Aug 30, 2013
The most influential House Member on immigration is not the Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) or the Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), but Democrat Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). It is impossible to imagine how immigration reform can pass the House without the backing of...
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At a pre-Labor Day breakfast this week with The Christian Science Monitor, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka strongly warned the House GOP of the dire price of not passing immigration reform, saying that voters will punish the GOP for “decades.” Promising to bring a world of political hurt on opponents...
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It’s the penultimate week of August recess, and immigration reform supporters across the country are continuing to pressure Congress every single day to pass immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. As Jeremy Robbins of the Partnership for a New American Economy said this week, advocates aren’t just winning...
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Cross-posted from Cleveland Plain Dealer: Pedro Hernandez-Ramirez is at home in Elyria with his family. This may not seem like a monumental statement, but for Pedro, Seleste and their children, it means everything. That’s because, until two weeks ago, the government was trying to deport Pedro. Despite the fact that...
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Commentators from a number of outlets this week made it clear that the only enemy immigration reform has ever faced, and the only culprit that will ever exist in the death of immigration reform—if it dies—is the House GOP Leadership, starting with Speaker John Boehner. On Wednesday, Politico published...
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Bloomberg: McCain Enlists Business on Immigration Amid Party Rift By Kathleen Hunter Talking Points Memo: Pro-Immigration Advocate: We’ll Kick The GOP’s Ass If They Block Reform By Sahil Kapur NBC Latino: An August surprise? ‘Avalance of opposition’ didn’t happen, say immigration reform advocates By Sandra Lilley Cleveland Plain Dealer:...
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Aug 29, 2013
Strong End to August Recess and Path Forward for Immigration Reform- The Fight Is Just Getting Started! Today, in a conference call with reporters, immigration reform leaders and allies reviewed Immigration Reform Summer’s August recess events and discussed what’s next for immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Moderated...
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The Atlantic: Obama’s Immigration Nuclear Option: Stopping Deportations Unilaterally By Molly Ball Latin Times: Immigration Reform 2013: Would Obama Take Executive Action To Stop Deportations If A Bill Fails? By David Iaconangelo KPBS Radio: AZ Senators Remain Optimistic On Immigration Reform By Jude Joffe-Block ThinkProgress: Truth Bomb: Chief Opponent...
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Earlier this week, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte explained to Univision Radio his plans for creating a permanent underclass by giving undocumented immigrants “a legal status,” but not citizenship. Then he had the audacity to say, “So there is no permanent underclass, there is no distinction other than to say people...
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Idea of Permanent, Second-Class Status Out of Step With Today’s Values and Principles As our nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington today, the immigration debate in Congress is providing politicians with a chance to prove whether they have learned from history or are doomed to repeat the...
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