The following is cross-posted from Latino Decisions: According to polling data from the California Field Poll, after winning the presidential election in 1980, former California Governor Ronald Reagan raised his share of the Latino vote from 35% to 45% in 1984 while carrying 59% of the entire state. Republicans...
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Picture this: the clock is winding down, the pressure is high, and Speaker John Boehner knows he must do something. The House GOP caucus, after resisting the inevitable for months, realizes that there’s only one way forward, and puts up enough votes for Boehner to credibly pass a piece...
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With the government shutdown over and fiscal impasse resolved for now, the congressional calendar again is primed for addressing immigration reform. Here are five reasons why Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and House Republicans should pursue immigration reform this year: 1. The Hastert Rule is Officially Dead: The vote...
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“The Window of Opportunity is Open Now” President Obama just outlined three areas where Democrats and Republicans should come together to act in the coming weeks: 1) a balanced approach to the budget; 2) fixing our broken immigration system; and 3) passing a Farm bill. In response, Frank Sharry,...
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Latinos Post: Immigration Reform 2013 News: President Obama Looks to Push for Vote on Immigration Bill Post-Fiscal Crisis By Jean-Paul Salamanca Roll Call: Film Series on Immigration Policy Is a Tapestry of Politics, Policy and Personalities By Jason Dick Washington Post: Obama plans to renew immigration, climate change efforts...
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According to Huffington Post, Tea Partier Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) is so upset about losing the government funding and debt limit debate that that he’s vowing to block the next priority on the agenda: common sense immigration reform. Why? Because President Obama is the clear winner of the fiscal...
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For the last few weeks, shutdown and then debt ceiling negotiations have paralyzed Washington, as Republicans have drawn out their unwillingness to compromise and driven talks to the 11th hour. Even as a deal appears to draw near, however, the aftermath of the last few weeks has hardly been...
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Hastert Rule Likely to Be Discarded Once Again; President Obama Stresses that Immigration Reform is Up Next; House GOP Out of Excuses The likely resolution to the current fiscal and debt ceiling impasse has led to the question: what’s next for Congress? President Obama said yesterday he wants Congress...
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Yesterday, NBC’s Chuck Todd was busy hyping a new “exclusive” poll sponsored by NBC News and Esquire Magazine on what those two media entities refer to as “The New American Center.” Frankly, the story was more befitting of NBC’s entertainment division than its news division. The poll was conducted by Joel...
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BuzzFeed: Obama Has Already Won The Shutdown Fight And He’s Coming For Immigration Next By Evan McMorris-Santoro New York Magazine: Obama Is Over the Shutdown, Wants to Tackle Immigration Reform By Margaret Hartmann USA Today: Obama still plans to push immigration bill By David Jackson Reuters: Obama plans immigration...
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