SOURCE Standards for Immigration Reform PREAMBLE Our nation’s immigration system is broken and our laws are not being enforced. Washington’s failure to fix them is hurting our economy and jeopardizing our national security. The overriding purpose of our immigration system is to promote and further America’s national interests and...
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Today, the House GOP caucus is meeting, and is expected to release their principles on immigration reform. All this week, commentators have been discussing the principles’ expected support for immigration reform with legalization rather than citizenship, and wondering if such a move would be enough for advocates. Here’s what...
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Washington Post: House GOP immigration proposal is ‘fool’s gold,’ AFL-CIO chief says By David Nakamura Bay State Banner: House GOP may advance immigration reform plan By Griselda Nevarez Miami Herald: Andres Oppenheimer: Obama should stop massive deportations — now By Andres Oppenheimer Associated Press: House leaders to outline immigration...
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The need for immigration reform with a path to citizenship is receiving a stirring defense from both the left and right this week. One day after Republican Congressman Jeff Denham (R-CA) called legalization without citizenship “un-American,” labor leader Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO is making an attainable path to...
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In a new memo, America’s Voice reviews available district-specific and Republican-only polling. The two key points: 1) In district-specific polling of Republican-held congressional seats, immigration reform is very popular. Available district-specific immigration polling, conducted in the past year by both Democratic and Republican-affiliated pollsters in 25 different Republican-held...
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DREAMers, Advocates, and a Constituent from McMorris Rodgers’ District Lay Out Expectations Ahead of GOP Retreat The 2014 immigration debate in the House is about to kick off, and pro-reform leaders and constituents of key House Republicans have some words of advice for the House GOP: turn those principles...
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In advance of a House Republican summit and statement of principles on immigration that is expected to mention legalization — but not citizenship — for undocumented immigrants, one House Republican is firing back against the idea of preventing people from becoming citizens. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) told Jorge Ramos yesterday that...
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Wall Street Journal: State of the Union: Immigration Airtime During Obama’s Presidency By Laura Meckler Washington Post: Who’s sitting with whom? By Ed O’Keefe Associated Press: Obama: Time to ‘fix our broken immigration system’ Huffington Post: Obama At SOTU: ‘Let’s Get Immigration Reform Done This Year’ By Elise Foley...
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The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to the immigration portion of tonight’s State of the Union address: We didn’t expect much from the speech on immigration reform, and the President met our expectations. But we understand. In the crazy world...
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After President Obama gives his State of the Union address tonight, the official GOP response will come from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the Chairman of the House Republican Conference and a member of the House leadership. In October 2013, McMorris Rodgers said that immigration reform was a priority for...
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