In New Op-Ed, Rep. Heck Tries to Explain His Immigration Record, But Unwittingly Demonstrates Why He’s Vulnerable on Issue House Republican leaders’ slow-walk on immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is becoming a political liability for Republican incumbents representing demographically diverse districts. Take a...
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Today, a delegation of youth from Florida, North Carolina, California and Texas converged on Capitol Hill to deliver to Congress the holiday wishes of children across America: for the House to take up and pass immigration legislation that will keep their families together. The press conference this morning included...
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Award-winning celebrity chef Jose Andres owns nearly a dozen restaurants in cities across America, a business he started building more than 20 years ago when he immigrated from Spain “with little more than $50 and a set of cooking knives.” Last month, Chef Andres was finally sworn in as an American...
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Politico: White House fears immigration blame By Reid J. Epstein Washington Post: For 2014 midterm elections, Republicans may decide to be cautious By Paul Kane National Journal: The Advocate: A Peek Inside Luis Gutierrez’s Brain By Elahe Izadi Washington Post: Mall fast ‘created a moment’ for immigration reform, activist...
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This week, Eliseo Medina–formerly of SEIU–along with two others broke his 22-day hunger strike with the #Fast4Families. Others, including a succession of Congressmembers, have been picking up the fast for immigration reform since then. Today, on our weekly Office Hours call, Eliseo spoke about how he’s been doing since...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: La Opinión: Members of Congress ask Obama to stop deportations Nearly thirty Democratic members of Congress have asked President Obama to suspend deportations for those people who would benefit from immigration reform. They have also...
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Obama’s approval ratings among Hispanics are down. According to a new Gallup poll, Hispanic support for the president has dropped from 75% last December to 52% last month, more than double his drop rate among whites or African Americans. An article at the Washington Post today explains what these numbers have to...
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Immigration Advocates Show House Leaders Why the Pro-Reform Movement Cannot be Ignored Between fasts across the country, prayer services and deliveries to House leadership offices, the pro-reform movement demonstrated its relentless commitment and strength once again this week. The consistent daily pressure and moral commitment by immigration advocates stood...
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Just before his reelection last month, New Jersey Governor and likely 2016 contender Chris Christie appeared to embrace tuition equality for his state’s undocumented students, saying: I believe every child should be given the opportunity to reach their God-given potential…that’s a moral requirement. We need to get to work...
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Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign to remind Congress of all the immigrants who will be working hard to produce our food and drink this holiday season. Throughout the rest of the year, we will be profiling immigrant workers like Teresa (below), who work every...
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