Oh ALIPAC. The perpetually low-on-cash anti-immigrant group has apparently just found out that there are at least 26 House Republicans who support immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ALIPAC sent out an email to their list this morning linking to a graphic of these 26 GOPers so that their supporters...
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International Business Times: Immigration Reform 2013 Is Just Waiting For Takeoff, Say Advocates By Laura Matthews Politico: Outside groups try to revive immigration reform By Anna Palmer and Seung Min Kim Wall Street Journal: Immigration Advocates Say They’re Open to Compromise By Laura Meckler TIME: GOP Hispanic Heritage Month...
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We Are Open to Working with a House Architecture on Legalization/Citizenship, But Only If it Leads to Inclusive Legalization and Achievable Citizenship (Washington D.C) A blog post that appeared online at the Wall Street Journal website tonight has caused considerable confusion, and raised questions about where America’s Voice stands...
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Updated September 18, 2013 We are at a critical juncture in the fight to pass immigration reform with a path to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans. Below is our take on the choices House leaders are facing today and the factors that will force them to do the...
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During a discussion today at the New Democrat Network (NDN) think tank, Frank Sharry, our executive director here at America’s Voice, dared House Republicans to present their plan for passing immigration reform that addresses the 11 million, if they’ve got one. “If Republicans come forward on a proposal that...
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Happy Constitution Day and Citizenship Day! Check out these statements below, from those reflecting on the foundations of our nation’s democracy and this year’s fight for immigration reform. From Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus: Today we celebrate the cornerstone on which our country’s enduring...
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How About a Vote Instead of a Video? No words can describe just who exactly the House GOP thinks it’s fooling by releasing this new video celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (one has to look no further than the viewer comments to see that we are not alone). The video begins by...
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Greg Sargent at the Washington Post reminds us that if immigration reform dies, it will be the House GOP’s fault: * TIME TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON GOP OVER IMMIGRATION? Immigration advocacy groups are growing impatient with House GOP foot-dragging over immigration reform, and want Dems to exert more political pressure on Republicans to...
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International Business Times: ‘Focus Hasn’t Changed,’ Says White House By Laura Matthews The Hill: Dems tire of waiting on immigration reform By Alexander Bolton Politico: Nancy Pelosi’s votes could be crucial to John Boehner By Ginger Gibson NBC Latino: DREAMer pleads against dad’s immiment deportation; groups announce major immigration...
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Immigration reform advocates have long warned Republicans to shape up on immigration reform or face the electoral consequences–in 2014, 2016, and beyond. But this very fall, just a stone’s throw away from Washington, DC, the Virginia gubernatorial race between Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe is also coming down to...
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