Fox News Latino: Already Facing Uphill Battle, Immigration Reform Could Be Doomed By Syrian Conflict By Elizabeth Llorente New York Times: Rallies for Immigration Overhaul Planned By Julia Preston NBC Latino: Groups announce major national mobilization for immigration reform in October By Sandra Lilley San Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein wants...
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In the last couple of days, Washington has been abuzz with speculation that Speaker John Boehner will retire in 2014. It’s an important question, because Boehner is currently the greatest single obstacle to immigration reform passing immediately. Between the 200 House Democrats and 25 House Republicans who support citizenship,...
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Today, the Alliance 4 Citizenship released numbers that show just how much immigration reform advocates dominated the fight this August recess. In the last month, advocates have: Pushed 25 House Republicans to come out in favor of citizenship Organized 1,194 events in 41 states Attended 132 town hall meetings in 29 states targeting...
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The following is a press release from Alliance 4 Citizenship: Broad Coalition Mobilized Tens of Thousands at 1200 Events During “Immigration Reform Summer,” Vows to Increase Pressure Until There’s a Vote this Fall Immigration reform supporters this August organized an unprecedented level of activity around the country to keep...
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Most Americans support a balanced approach to immigration policy and reform. So where did the relentless focus on more and more aggressive enforcement originate? During the last decade, border security groups like the Minutemen pushed this issue into the forefront. Their extreme messaging was adopted by the media, members...
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Below is the eleventh article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper attribution. This week, a red pickup truck pulled up to the West Chester, OH, office...
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New York Times: Syria Debate Is Crowding Other Issues on Calendar By Michael Shear and Jonathan Weisman MSNBC: A new obstacle to immigration reform: the Syria debate By Benjy Sarlin Reuters: Syria adds to uphill battle for U.S. immigration reform By Caren Bohan US News and World Report: Could...
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It was a billed as an anti-immigrant event, and turned out to be anything but. Yesterday in Richmond, Virginia, the Black American Leadership Alliance–a front group for FAIR and the rest of the Tanton network–held the first in a series of events with their anti-immigrant We Are America tour,...
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With Goodlatte Uninterested in Getting it Done, Boehner and Other House Leaders Must Work With Champions From Both Parties to Forge a Breakthrough Since the 2012 elections, there has been a widely shared assessment that Republican leaders want to pass immigration reform for both political and policy reasons. As...
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Led by CREDO Action, MoveOn and Reform Immigration for America advocates delivered over 600,000 petitions to Speaker John Boehner today with a very clear message: We want a vote on a path to citizenship. The petitions were delivered to Boehner at his district office in West Chester, Ohio this...
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