Below is the tenth 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. Evoking memories of the African American civil rights marchers of the 1960s, 11 marchers,...
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Are the Republicans Really that Safe in 2014? Although some inside the Beltway dismiss the legislative prospects for immigration reform, a different story is playing out across the country. With lawmakers home in districts for another week, policymakers continue to hear and read from a broad array of local...
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USA Today: Illinois Democrat makes immigration pitch in Virginia By Mary Orndorff Troyan International Business Times: House Dems Ready To Make Concessions Like Senate, Says Gutierrez By Laura Matthews Washington Times: Immigration reformists gain American support, try to turn opponents By Stephen Dinan The Hill: GOP lawmaker a no-show...
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Continues to Disqualify Himself as Leader on Immigration Last Friday, the Obama Administration issued a modest policy directive clarifying that the nation’s immigration enforcers should use basic decency and common sense in deciding how to deal with immigrants in detention who are also parents of minor children. Despite the...
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Arizona Republic: Immigration a gamble for Arizona’s senators By Dan Nowicki NBC Latino: Is immigration legislation still a go? Yes, say reform proponents By Sandra Lilley Washington Post (Blog): A conservative Christian in a deep red district makes case for immigration reform By Greg Sargent New York Daily News:...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: In her weekly column, our very own Maribel Hastings of America’s Voice writes about how Congressman Paul Ryan has now emerged as one of the key figures in the fight for immigration reform with a...
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It’s the third week of August recess, and advocates across the country are continuing to drive momentum for immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. Twenty-four House Republicans have now come out in support of citizenship, largely due to constituent pressure at the grassroots level. Not only are supporters...
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Immigration Reform Movement Alive and Well; We’re Kicking Butt and Taking Names As the third week of August recess comes to a close with successful events across the country, more Republicans are coming out for a path to citizenship and immigration reform is alive and well. The pro-immigrant movement...
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While some observers are pessimistic about reform’s prospects, the immigration reform movement is on fire. This week offers more evidence that the pro-reform movement has never been stronger or broader and is prepared to hold all parties accountable until immigration reform with an inclusive legalization program and an achievable...
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This week, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) became the most recent and the twenty-fourth House Republican to publicly endorse a path to citizenship as part of an immigration overhaul. At a town hall in Utah, he told a local reporter that “there should be a pathway to citizenship, not a special pathway and not...
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