Today, the #Fast4Families is entering its third week, with Eliseo Medina and other fasters going on their 15th day without food. Flanked by civil rights, faith, labor, and immigration reform leaders, the fasters announced National Days to Act, Fast and Pray, starting December 1st to the 3rd. The days...
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MSNBC: A heckler yelled at Obama. Here’s what happened next By Benjy Sarlin CNN: 4 ways immigration reform still could happen — or not By Leigh Ann Caldwell Christian Science Monitor: Obama tells heckler he can’t halt deportations unilaterally. Is that true? By Linda Feldman Associated Press: Obama Invokes...
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President Obama came to San Francisco, California today to deliver a speech on the importance of immigration reform, where he applauded the contribution of immigrants and chided House Republicans for refusing to take action and pass legislation. He also gave a shout-out to the #Fast4Families, Eliseo Medina, and others who...
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Will Boehner Continue to Side with King’s 18% or the Majority of Americans Who Support a Path to Citizenship? The contrast between the commitment, support, and values motivating those supporting and opposing immigration reform is in particularly sharp relief this week. New polling from Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)...
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Over the weekend, House GOP leaders have been making positive noises about holding votes on immigration reform next year. We need to keep up the pressure to make sure that happens. So far, those House leaders have allowed only one immigration vote: Steve King’s amendment to defund DACA and...
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The Hill (Opinion): Juan Williams: Pressure builds on Boehner By Juan Williams Christian Today: Christians fast for US immigration reform By Michael Trimmer San Francisco Chronicle: Obama visits S.F. during his toughest times By Joe Garofoli Associated Press: Biden Visits Immigration Fasters on Day 11 By Josh Lederman Los...
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A few weeks ago, we first heard the story of Brigido, a father of two who was in detention and awaiting deportation. Even though thousands of petitions were signed and phone calls were made, even though Chicago activists this week chained themselves to his bus to try and prevent it...
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The Faces Behind the Immigration Debate: Why Boehner & House GOP Can’t Ignore Us On today’s immigration reform “Office Hours” press call, we lifted up the real stories driving the immigration debate and reminded Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and the rest of House GOP Leadership of...
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It’s been a busy week in the fight for immigration reform, between a delivery of turkeys to key House GOP members yesterday, an ongoing fast, a pre-dawn vigil outside of Speaker John Boehner’s home, DREAMers being arrested at Eric Cantor’s office, and advocates in Atlanta and Chicago conducting acts of...
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It’s Day 11 of the Fast 4 Families, and Vice President Joe Biden has just stopped by to show his support for and pray with the fasters. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) was also a visitor today; other supporters including Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), and members of the...
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