Jun 27, 2013
Are you looking for Resources on S. 744: Senate Immigration Bill? This week, the Senate passed a landmark immigration reform bill by a 68-32 vote. Immigration reform is NOT yet a done deal–we now have to fight to pass immigration reform through the House of Representatives, then conference the...
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Update: And the bill passes out of the Senate 68-32! FINAL VOTE WILL HAPPEN AT 4 PM EST. Watch live here. It’s VERY important that you tweet and call your Senators! TWEET AT YOUR SENATORS CALL YOUR SENATORS: (866) 961-4293
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The following is a press statement from VoteVets: With immigration reform legislation set for final passage in the U.S. Senate, all facets of the immigrant community are standing together and speaking up in support of reform and calling on the House to follow the Senate’s example. Today, VoteVets hosted...
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Today’s Senate vote is a really, really big deal. It’s the vote for final passage out of the Senate–a major step toward a bill becoming law. And, given the dysfunction in Congress, that doesn’t happen very often these days. We’re expecting to win by a solid margin: every Democratic...
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ABC/Univision: If Immigration Fails, Don’t Blame Democrats By Jordan Fabian USA Today: Some liberal groups turn on Senate immigration plan By Alan Gomez Washington Times: Immigration bill survives filibuster, speeds toward passage By Stephen Dinan International Business Times: Why The House Doesn’t Have To Pass A 2013 Immigration Reform...
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Update: the DOMA ruling has already had an effect. From Think Progress: A New York City immigration judge immediately stopped the deportation proceedings of a gay Colombian man who is legally married to an American citizen soon after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) for...
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In the 2007 Senate immigration legislative debate, only 34 of 48 Democratic Senators voted to support immigration reform. In 2010, 5 Democratic Senators voted against the DREAM Act. By contrast, today’s 67-31 cloture vote indicates that when this week’s vote takes place on the Senate immigration bill – a...
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NBC Latino: VIDEO: Menendez, immigration advocates want to see reform “become a reality” By Alessandra Hickson Voxxi: Senate immigration reform bill ‘on track to pass’ this week By Griselda Nevarez Business Standard: US immigration Bill passes key test vote in Senate Associated Press: Senate passage of immigration bill on...
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Our own Executive Director here at America’s Voice, Frank Sharry, debated Laura Ingraham on Fox News last night, and made the case for why Republicans–including Ingraham, a hard-right-winger–should support immigration reform. As Frank said: Laura, the guts of this bill is the most massive expansion of immigration enforcement in...
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Fox News: Frank Sharry on “The O’Reilly Factor” Reuters: U.S. immigration bill passes key test vote in Senate NBC Latino: Senate votes to proceed with “border surge” amendment, immigration bill on track By Sandra Lilley Texas Tribune: U.S. Senators Prepare for Key Vote on Immigration Bill By Julian Aguilar...
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