Well, this is ominous from Steve King. During an interview with The Capitol Hill Show with Tim Constantine yesterday, King — perhaps rattled by all the recent Republican talk of impending immigration reform — warned that the “rule of law people” will do whatever it takes to prevent any vote on immigration. As...
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Meanwhile, In the House Pelosi and Hoyer Challenge Republican Leadership on Inaction As advocates from around the country yesterday rallied for immigration reform and an end to record deportations, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took to the Senate floor to deliver an impassioned speech directed at the House GOP. He sharply criticized their failure to...
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Politico: Chuck Schumer slams House GOP on immigration By Seung Min Kim The Hill: Sen. Schumer: House GOP ‘following Steve King over the cliff’ on immigration issue By Ramsey Cox Roll Call: Pelosi, Democrats Pounce on GOP Infighting Over Immigration By Matt Fuller Washington Post: Congressional Dems: House GOP...
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The AFL-CIO has begun projecting a giant video asking President Obama to stop deportations on the exterior of its building, just blocks away from the White House. Casa de Maryland, Make the Road New York, and others conducted an act of civil disobedience today outside the White House, where some dozen...
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In a welcome reversal from just a week ago, the Florida state senate today approved tuition equality for DREAMers by a vote of 26 to 13 — prompting ecstatic cheers from DREAMers and advocates with the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and others, who had been waiting all day for the...
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It’s Been 307 Days Since Senate Passed its Immigration Bill; 58 Days Left Until Window Closes for House GOP La Opinión, the nation’s largest Spanish language daily newspaper, issues a must read editorial on this May Day titled, “For Immigration Reform”: On May 1, Latino communities celebrate Immigrant Workers’...
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Erie Times-News: Judge dismisses high-profile immigration case New York Times: Report Finds Deportations Focus on Criminal Records By Julia Preston VOXXI: How Immigration Enforcement Has Changed Since 1993, Report Shows By Griselda Nevarez Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Report: Nonjudicial deportations, criminal charges up since 1996 By Jeremy Redmon Associated Press: Youths...
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This week, the Migration Policy Institute released a report, The Deportation Dilemma: Reconciling Tough and Humane Enforcement, which “analyze the current pipelines for removal and key trends in border and interior apprehensions, deportations and criminal prosecutions. ” The report begins: The United States has deported a record number of unauthorized...
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Today, dozens of advocates — including a number of youth — conducted an act of civil disobedience on Capitol Hill, sitting down until they were arrested while demanding that Congress take action on immigration reform. The weather was torrential, but that didn’t stop them. Watch video of the civil...
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It’s Been 306 Days Since Senate Passed its Immigration Bill; 59 Days Left Until Window of Opportunity Closes In a development that surprised no one, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) yesterday walked back his comments from last week in which he mocked his fellow House Republicans for...
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