New York Times: Coalition of Evangelical Churches Seeks Prayers for Boehner on Immigration By Julia Preston CNN: Evangelicals: Pray for Boehner on immigration reform By Dan Merica BuzzFeed: 25 House Democrats To White House: Halt All Deportations By John Stanton Associated Press: House Democrats urge Obama to suspend deportations...
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When it comes to having decent interactions with immigrants and advocates, House GOP leaders are not having a great week. They’ve already locked visitors out of their (public) offices and cut off a 9-year-old girl who tried to ask Eric Cantor if he could help with her dad’s deportation (“I can’t...
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The following is cross-posted from Latino Decisions: A new survey by Latino Decisions finds that Latino registered voters who saw recentimmigration advertisements run by the AFL-CIO were significantly more likely to rate immigration as a critical issue, and more likely hold negative views of the GOP. The Spanishlanguage ads were aired in Denver,...
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Speaker Boehner and GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy are locking their doors to immigration reform supporters, and now Majority Leader Eric Cantor is dismissing advocate kids. Yesterday, nine-year-old Liz Marquez–whose father is facing deportation–tried to ask Rep. Cantor to help her dad, but he blew past her and said: “I can’t...
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MSNBC: Why Becky Tallent’s new job matters By Steve Benen Christian Science Monitor: Is Boehner getting serious on immigration reform? New hire intrigues. By Francine Kiefer Arizona Republic: Boehner hire signals new hope for migrant reform By Dan Nowicki Las Vegas Sun: Reid confident Congress to pass immigration bill,...
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Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign to remind Congress of all the immigrants who will be working hard to produce our food and drink this holiday season. Throughout the rest of the year, we will be profiling immigrant workers like Francisco (below), who work every...
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During tonight’s Special Orders on workers and the economy, Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) highlighted the story of a DREAMer sitting in the gallery. Most people would see this as a rare acknowledgment that not only does the lack of action on immigration reform hurt real people and families, but...
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The consistent daily pressure and moral commitment of the immigration reform movement stands in stark contrast to the inaction and avoidance of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other Republican leaders in the House. Not only are House leaders refusing to allow a vote on the bipartisan HR 15 bill—despite the...
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Yesterday, we wrote about the passing of the #Fast4Families and how advocates like Eliseo Medina broke a 22-day fast for immigration reform by passing the baton onto others, including Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA). Forty-five years ago, Rep. Kennedy’s grandfather, Sen. Robert Kennedy visited Cesar Chavez in California when...
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Associated Press: Immigrant Activists End DC Fast, Pass Baton By Laura Wides-Munoz New York Times: Immigration Activists End a Fast on the National Mall By Emmarie Huetteman and Julia Preston Washington Post: Fast for immigration reform near the U.S. Capitol enters new phase By Ed O’Keefe Washington Post: Rep....
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