May 19, 2014
New York Times: White House Debates How Far to Go in Easing Deportations By Michael D. Shear and Ashley Parker Arizona Republic: Conservative migrant reform backers focus on tea party By Dan Nowicki GoUpstate.com (South Carolina – Letter to the Editor): Sunday’s letters: Put partisan politics aside By Wayne...
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Eric Cantor Gave Steve King an Immigration Vote, but Halts Vote on Non-Controversial Bill from Jeff Denham Today, House Leadership reminded us that even when it comes to the least controversial aspects of immigration reform, they remain beholden to the Steve King Caucus. Per Seung Min Kim of Politico,...
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Outside a fundraiser headlined by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) today, local leaders staged a rally to protest the fact that these three House Republicans are key obstacles standing in the way of immigration reform that would keep...
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From Michael Shear and Ashley Parker at the New York Times today comes the latest article gauging the state of play re: the White House and executive action on immigration enforcement. A DHS review is under way, and Secure Communities is rumored to be getting a reboot — but no...
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is undoubtedly one of the Senate’s loudest voices against immigrants and immigration reform — and not everyone back home in Alabama is very happy about that. Remember — Alabama is the state that passed HB 56, which for a time was the nation’s harshest anti-immigrant law....
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Latino and Immigrant Leaders Protest Mike Coffman, John Boehner and Eric Cantor at Denver Fundraiser for Holding Immigration Reform Vote Hostage Outside a fundraiser headlined by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) for Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) today, local leaders staged a rally to...
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This week, a number of Republicans said that they would simply pass immigration reform again next Congressional session if legislation isn’t finished this session. If Republicans win the Senate this fall, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — no friend to real immigration reform — would likely be the next chairman of the Judiciary Committee....
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The Denver Post (as well as the American Spectator) called it a few days ago when they warned that Tom Tancredo‘s candidacy for Colorado governor could have ripple effects for other state Republicans running this year. When a well-known candidate on the ballot is a famous xenophobe who once called Miami...
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New Piece Reminds Us Who’s Really Driving the House Republican Agenda As the House Republicans continue to block a vote on immigration reform (and as Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) continues to let them), a new piece from Caitlin Dickson of the Daily Beast reminds us who’s...
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Associated Press: Obama administration reviewing ‘Secure Communities’ program of immigration enforcement By Erica Werner PBS NewsHour: Jeh Johnson on counterterrorism challenges, deportation enforcement By Judy Woodruff Washington Post: Homeland Security chief says ‘fresh start’ needed for deportation program By Josh Hicks Politico: Jeh Johnson: ‘Fresh look’ at Secure Communities...
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