The Time Has Come For House GOP members Who Endorse Path to Citizenship to Become Cosponsors In the middle of the latest D.C. crisis, immigration reform continues its relentless move forward. And, while pundits scramble to tally Republican votes for a “clean CR,” we already know the votes exist...
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News report from California indicate that Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB 60, the immigrant driver’s license bill which will allow some 1.4 million immigrants in California to start driving legally in 2015. More and more states, including New Mexico and Illinois, have begun allowing immigrants to test for and...
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The following is a press release from this morning’s press conference supporting the introduction of an immigration reform bill in the House: Leading up to National Day of Action with 160 Rallies around the Country, Groups Vow to Increase Pressure on Republicans to Get Reform to the Finish Line ...
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As we have noted repeatedly, there are enough votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass immigration reform with a path to citizenship. And yet the House has yet to take up immigration reform, thanks to Speaker John Boehner’s insistence on invoking the Hastert Rule, a.k.a the Hastert Excuse,...
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Fox News Latino: Immigration: After Weeks In Limbo, House Democrats Introduce Bill To Resurrect Reform Latin Times: Immigration Reform 2013: Amid Government Shutdown, Nancy Pelosi Unveils Comprehensive Bill By David Iaconangelo Washington Post: House Democrats introduce separate immigration bill By David Nakamura USA Today: House Democrats file immigration bill,...
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Yesterday, House Democrats introduced a new immigration reform bill that contains a path to citizenship. While the bill currently only features Democratic sponsors, its supporters are hoping that House Republicans will soon also join on, since all of the bill’s provisions are bipartisan in nature. In that spirit of bipartisanship, Reps....
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Last summer, we wrote extensively about a civil lawsuit against Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio that could finally make him answer for years of racial profiling and police-power abuse. Now the Sheriff’s day of reckoning is coming, after a ruling from US District Judge Murray Snow (and months of negotiations) decided...
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Did you hear? Big news on immigration today! Latino and Democratic leaders have broken the stalemate in the House and introduced an immigration bill with a roadmap to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans! We have a long, tough fight ahead and the bill is far from perfect — but if it passes,...
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Big news in immigration reform happened today when House Democrats released a new immigration reform bill–containing citizenship–and asked Republicans to sign on as co-sponsors. The bill serves as a rebuke to commentators who feared that the breakup of the House Gang of 7 meant that immigration reform was dead. And...
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Full text of bill America’s Voice Applauds the Introduction of Immigration Bill in the House (America’s Voice) A Guide to H.R. 15: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (IPC) Summary of HR 15 (AILA) Details on bill’s McCaul-Thompson border security provision (AILA)
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