In advance of a House Republican summit and statement of principles on immigration that is expected to mention legalization — but not citizenship — for undocumented immigrants, one House Republican is firing back against the idea of preventing people from becoming citizens. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) told Jorge Ramos yesterday that...
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Wall Street Journal: State of the Union: Immigration Airtime During Obama’s Presidency By Laura Meckler Washington Post: Who’s sitting with whom? By Ed O’Keefe Associated Press: Obama: Time to ‘fix our broken immigration system’ Huffington Post: Obama At SOTU: ‘Let’s Get Immigration Reform Done This Year’ By Elise Foley...
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The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to the immigration portion of tonight’s State of the Union address: We didn’t expect much from the speech on immigration reform, and the President met our expectations. But we understand. In the crazy world...
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After President Obama gives his State of the Union address tonight, the official GOP response will come from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the Chairman of the House Republican Conference and a member of the House leadership. In October 2013, McMorris Rodgers said that immigration reform was a priority for...
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This week, House Republicans are scheduled to summit in Cambridge, Maryland, and possibly put out a statement of principles on immigration reform. Considering that a majority of the country already supports immigration reform with a path to citizenship, the House Republicans are way behind, and taking baby steps —...
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Tonight, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union. Over the weekend, pundits and reporters obsessively speculated about what the President will say and how he will address key issues, like immigration reform. In a letter to supporters Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to the President, laid out the President’s 2014 meme:...
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Washington Post (Plum Line): How to know whether GOP is serious about immigration reform By Greg Sargent PR Week: Is 2014 the year immigration reform becomes a reality? By Laura Nichols Politico: House GOP to gather for retreat By Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan MSNBC: 5 things to watch...
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Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III will say anything to stop immigration reform. At USA Today, Sen. Sessions (R-AL) desperately tried to tie immigration reform to the growing concern over income inequality. He argues — again — that reform is bad for American workers and the US economy. Sessions and his...
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House Republicans, in the next few days, are finally taking some steps toward immigration reform, by holding a summit to discuss the issue and releasing a statement of principles. It’s still unclear what they’ll propose, after an entire year in which they dragged their feet and did nothing on...
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As we wait for the House of Representatives’ forthcoming “principles” on immigration reform—and ultimately their bills—there are a variety of positions within the undocumented community regarding what they want to see out of reform. Some would be content with permission to work. Others feel their contributions and family ties...
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