Today, some of Illinois’ best known Republicans are coming out to publicly support immigration reform and urge Congress to pass legislation in the House. The Illinois Business Coalition is planning the event today, which will feature former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, former Gov. Jim Edgar, former Gov. Jim Thompson and...
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The following is a press release from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement: The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) announced on a call today its newest phase of escalation: the STOP SEPARATING FAMILIES campaign. The movement is issuing a deadline on House Republicans to act on immigration reform by June 28. At...
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On immigration reform, or the lack thereof, Speaker Boehner only has himself to blame. Byron York today has this piece in the Washington Examiner, breaking down Boehner’s struggle to pass immigration reform while the Steve King caucus in the House opposes it. Presumably, that’s why Boehner is sending such...
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Associated Press: AP Newsbreak: US Weighs Curbing Deportations By Erica Werner The Hill: AFL-CIO demands deportation exemption to promote worker safety By Tim Devaney Washington Examiner: John Boehner’s double-speak rattles House immigration foes By Byron York Wall Street Journal: GOP Beats Democrats to Spanish-Language Airwaves By Beth Reinhard TIME:...
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A new post published on the Latino Decisions website, “Immigration Legislation or Executive Action Will Shape Latino Vote,” compiles recent and relevant polling on Latino voters to show how their views and political behavior are shaped by immigration issues. The analysis, from Latino Decisions’ David Damore and Thomas Schaller,...
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To Date, Boehner and House Leadership All Hat, No Cattle on Immigration Reform According to a report from Laura Meckler in last Friday’s Wall Street Journal, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) recently told a Las Vegas audience of industry donors that when it comes to immigration reform...
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New from Greg Sargent at the Washington Post this morning: the AFL-CIO has released a memo asking President Obama to stop deporting low-priority immigrants — and to give them work permits. Read more below or here: The AFL-CIO memo is a reminder that Obama will likely feel overwhelming pressure to do something to...
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NPR (Morning Edition): Immigrants Feel Like Targets As Deportations Increase By Kelly McEvers New York Times: Sheriffs Limit Detention of Immigrants By Julia Preston NBC News: An Immigration Reformer Defends Obama on Deportations By Suzanne Gamboa BuzzFeed: Activists Optimistic On Reported Deportation Changes, As New Memo Set To Drop...
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Below is a press release from the Florida Immigrant Coalition: Yesterday, in-state tuition faced what might have seemed like a terminal roadblock in the Florida Legislature, after Senator Negron and Senate President Don Gaetz released statements in opposition. However, immigrant youth and diverse members of the Florida Immigrant Coalition...
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So this happened. (h/t Right Wing Watch) While speaking with VCY America’s Crosstalk yesterday, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Mark Krikorian insisted that: No child is ever taken away from a person who is deported, because children can always go with their parents, which is what they should do. No family...
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