On the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis said in a message that more host countries around the world should welcome and respect immigrants and not treat them as “pawns on the chessboard of humanity.” As he said in the message, according to Reuters: They are children,...
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Arizona Republic: Central American migrants on the rise By Daniel Gonzalez and Bob Ortega Politico: Nancy Pelosi plans to introduce immigration reform bill By Seung Min Kim and Jonathan Allen Washington Post (Blog): Nancy Pelosi moves to pressure Republicans on immigration By Greg Sargent Wall Street Journal: Pelosi Considers...
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Last week, we held a press conference about California, the harbinger / danger story of a state that illustrates what happens to Republicans who remain obstinate on issues like immigration reform, when they represent a place defined by demographic change. The same day on MSNBC, Benjy Sarlin published an...
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New America’s Voice Memo and Website Highlight the Political and Human Cost of Delay A new memo from America’s Voice analyzes the political state of play for the GOP and a new web site—thecostofinaction.com—features a ticker that shows how the real-time human toll of deportations on the one hand...
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To: Interested Parties From: America’s Voice Re: Immigration State of Play Date: September 23, 2013 After years of closed-door meetings, Reps. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Sam Johnson (R-TX), and John Carter (R-TX) announced the hiatus of their bipartisan working group on immigration last week. Johnson and Carter blamed the dissolution...
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This morning, we highlighted an Arizona Daily Star editorial supporting the CIR ASAP bill recently introduced in the House, and encouraged the introduction of similar legislation. As we wrote last week, the death of the House Gang of 7 potentially presages an exciting new phase in this year’s fight for immigration...
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Last Friday, after a summer spent waiting for the House to take action on immigration reform, a slew of things happened at once: the House Gang of 7–a group which has repeatedly postponed the introduction of its long-awaited comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill–finally gave up and disbanded. And (in...
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La Opinión (Editorial): Senate’s reform is valid Wall Street Journal: Immigration Advocates Consider a Compromise By Laura Meckler NBC Latino: Analysis: And then there were none – Gang of Seven is a bust By Suzanne Gamboa Tampa Bay Times: Immigration reform setbacks darken outlook for action By Alex Leary...
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The big news in immigration reform today was the dissolution of the House Gang of 7, which has been in negotiations for years on immigration legislation. While its contribution would’ve been welcome in the immigration reform debate, the group’s progress has been stalled for so long that it was about...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: La Opinion: Congressmen look to continue with immigration reform Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA) told La Opinion that the Senate bill should be put on the table if the House Republicans cannot advance a proposal. He...
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