Apr 11, 2014
Voxxi: Amid calls to halt deportations, progressive group defends Obama By Griselda Nevarez Washington Post: Pelosi: House GOP holding up immigration bill because of race By Wesley Lowery Huffington Post: Nancy Pelosi: ‘Race Has Something To Do With’ Delay On Immigration Reform By Elise Foley Politico: Nancy Pelosi: Republicans...
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Apr 10, 2014
Rep. Paul Ryan Was Set to Headline Fundraiser with Rep. Steve King, But Iowa GOP Goes to Great Lengths to Say King Declined Invite Weeks Ago Questions Remain: Why Was King’s Name Listed on the Invite Just Days Ago? And Why Was Paul Ryan Willing to Appear Alongside Steve...
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Leader Pelosi Speaks Up, CHC Weighs In, DHS Secretary Johnson Gets Ready Pressure is growing on the Obama Administration to take executive action on deportation relief. Yesterday, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R-CA) boldly joined the chorus. And after meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, new U.S. Secretary...
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Arizona Republic: Obama weighs politics of deportation changes By Erin Kelly Politico: Nancy Pelosi’s immigration reform road show By Seung Min Kim Huffington Post: Immigration Reform Advocates Not Giving Up On Congress Yet By Elise Foley Los Angeles Times: White House may slow immigration deportations unless Congress acts By...
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At Fusion today, Leon Krauze wrote about his interview with Dolores Huerta, who told him in no uncertain terms that President Obama has gotten “nothing in return” for his scheme to trade a punitive deportation record for Republicans’ cooperation in passing immigration reform. “Obama miscalculated,” Huerta is quoted, and Krauze agrees:...
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Lawrence Downes with the New York Times editorial board has just published an excellent post highlighting key deportation reports released this week — from the New York Times front-page feature to yesterday’s TRAC data. The evidence makes it clear, he writes: President Obama has spent the last five years deporting the wrong...
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These Days Jeb Bush is on the Outs and Steve King is in Charge Washington, DC – Last weekend, Jeb Bush said something that once would have been unremarkable. He said that for many undocumented immigrants, their decision to come to the United States is “an act of love,...
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New Washington Post Editorial, TRAC Study and Vox Backgrounder Make the Case While many advocates continue to pressure House Republicans to take action on immigration reform legislation, there is also growing pressure on the Obama Administration to get ready to take executive action if the House continues to slow-walk...
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Six weeks ago, the Fast 4 Families launched their two-bus, nationwide tour winding around 75 key Congressional districts across the US and calling for immigration reform. Along the way, the bus tour visited a Paul Ryan town hall, visited with community members who fasted in solidarity, and drew attention to...
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Eleven activists in Chicago were arrested yesterday after an act of civil disobedience outside Broadview Detention Center, where they sat in the street with linked arms and blocked traffic in order to protest deportations. The arrests were part of a two-day march beginning on Monday night from ICE’s downtown...
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