Lynn Tramonte: “Republicans Continue to Shrink From Leadership and Allow The Nativists in the Party to Run Amok” In Congress, the courts, and the 2016 campaign trail, the Republican Party continues to cede control to the anti-immigrant wing of the Party. Among the latest reminders: In Congress, newly-elected Republican Speaker...
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NPR profiled Jannet Ramirez, one of the fasters outside of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans – and explained the reason for the fast and the implications of it. The case against Obama’s executive actions was brought by then-Attorney General, now Governor Greg Abbott from Texas....
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Oct 15, 2015
In Courts, Congress, Campaign Trail, and in North Carolina, Republicans Showing Outright Disdain for the Rights and Aspirations of Immigrants Washington, DC – Across the nation, the Republican Party is engaged in a relentless assault against the rights, protections and aspirations of immigrants. On the Republican campaign trail, frontrunner...
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It’s Time to Get a Decision And Move On to The Supreme Court Washington, DC – Expansion of the Obama Administration’s deferred action policies remain stuck in the legal process. As key observers are now highlighting, the delay is part of a partisan legal strategy designed to keep...
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Ohio Governor and GOP presidential candidate John Kasich is set to appear before the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) today. He’ll probably get credit from the Chamber because on immigration he’s NOT Donald Trump. But he should be asked tough questions about some of the most important policies to...
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David Leopold Weighs In On 5th Circuit Delay and What It Means for 5.5 Million Immigrants and Their Families As the ttupreme Court begins a new term today, a 5th Circuit Appeals Court decision on the President’s executive actions on deportation has yet to be announced after nearly 3 months. The...
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The Toledo Blade has an editorial out today talking about how Donald Trump-style immigration policies are not just bad politics for the Republican Party, but also bad policy for the country as a whole. As the editorial board writes: Despite Mr. Trump’s apocalyptic predictions, the number of undocumented immigrants in this...
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US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Dismisses Arpaio’s Arguments as “Unduly Speculative” Today the US Court of Appeals for the DC circuit dismissed a lawsuit brought by Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio had sued President Obama claiming that the DACA expansion and DAPA programs...
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It looks like the same Texas Republican who claimed President Obama’s immigration actions were “illegal” is in some deep legal trouble of his own. Earlier this week, Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted by a grand jury on “two counts of first-degree securities fraud and a charge of failing to...
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If you follow this blog, you know that a small group of Ohioans went all the way to Iowa to track down our sitting governor, John Kasich (R), who is also running for President. We had been trying to get a meeting with his office to discuss Ohio’s support...
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