For House Republicans who call themselves supporters of immigration reform, their vote for the so-called ENFORCE Act (HR 4138) today thoroughly undermines their so-called commitment to reform. Consideration of a related measure, HR 3973, continues tonight and a vote is expected tomorrow. As we noted earlier, the bill seeks...
Continue
»
Jay Carney: So it is, in my view, in our view, pretty amazing that today House Republicans went in the opposite direction by passing legislation targeting the deferred action for childhood arrivals policy that removed the threat of deportation for young people brought to this country as children, known...
Continue
»
Today, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gave extended remarks on the GOP failure to pass immigration reform — and their foolish double-down on anti-immigrant policies like the bills to curb prosecutorial discretion being considered today. Below is a transcript and video: Q And then separately on immigration, House Republicans...
Continue
»
Today, the #Fast 4 Families bus tour stopped in Aurora, Colorado, where dozens of immigration reform advocates called on Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) to support legislation that stops the separation of families. Present at the event was Mayor Steve Hogan, a Republican who supports immigration reform and called on Coffman...
Continue
»
US Attorney, David J. Hickton, Uses Limited Dept. Resources to Prosecute Non-Criminal Immigrant Father, Who’s Been Model Citizen for 20 Years Part of the Obama Administration’s “get tough” strategy on immigration has been to throw the book at ordinary undocumented immigrants and then claim credit for prioritizing the deportation...
Continue
»
After Voting to Gut DACA for DREAMers and Slamming the Brakes on Common Sense Immigration Reform, House GOP Now Gearing Up Vote to Deny Ability of the President to Use Executive Authority Yes, it’s gotten this bad. After more than a year of head fakes and false starts on...
Continue
»
Associated Press: Washington detention center hunger strike on Day 5 Associated Press: Immigration Detainees On Hunger Strike Threatened With Force Feeding, Attorney Claims EFE: Activists Ask Boehner To Show “Courage” In Pushing Forward Immigration Reform NBC News: Immigration Activists Hit National, State Fronts By Sandra Lilley and Suzanne Gamboa...
Continue
»
Tomorrow, House Republicans are planning floor action on the ENFORCE Act (HR 4138) and the Faithful Execution of the Law Act (HR 3973). Both bills seek to strip the President’s executive authority. In case there was any confusion about the intentions and implications of these bills, the House Judiciary...
Continue
»
Republicans in the House of Representatives seem to be planning to ignore immigration reform this Congress, to the detriment of the country, California, and their own political interests. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and his fellow Republicans have offered weak excuses for their inaction, despite the fact...
Continue
»
Greg Sargent Uses New Analysis to Show How Republican Opposition to Immigration is Threatening the Republican Party’s Future In a piece titled, “Why Republicans should embrace immigration reform, in one chart,” Greg Sargent of the Washington Postpresents a new analysis by Michael McDonald at the United States Elections project that...
Continue
»
