The consistent daily pressure and moral commitment of the immigration reform movement stands in stark contrast to the inaction and avoidance of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other Republican leaders in the House. Not only are House leaders refusing to allow a vote on the bipartisan HR 15 bill—despite the...
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Yesterday, we wrote about the passing of the #Fast4Families and how advocates like Eliseo Medina broke a 22-day fast for immigration reform by passing the baton onto others, including Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA). Forty-five years ago, Rep. Kennedy’s grandfather, Sen. Robert Kennedy visited Cesar Chavez in California when...
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Associated Press: Immigrant Activists End DC Fast, Pass Baton By Laura Wides-Munoz New York Times: Immigration Activists End a Fast on the National Mall By Emmarie Huetteman and Julia Preston Washington Post: Fast for immigration reform near the U.S. Capitol enters new phase By Ed O’Keefe Washington Post: Rep....
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“Do Your Jobs” Campaign Continues with Direct Calls to Action from Local Immigrant Workers and Business Owners Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign by attempting to deliver immigrant-processed turkeys and merlot wine to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and other House leadership offices. The goal...
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The following is a press release from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement: At Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting, Kids Tell Boehner: All We Want for Christmas is Our Families A group of immigrant children and their families sang to Speaker John Boehner – calling out his inaction on immigration reform...
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We’ve written about how Speaker John Boehner and his staff are hiding from immigrants–locking his office doors during business hours and not engaging with immigrants and advocates who come to speak with him. On the other side of the country, GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is apparently doing the same...
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New Washington Post Story and Video Detail Dangers Behind the “Un-SAFE” Act & Consequences for Immigrant Victims of Crime A new Washington Post story documenting the deterioration of police-community relationships due to policies like Secure Communities and state anti-immigration laws underscores the dangers of a related federal proposal called...
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“Do Your Jobs” Campaign Continues with Direct Calls to Action from Local Immigrant Workers and Business Owners Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign by attempting to deliver immigrant-processed turkeys and merlot wine to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and other House leadership offices. ...
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Today, during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on “The President’s Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws,” we expected to hear a lot of complaints about how the President is “ignoring” his constitutional duty to faithfully execute immigration laws. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration has been entirely too “faithful” in...
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But Only if House GOP Leaders Move from Talk into Action Yesterday, after the New York Times reported that this Congress is on track to be the least productive in history, John Harwood of the New York Times and CNBC tweeted “Whatever else Obama fumbles/Rs obstruct, substantive/political success of this...
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