Jul 29, 2013
Daily Beast: Cecilia Munoz, Quarterback of Obama’s Immigration Reform Efforts By Eleanor Clift Latinos Post: Immigration Reform News 2013: New Poll Shows Latino Vote in Battleground States Could Make or Break GOP in 2014 Midterm Elections By Bary Alyssa Johnson Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Paul Ryan lays out immigration proposals in...
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According to Buzzfeed this morning, Steve King isn’t done with his DREAMers-are-drug-runner comments yet. Saturday on Fox News, King said that an anonymous border patrol agent said that his recent comments–that most DREAMers are drug runners with “calves the size of cantaloupes”–were maybe off by ten pounds. As King...
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By Yoli Navas: “Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: This week Spanish language media covered the reactions to Representative Steve King’s (R-IA) anti-immigrant comments towards DREAMers and the KIDS Act hearing in the House Immigration Subcommittee. Univision: Rising controversy and rejection...
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GOP Steve King Problem = Latino Problem; After KIDS Act Hearing, Latino Polling Says Go Big or Go Home Today, America’s Voice alongside other immigration advocates and policy experts held the twentieth in a series of weekly “Office Hours” press briefings. Moderated by Frank Sharry, Executive Director at America’s Voice, today’s call featured Maria...
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This week, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) proved that he is setting the GOP agenda on Immigration. King’s comments comparing young undocumented DREAMers to drug mules put a spotlight on the quandary facing Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) as he tries to improve his Party’s badly tarnished brand with Latino voters and quiet...
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Cross-posted at Daily Kos Even Before August Recess Begins, Two Republicans in Tough Districts Register Support for a Path To Citizenship Below is the first article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long...
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Boehner Calls Reform “More Difficult” in Light of Extremist Comments, When They Should Make Passing Reform More Imperative As anti-immigrant extremist Rep. Steve King (R-IA) continues his media tour to defend his infamous comparison of DREAMers to drug smugglers, he has company – another high-profile Republican has joined Rep....
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5: 54 PM EDIT: And it looks like House Republicans are going to have to work even harder to distance themselves. A new report from American Bridge finds that on immigration, a majority of House Republicans have voted with Steve King almost 90% of the time. That’s a lot of...
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Steve King’s latest comments comparing DREAMers to drug smugglers with “calves the size of cantaloupes” has exploded into one of the biggest news stories this week. Last night, Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report discussed King in a segment that went over King’s history comparing immigrants to animals, like...
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San Francisco Chronicle: Silicon Valley steps up role in immigration debate By Carla Marinucci Newsmax: House Shows Some Movement on Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ By Lisa Barron National Journal: John Boehner Is About to Get Much More Aggressive By Chris Frates Business Insider: One Tea Party Congressman Is Becoming Republicans’...
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