House GOP Leaders Float Baby Steps at a Time When Broad Reform is Needed In recent days House Republicans are floating ideas and expressing optimism that they can get something done on immigration reform. There’s talk of a KIDS Act to help Dreamers. There’s talk of piecemeal measures that...
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4:58 PM EDIT: According to Think Progress, Ryan contradicted himself on citizenship just a few weeks ago: The congressman debunked his own claim that undocumented immigrants might be “pushed” into citizenship a few weeks ago, when he stressed how arduous the process would be: “At the end of the day, if everybody...
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This morning, John Boehner told Talking Points Memo that he hopes the House will pass immigration reform before the debt ceiling negotiations this fall. “I hope so,” he said. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We need immigration reform. It’s good for our country and frankly it’s...
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Washington Post (Blog): Bipartisan group in House closes in on immigration reform compromise By Greg Sargent Associated Press: Boehner: ‘Basic fairness’ dictates action to help unauthorized immigrants brought as kids Politico: John Boehner welcomes ‘education’ on immigration By Ginger Gibson The Hill: Boehner endorses push for citizenship for children...
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It has now been three weeks since the Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill with a path to citizenship by a 68-32 vote, with the House still appearing disinclined to make meaningful action anytime soon. Today, a number of House Democrats are taking a stand on the House...
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7/18 UPDATE: Here’s a data point for John Stanton: Tea Party groups are apparently upset at Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) for voting to support the Senate immigration bill. But they haven’t been able to find any primary contenders to challenge him. All month, House Republicans have been dragging their...
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Conventional Wisdom is Crumbling, Excuses are Falling Away, and It All Comes Down to Boehner Conventional wisdom states that House Republican leadership has an intractable problem on its hands regarding immigration – an unruly anti-reform caucus that is resistant to sensible reform because its members fear primary challengers, worry...
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This week, top-rated Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos (who, in terms of influence, has been compared to both Walter Cronkite and the Pope) is throwing his considerable influence behind immigration reform and pressuring House Republicans to get the issue done. On Monday, he published a bilingual op-ed called “Republicans...
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Washington Post (Blog): Defining citizenship down By Greg Sargent The Atlantic: The Immigration Fight Is the Battle for the Soul of the GOP By Molly Ball Daily Kos: The GOP can’t hide from immigration reform By Markos Daily Kos: Marco Rubio silent on immigration By Jed Lewison How Can...
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Jeff Sessions did it again! Even though the Senate immigration bill passed last month in a 68-32 bipartisan vote, Sen. Jeff Sessions still LOVES slamming the bill as a 1000-page deadweight supported only by special interests. “We’ve heard from a lot of different special interest groups about what an...
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