EDIT May 7, 2014: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard has asked DHS for a new report on Secure Communities: http://roybal-allard.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=379194 According to the Washington Post today, a Senate oversight report has found that the top watchdog for DHS to have compromised his role as an independent inspector general, getting close with department leaders and altering...
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Two Million Deportations by Obama Administration Not Enough for Leading Republicans Erica Werner of the Associated Press reports that a group of Republican Senators are already criticizing the Obama Administration’s review of its own immigration enforcement policies and priorities even though the review isn’t even complete. Apparently, these 22...
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Yesterday, farm workers and immigration reform advocates with the United Farm Workers in Bakersfield, California erected a makeshift camp, where dozens stayed all night, promising not to leave until GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy takes action on immigration reform. The action follows months in which the advocates have been trying to meet with Rep....
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Bloomberg: Immigration Inaction Will Haunt GOP in Election: Crowley By Derek Wallbank Fox News Latino: Frustrated Immigration Activists Feel ‘Betrayed’ By President Obama On Deportations By Elizabeth Llorente Washington Post: AFL-CIO’s Trumka meets with immigrants, calls deportations ‘unacceptable’ By David Nakamura Wall Street Journal: Obama Easing on Immigrant Deportations...
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But Will House Republicans Step Up? As House Republicans continue to block immigration reform in Congress, several prominent Republican leaders are speaking up about the policy and political imperative for immigration reform, and are stepping up their criticism of House Republican obstruction: Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA): Former Rep. Davis,...
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Last week, the New Republic found that 75% of those deported in 2012 never received a hearing from a judge, thanks to the practice of expedited removals and the extremely long backlogs growing in immigration courts. At the Los Angeles Times today, the editorial board weighs in on the possibility...
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Politico: Aaron Schock, Adam Kinzinger to back legal status By Seung Min Kim Roll Call: Kinzinger, Schock Plead for Immigration Overhaul By Matt Fuller VOXXI: Advocates set June 28 deadline for action on immigration reform By Griselda Nevarez Associated Press: Hastert among GOP supporters of immigration reform By Sophia...
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Today, some of Illinois’ best known Republicans are coming out to publicly support immigration reform and urge Congress to pass legislation in the House. The Illinois Business Coalition is planning the event today, which will feature former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, former Gov. Jim Edgar, former Gov. Jim Thompson and...
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The following is a press release from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement: The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) announced on a call today its newest phase of escalation: the STOP SEPARATING FAMILIES campaign. The movement is issuing a deadline on House Republicans to act on immigration reform by June 28. At...
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On immigration reform, or the lack thereof, Speaker Boehner only has himself to blame. Byron York today has this piece in the Washington Examiner, breaking down Boehner’s struggle to pass immigration reform while the Steve King caucus in the House opposes it. Presumably, that’s why Boehner is sending such...
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