Florida Congressman Rep. Daniel Webstser (R-FL) became the latest House Republican to come out in support of immigration reform with a path to citizenship this weekend, when he announced in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel that he supported citizenship with some preconditions. As the Sentinel wrote: On the same day Congress adjourned for a five-week break,...
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TIME: Expect More Than Just Town Hall Protests This August By Alex Rogers Fox News: House Republicans feel summer recess heat on immigration BuzzFeed: Mark Zuckerberg Joins Zero-Hour Push For Immigration Reform By Adrian Carrasquillo PolitiFact: Words, audience matter in politically sensitive immigration debate By Dave Umhoefer Houston Chronicle...
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It has been a busy week for supporters of immigration reform. Yesterday, activists delivered cantaloupes to 224 House members who voted with Steve King on his amendment to defund DACA and deport DREAMers. Afterward, 41 key immigration leaders conducted an act of civil disobedience and were arrested to call...
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Senators Harkin and Durbin Join Business, Labor, DREAMers, and Others to Host Forum for Commonsense Immigration Reform Today, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) visited Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) district to hold a pro-immigration forum in the wake of King’s ugly comments equating DREAMers with drug runners who have “calves the...
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“Immigration Reform Summer” Kicks Off with Hundreds of August Recess Events Across the Country; Civil Disobedience and Cantaloupes in Washington; and What it all Means for the House GOP and Immigration Reform Today, America’s Voice alongside other immigration advocates and policy experts held the twenty-first in a series of weekly “Office Hours”...
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The pro-immigration reform movement came out in full force this week, delivering a clear and loud message to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and his Republican caucus: we’re not backing down on immigration reform. From protests to rallies to “special” House deliveries, activists and immigration advocates from across the spectrum...
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Washington Post (Updated): Immigration advocates deliver cantaloupes to House GOP lawmakers By Ed O’Keefe Huffington Post: Cantaloupes Delivered To Congress Members Who Voted For Rep. Steve King’s Immigration Amendment By Ashley Balcerzak US News and World Report: Cantaloupes Sent To Representatives Who Voted Against Deferment By Emily Stanton NBC...
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It’s been an exciting day–this morning, United Farm Workers, United We DREAM, and America’s Voice took to the halls of the Capitol to deliver 224 cantaloupes to members of Congress who voted with Steve King on his recent amendment to deport DREAMers and others. Then over 40 key immigration leaders (including Frank Sharry, Executive Director...
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More than 30 immigrant rights, labor, faith and other leaders were arrested today on Capitol Hill protesting against the unjust immigration policies and the House GOP’s inability to pass a bill that contains a pathway to citizenship and keeps families together. In total, 41 people were arrested. The civil disobedience...
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