Update: As Rep. Luis Gutierrez told Fusion today: “Democrats think all they need to do is to simply blame Republicans. You know what? We control the White House and we control the deportation apparatus,” he said. “We have a responsibility to act.” The Obama White House, more than once,...
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Choice for GOP is Clear: Be Defined by the Nativists or Be Competitive With a Changing American Electorate It’s been a bad week for the anti-immigrant movement. Actually, it’s been a bad couple of years. They are facing criticism from the right, their standing with Republicans is waning and...
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Los Angeles Times: Boehner drafting GOP principles on immigration overhaul By Brian Bennett and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press: Business Lobby Seeks Major Push on Immigration By Jim Kuhnhenn CNN: Chamber to ‘pull out all the stops’ to pass immigration reform in 2014 By Dan Merica and Kevin Bohn USA...
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio, after decades of perpetrating criminally unjust enforcement practices against undocumented immigrants, is not sitting pretty these days, and seems to be finally facing his reckoning. Last year, a federal judge found Arpaio and his department guilty of practicing discriminatory immigration enforcement tactics, including racial profiling, and ordered a...
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A new story by Cristina Costantini at Fusion provides the latest illustration of the gap that exists between policy and practice in the world of immigration enforcement. ICE isn’t supposed to be detaining pregnant immigrant women, who might require care that ICE isn’t capable of providing and who can be...
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What it Means for the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Immigration Reform and the Politics of Immigration Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate and current New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed his state’s version of the DREAM Act into law yesterday. Already, some observers are trying to assess the political implications for...
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The Week: Is 2014 the year for immigration reform? By Laura Colarusso Brownsville Herald (Texas): IMMIGRATION REFORM: Optimism increases for some By Melissa Montoya CNN: Christie heralds DREAM Act as message to Washington By Peter Hamby Business Insider: Chris Christie Just Made The Decision To Own Immigration Reform For...
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Apparently, actor-turned-fake-lawman Steven Seagal is thinking about running for governor of Arizona. During an interview with ABC 15, Seagal promoted his reality TV show–shot in collaboration with none other than Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio–and talked about a potential future in politics. As Seagal said: Joe Arpaio and I...
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This morning, we lifted up La Opinión’s new editorial on immigration reform, “The Citizenship Lie,” which discusses reform must contain citizenship. The editorial’s answer: yes, because “the mere idea of creating a separate category of people by arbitrarily limiting their integration into society and future political participation is repugnant,...
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Rep. Paul Broun, a Republican Senatorial candidate in Georgia, is known for controversial comments like calling President Obama a communist and referring to evolution as a lie “straight from the pit of hell.” In an interview posted today, Broun broke bad again, in remarks discussing Georgia demographics and his electoral opponents. One particular...
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