The following is a press release about a petition delivery in Rep. Blake Farenthold’s (R-TX) district yesterday: In Texas today, almost 50 immigration reform activists from TexasRITA, LULAC, Mi Familia Vota and other groups gathered at Rep. Blake Farenthold’s (R-TX) Corpus Christi office to deliver 10,000 petitions asking the...
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Aug 7, 2013
The Scope and Energy of Immigration Reform Activities Beats the Ranting of a Pair of Nativist Kings Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is supported by a bipartisan majority of the House. The only thing standing in the way is Republican leadership’s insistence on requiring a majority of Republicans...
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Below is the fourth article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper attribution. View other posts in the series here. Sometimes the strength of a political movement...
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Is Steve King running for President? A few outlets seem to think it’s a possibility, based on news this week that King (already from Iowa) is soon visiting South Carolina. He’ll be meeting with some right-wingers there, as well as some local politicians. As Peter Hamby at CNN reported:...
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Politico (Opinion): Why don’t Republicans want to win? By Pramila Jayapal New York Times: National Push by a Local Immigration Activist: No G.O.P. Retreat By Julia Preston Roll Call: Leaders Fan Out for August By Meredith Shiner and Emma Dumain Chicago Sun-Times: Rep. Schock on immigration: Supports path to...
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Supporters of Immigration Reform with a Path to Citizenship Make their Presence Felt As Congress begins August recess, the pro-reform movement is making waves. Matea Gold of the Washington Post writes: Lawmakers hoping for a respite from Washington’s intense lobbying climate won’t get a break back home during the August recess. ...
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February 20, 2015 Office Hours: Legal Expert, Legislative Analyst & DREAM Leader Discuss Next Steps Forward in TX Lawsuit and DHS Debate in Congress Speakers: Frank Sharry, America’s Voice Alvaro Huerta, National Immigration Law Center Astrid Silva, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Lia Parada, Alliance for Citizenship — February 6,...
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With Members of Congress home for recess, the growing grassroots movement behind citizenship for undocumented Americans is taking action and already producing results. As the New York Times editorialized on Sunday, “an amazing array of determined advocates from all corners of the country has plunged into a month of...
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Washington Post: August recess now high season for interests lobbying lawmakers By Matea Gold Washington Post (Blog): Democrats divided over immigration strategy By Greg Sargent San Francisco Chronicle: Zuckerberg speaks out for immigration reform By Carla Marinucci National Journal: Immigration Supporters Plan to Turn Up the Heat on House...
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This morning we wrote about Rep. Daniel Webster, a Republican Congressman from Florida who over the weekend told the Orlando Sentinel that he was in favor of immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Today, during a town hall event in Illinois, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) agreed to support immigration reform with...
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