Feb 21, 2014
Congressional Inaction, the Fallout for Families, and the Movement Behind Immigration Reform Relief is Coming, The Only Question is Whether it’s Administrative or Legislative Every day 1,00 immigrants, including people who would qualify for legal status under pending legislation, are deported. What should be done about it was the...
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Feb 14, 2014
Pollsters and Strategists Discuss Political Costs of Immigration Delay for GOP With House Republican leadership refusing to schedule a vote on immigration reform in the House, the Party’s image among Latinos, Asians, and immigrants remains entrenched while the number of these voters keeps growing. And though the House GOP...
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Feb 7, 2014
Latinos Across the Country Are Watching the House GOP Since the release of the House GOP leadership’s immigration principles last week, some House Republicans have tried to dial back expectations about the prospects for legislative action this year. But the legislative clock is ticking, the next move is on...
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Jan 31, 2014
Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Luis Gutierrez Talk GOP Principles & Next Steps in the House While the first part of the week focused on President Obama’s State of the Union address and the responses from House Republicans Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL), it finished up in...
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DREAMers, Advocates, and a Constituent from McMorris Rodgers’ District Lay Out Expectations Ahead of GOP Retreat The 2014 immigration debate in the House is about to kick off, and pro-reform leaders and constituents of key House Republicans have some words of advice for the House GOP: turn those principles...
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Jan 24, 2014
SOTU Preview, GOP Principles & How the Pro-Reform Movement is Gearing Up for a Legislative Victory in 2014 Next week will see a couple of key moments in the 2014 immigration debate. The President will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday, and he is expected to...
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Jan 17, 2014
National Immigration Leaders Discuss House State of Play and Moving the Process Forward The pressure is on House GOP Leadership to deliver immigration principles in the coming weeks. While we’ve heard some details about what the principles may include, the policy specifics remain vague and key questions about how...
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Jan 10, 2014
Immigration on the House’s 2014 Agenda, But Where’s the Republicans’ Bill? It’s clear that immigration reform is on the agenda for the House in 2014, and a plan to address the status of 11 million aspiring Americans will likely be a central component of that debate. This week Speaker...
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Dec 18, 2013
Second in Two Part Series: Immigration Advocates Review Key Moments from 2013 & Preview What’s to Come in 2014 In 2013, the fight for immigration reform proved that this is not simply an “issue campaign” but a vibrant, relentless movement for social justice. In a very special Office Hours,...
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Dec 13, 2013
First in Two Part Series: How the Immigration Movement Gained Strength in 2013 and Will Come Back Stronger in 2014 The movement in support of immigration reform has been growing in size and strength all year, capped by a strong show of moral force at the US Capitol yesterday. ...
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