing their immigration reform bill. It’s legislation that includes bipartisan policies on...
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Politico: House Democrats to release immigration bill By Seung Min Kim ABC News: House Democrats to Introduce Immigration Reform Bill By Jim Avila and Serena Marshall NBC Latino: Democrats to make move on immigration reform Wednesday By Suzanne Gamboa National Journal: How Steve King Will Kill Immigration Reform By...
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The following is a press release about events this Saturday, October 5th: Advocate Groups, Faith, Labor Allies Determined to Break Through Partisan Gridlock with Immigration Reform; Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship is the Lone Issue with Bipartisan Majority Support in Congress This Saturday, October 5th, Latino, Asian, and...
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Government Shutdown Shows Need for House GOP Modernizers to Stand Up to Radicals Conservative journalist Byron York of the Washington Examiner has an interesting piece entitled, “How 30 House Republicans are forcing the Obamacare fight.” In it, he states: There are 233 Republicans in the House. Insiders estimate that three-quarters of them,...
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We already know Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) as one of the House GOPers who supports immigration reform with a path to citizenship. As a Republican from California, Denham understands why our nation needs immigrants, and why Republicans can’t be the party blocking a policy supported by the vast majority...
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The Weekly Standard: 84 House Republicans Support Legalizing Undocumented Workers By Maria Santos Bloomberg: Immigration Roundup: Will an Overhaul Happen? By Laura Francis Chicago Tribune: Gutierrez book criticizes Obama on immigration By Mark Jacob Roll Call: Republican Senate Hopefuls Vary in Quality, Approach By Stuart Rothenberg National Journal: The...
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