Legislation

The Cato Institute’s new analysis of Speaker Paul Ryan’s “Border Security and Immigration Reform Act” finds that 82% of Dreamers will not benefit from the restrictive citizenship path. David Bier and Stuart Anderson write: Only a third of the Dreamer population would likely receive status under the House plan... Continue »

Today, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a public letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan criticizing the immigration bill that Ryan negotiated with the House Freedom Caucus and so-called Republican moderates. As the letter notes, “As written, this bill contains several provisions that run contrary... Continue »

“Family separation and mass deportation have become the end goals for these people who control Congress” says Immigrants, Families, and Faith Leaders Watch Facebook video here Speaker Paul Ryan has promised his caucus that they will vote on at least two anti-immigrant bills next week, as House Republicans came to a... Continue »

The following is a statement from Pili Tobar, Managing Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the news and implications of yesterday’s Capitol Hill “Queen of the Hill” press conference about Dreamer legislation: “Are the Republican moderates behind the Queen of the Hill push posturing and looking for political cover? Or are... Continue »

National and Hometown Papers Criticize Republican Failure to Advance Solution Last week, Trump called on Republican senators to oppose the bipartisan legislative solutions for Dreamers that could actually pass. In response, editorial boards across the nation are assigning responsibility for this crisis where it belongs: New York Times: “Trump... Continue »