Associated Press: Rubio rounding up support for immigration bill By Erica Werner Politico: Guns, gay rights could return in immigration fight By Seung Min Kim Texas Tribune: Cruz Outlines Opposition to Immigration Reform Bill By Julian Aguilar Globe Gazette (Iowa): Grassley, 3 other GOP senators ramp up immigration bill...
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By Yoli Navas Celebrities such as Julianne Moore, Cynthia Nixon, and John Leguizamo are among those modeling fedoras in efforts to support “Fedoras for Fairness,” a photo project backing up the fight for immigration reform. The fedoras are intended to symbolize the diverse roles that women have in the...
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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) continues to call for even more enforcement in the Senate bipartisan immigration bill, a bill he helped craft and signed off on earlier this year. As the Washington Times reports, “Sen. Marco Rubio, one of the key authors of the Senate’s immigration bill, signaled Monday...
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Next week, the Senate will begin consideration of the immigration reform bill. That legislation passed in the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 21, 2013 by a vote of 13 – 5. Because it has been so rare to see a real debate in the Senate on legislation with bipartisan...
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As immigration reform heads to the Senate floor, those who watch the issue are starting to count heads and gauge which legislators might be in support. In the Senate, if all Democrats and Independents vote for the bill, that’s 54 votes. There’s one seat currently open after the death...
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ABC/Univision: Jeff Sessions Wants to Single-Handedly Crush Immigration Reform By Jordan Fabian Washington Post (Blog): Immigration reform will ease that entitlements “crisis” we keep hearing about By Greg Sargent National Review (Blog): On Immigration, It’s ‘Reformers Versus Racists’ By Ian Tuttle Salon: Democrats’ deal-making fetish will backfire By Joan...
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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and other Republican Senators are making it clear that they need to see even more enforcement and a tougher path to citizenship in this compromise legislation. This is raising concerns that the GOP will upset the careful balance in the Gang of Eight bill by demanding “border security...
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The Senate Gang of 8 immigration bill will likely move to the Senate floor next week, and if there’s one person who’s been in front of the charge to delay and stall the bill, it’s Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions (R-AL). A profile by Jordan Fabian at ABC/Univision today goes...
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Update: Also congratulations to Connecticut for moving forward with a bill that will soon protect undocumented immigrants who report crime. All attention for immigration legislation is on the Gang of 8 reform bill that’s soon to hit the Senate floor—but major changes that could benefit immigrants’ lives are...
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USA Today (Gannett Washington Bureau): Immigration bill faces tough path in full Senate By Erin Kelly ABC/Univision: Rubio: Immigration’s Possible Savior and Probable Punching Bag By Ted Hesson Washington Post (Blog): Can the GOP base really kill immigration reform? Not if Republicans don’t let it. By Greg Sargent Inquirer.net:...
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