Feb 19, 2013
Over the holiday weekend, the big news in immigration reform was the leak of President Obama’s immigration bill–and Marco Rubio’s harsh response to it. The President’s plan would create a Lawful Prospective Immigrant visa for the 11 million aspiring Americans already in the US. If they passed background checks,...
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Feb 15, 2013
National Journal: Why GOP Sees a Conspiracy As Environmental Groups Join Fight Against Immigration By Fawn Johnson February 14, 2013 Bloomberg: Obama Says Economy ‘Stifled’ by Outdated Immigration Law By Joe Sobczyk NBC Latino: Legislator: Immigration reform to clear House this summer By Sandra Lilley NBC Latino: Analysis: Rep....
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Yesterday’s hearing on immigration reform in the Senate Judiciary Committee dominated the coverage. The testimony from Jose Antonio Vargas generated a lot of attention. The four Democratic Senators in the “Gang of Eight” met with President Obama last night. And, there’s a lot of discussion about the GOP and...
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Another day with a slew of clips on immigration. Lots of reaction to last night’s State of the Union by President Obama and the GOP rebuttal from Senator Rubio. And, there’s a hearing underway in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which we are live-tweeting from @AmericasVoice. The livestream can be...
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Feb 12, 2013
Even on the Republican side, things have changed on immigration. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Tancredo’s successor, now says that he supports a path to citizenship for some immigrants, and legal status for others, while Fox News’ Roger Ailes says “I don’t have any problem with a path to...
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Feb 11, 2013
Coming up this week: President Obama’s State of the Union speech (and Sen. Marco Rubio’s rebuttal afterward) will mention immigration, and Jose Antonio Vargas will testify at a Senate immigration hearing this Wednessday… Associated Press: Immigration activists push for path to citizenship, say anything short is unacceptable By Erica...
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In response to Rep. Raul Labrador (R-IA)’s comments yesterday, commentators and bloggers continue to criticize Republicans who hold that there can be legalization without citizenship. As Markos Moulitsas wrote this week, “if they’re going to send that message, they might as well just obstruct because that’s not going...
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There’s been intense backlash against creating what Talking Point Memo’s Josh Marshall calls “second class non-citizenship status” — the idea from some House Republicans to prevent citizenship for undocumented immigrants. The consensus across the spectrum is that the path to citizenship is, in fact, the “middle ground.” New York...
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There was a ton of coverage of immigration yesterday given the House Hearing, Obama’s meetings and statements from Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor. Today, we compiled a pretty hefty collection of article and posts on the key subjects. Also, Greg Sargent from The Plum Line at the Washington...
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The President is holding immigration meetings. The House Judiciary Committee is holding its first hearing on immigration. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is giving a big speech. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has been touring the border. And, Rick Santorum has deigned to weigh in on Marco Rubio. Top stories...
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