Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen several Wisconsin Republicans step up on the issue of citizenship for the undocumented.  Governor Scott Walker supports citizenship. Rep. Paul Ryan is supportive and taking a leading role on immigration in the House. And the American people, including most Republicans, support citizenship.... Continue »
Jorge Ramos Lays Fate of Reform at Feet of John Boehner; Rep. Trey Gowdy Suggests the GOP Should Stake Out Positions but Not Go to Conference Immigration reform is the top priority of Latino voters and expectations are sky-high among Latino immigrants hoping to get on a path to... Continue »
Press-Enterprise: Mark Takano holds YouTube town hall By David Olson New York Times: Legal Immigrants Seek Reward for Years of Following the Rules By Julia Preston BuzzFeed: Immigration Hardliner In Congress Quietly Pulls YouTube Videos By Andrew Kaczynski Real Clear Politics: Tom Cotton a Key House Voice on Immigration... Continue »
The Plum Line’s Greg Sargent published an interview today with Jorge Ramos. If we worked for Speaker John Boehner, we’d make sure he sees this one. Ramos is pretty clear about Boehner’s role in immigration reform – and that Hispanic media is watching him – closely. Greg’s post is worth... Continue »
George Zornick at The Nation spent some time today at the Tanton Network’s anti-immigrant event today: If there’s one media failing in the immigration debate, it is that many mainstream reporters hedge around the fact that at least some conservative opposition to the bill is based in cultural and even racial... Continue »
And that, folks, is why you also buy related websites when purchasing vanity URLs. The Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA) march against immigration reform–a product of the Tanton Network–was held on the Capitol lawn this morning, featuring a few hundred mostly-white Tea Partiers rallying against “amnesty” and “illegals.” Many of the... Continue »
When Will Boehner and His Caucus Allow this Majority View to be Expressed in the House? As a series of series of newpolls and analysis highlight, support for passing a bill with citizenship continues to grow and diversify: An Overwhelming Majority of the American Public Supports Immigration Reform with... Continue »
Washington Post (Blog): How Janet Napolitano’s resignation could help immigration reform By Greg Sargent Washington Post: How much will Napolitano’s departure affect immigration reform’s prospects? Not much. By Juliet Eilperin Slate: Republicans Just Love to Hate Janet Napolitano By David Weigel Mother Jones: Sen. Schumer’s Bright Idea: Ray Kelly... Continue »
Today, immigration reform opponents are gathering in DC for the so-called “March for Jobs,” an event hosted the Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA).  Featuring the likes of Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions, Steve King, Mo Brooks, and Allen West–and promoted by NumbersUSA and the Center for Immigration Studies–the event promises to... Continue »
GOP Conference Meeting, Sec. Janet Napolitano’s Resignation, Latino Influence on 2014 Congressional Races, Future Latino Voters are Up for Grabs  Today, America’s Voice Education Fund alongside other immigration advocates and policy experts held the eighteenth in a series of weekly “Office Hours” press briefings.  Moderated by Frank Sharry, Executive Director at America’s Voice Education Fund,... Continue »