Oct 25, 2013
There’s been a lot of talk in the last few days, first about Darrel Issa’s six-year legalization bill, then about whether there’s still time this year to pass immigration reform at all. Our position remains the same: the GOP needs to take action on immigration reform immediately, or face the...
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Yesterday, both the Wall Street Journal and Greg Sargent at the Washington Post highlighted that House Republicans are working on legalization bills dealing with the undocumented immigrant population in America. The Journal reported that both Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) are working on separate legislation,...
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It’s been two weeks since members of the House introduced HR 15, an immigration bill in the lower chamber that contains a path to citizenship. As we’ve pointed out many times before, there exist enough votes in the House right now to pass immigration reform, since it is estimated...
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Oct 4, 2013
Today, October 4, 2013 at 12 PM Noon ET, Rep. Judy Chu along with immigration reform advocates will be holding a live Youtube town hall to talk about immigration reform and the House immigration bill that was introduced this week. You can watch the live video below, and submit questions via...
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The Time Has Come For House GOP members Who Endorse Path to Citizenship to Become Cosponsors In the middle of the latest D.C. crisis, immigration reform continues its relentless move forward. And, while pundits scramble to tally Republican votes for a “clean CR,” we already know the votes exist...
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The following is a press release from this morning’s press conference supporting the introduction of an immigration reform bill in the House: Leading up to National Day of Action with 160 Rallies around the Country, Groups Vow to Increase Pressure on Republicans to Get Reform to the Finish Line ...
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Full text of bill America’s Voice Applauds the Introduction of Immigration Bill in the House (America’s Voice) A Guide to H.R. 15: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (IPC) Summary of HR 15 (AILA) Details on bill’s McCaul-Thompson border security provision (AILA)
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Every Provision Has Bipartisan Support; It’s Put Up or Shut Up Time for Speaker Boehner Today, House Democrats introduced a comprehensive immigration bill that draws on the bill approved on a bipartisan basis in the Senate, and on the McCaul-Thompson border security bill approved on a bipartisan basis by...
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Sep 27, 2013
In the past week the fight for immigration reform in the House of Representatives has been shaken up by some key developments. This has led to much discussion and analysis regarding their impact. Some have grown more pessimistic, but we at America’s Voice have become more optimistic. Here’s our...
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We’ve written about the immigrant driver’s license bill in California, and our hopes that Governor Jerry Brown will sign it. There’s also another bill pending that will make drastic improvements to the lives of immigrants–AB 4, also known as the TRUST Act, which will help protect immigrants from deportation...
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