Oct 28, 2009
Obama is asking New Jersey's Latino voters to back Governor Jon Corzine in his bid for reelection. How? In a 60 second campaign radio ad that went on the air today – half in English, and the other half in Spanish.
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Today Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) joined the growing chorus of voices calling for comprehensive immigration reform. In a telephonic briefing with New York and national advocates, including the New York Immigration Coalition, Crowley stressed the urgency of the issue, saying: "This is a moral imperative – the time is...
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The New York Times editorialized today: "As required by law, the Census Bureau gave Congress the exact wording of the survey's 10 questions in early April 2008 — more than 18 months ago. Changing it now to meet Mr. Vitter's demand would delay the count, could skew the results...
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Thousands of people came out across the country to support comprehensive immigration reform around the country today. Here in Washington, several thousand people lobbied their elected officials for serious immigration reform, then held a vigil outside the Capitol in support of family unification. Among those in attendance at the...
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Cross-posted from Reform Immigration For America: "Tuesday, October 13th is a big day in the fight for immigration reform. Thousands of community leaders will be gathering in Washington, DC to speak face-to-face with members of Congress, asking for their support of comprehensive immigration reform.After hitting the halls of Congress,...
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Today the Senate Finance Committee is considering several key amendments on immigration to the current health insurance reform legislation. The worst amendments are sponsored by Senators Kyl (R-AZ), Grassley (R-IA) and Ensign (R-NV). Check out this alert by reform advocates working on the intersection of healthcare and...
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Faiz Shakir of Think Progress is reporting today in "Rhode Island GOP assemblyman quits party following embarrassment of Wilson's 'you lie' screed:" Ivan Marte, the ex-chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Hispanic Assembly, has announced that he's quitting the Republican Party because he was embarrassed by Rep. Joe...
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Yesterday Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) spoke at the National Citizenship Day celebration in Washington, DC, in front of hundreds of community leaders and Members of Congress, who urged him to introduce real immigration reform legislation, real soon. To an eager crowd, Rep. Gutierrez announced that he would introduce such...
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On Friday I explained how Rep. Joe Wilson's controversial heckling during President Obama's joint Congressional address last Wednesday laid bare the ugly-as-ever, Republican illegal immigration wedge strategy for the nation to see. What's more astounding, I argued, was that key Democrats, Senators Baucus (D-MO) and Conrad (D-ND) to...
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Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during the President's joint Congressional address on Wednesday has exposed—for the entire nation—one of the Republican Party's favorite political plays: the illegal immigration wedge strategy. What's more astounding, however, is that key Democrats, Senators Baucus (D-MO) and Conrad (D-ND) in this case, seem to be...
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