All year long, House Republicans have been stalling on immigration reform, refusing to take action despite the Senate having passed legislation that contains a path to citizenship almost five months ago. Their excuses for not taking action? Everything from Obama and Obamacare to their distrust of Democrats. Elise Foley...
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Politics abhors a vacuum and in the case of anti-immigrant extremists, they have willingly filled the gap left by the inaction of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH). And the more the Speaker and others in House leadership pile on excuses to delay a vote on immigration reform, the...
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CNN: Zuckerberg-backed group makes new immigration push The Hill: Zuckerberg group: Delay on immigration ‘unacceptable’ By Kate Tummarello NPR (Morning Edition): Little-Known Immigration Mandate Keeps Detention Beds Full By Ted Robbins Politico: Six Republicans want immigration views of DHS nominee Jeh Johnson By Seung Min Kim Huffington Post: Jeb...
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According to the Texas Tribune, students at the University of Texas in Austin are making headlines (again) for planning a game of “catch the undocumented immigrant”: On Wednesday, the campus chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas will offer students $25 gift cards if they can “catch” an undocumented immigrant...
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Cross-posted from Latino Decisions: Latino Decisions election eve polling shows 66% of Hispanics and 63% of Asian Americans voted for Governor-Elect Terry McAuliffe. More specifically, an estimated 95,500 Hispanic and 51,000 Asian-Americans voted in the Virginia election, meaning that Asian and Hispanic voters provided a combined 95,160 votes for McAuliffe,...
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The House is swearing in one of its newest members of Congress tomorrow, and he’s a supporter of immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Vance McAllister, soon to be the Representative for the 5th Congressional district of Louisiana, believes that there should be a path to citizenship for...
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WOW–and the GOP wonders why it has a problem with Latino and female voters. Yesterday, we wrote about an amazing act of civil disobedience in Washington state, where more than 30 women were arrested protesting for immigration reform, including the wife of the Seattle mayor. They had occupied the...
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A year ago this month, Republicans were smarting after the 2012 election, in which President Obama triumphed over Mitt Romney in a reelection bid supported by 75% of Latino voters. And one year ago today, Speaker John Boehner sat down and talked about the need for immigration reform, saying: It’s...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: La Opinion: A divided party Republicans in Congress are at a crossroads due to the pressure from activists, the Senate, and President Obama to pass immigration reform. So far, House Republicans have been stalling on...
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This week’s gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia offered two different models of Republicanism, with two decidedly different outcomes. As the electorate grows more and more diverse, the future of the Republican Party depends upon its ability to attract minority voters, including the growing Asian and Latino electorates....
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