Representative Mike Honda and Sonia Manzano, who most people know as Maria on Sesame Street, wrote an article, which was published today in the Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call, voicing their support for comprehensive immigration reform. They write:
The tide seems to be turning in favor of comprehensive immigration reform,...
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America's Voice is launching an online ad campaign to encourage Americans to contact Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and demand that he remove his name from a controversial immigration resolution, H.Res. 1026-- the so-called "BRIDGE Resolution." Murphy has come under fire from religious, progressive, and community leaders for joining with...
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Andrea Nill reports at the Wonk Room on White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' statements yesterday evening, responding to growing criticism that President Obama did not say enough about immigration during his State of the Union address last week. Here is the video of Gibbs' comments: "I think the...
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Yesterday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez sent a political warning to his fellow Democrats: If immigration reform doesn't pass, as promised, Latinos won't vote.
Without progress, the congressman warned that many Latinos would stay home from the polls.
According to exit polls, Obama received 70%...
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Feb 1, 2010
Following the President's brief mention of immigration reform in the State of the Union Address, bloggers and pundits have begun the postmortems. But advocates in D.C. say that while the election of Scott Brown last month, coupled with the continuing poor economy, have made the job of reforming immigration...
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Yesterday Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator from South Carolina, stood up for a comprehensive fix to our badly damaged immigration system. Graham has been crafting bipartisan legislation with Senator Schumer for some time now, and details of the bill are expected soon.
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Jan 29, 2010
Obama didn't say the three words, but words, like promises, are cheap. We're left waiting for concrete action from the White House and Congress on the immigration front—actions that would speak louder than a thousand words.
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Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reiterated their commitment to passing comprehensive immigration reform. After the President's low-fidelity mention of immigration reform in the State of the Union address last night, the Senators' clearly articulated commitment and bipartisan framework to...
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This morning, Rep. Luis Gutierrez posted this response to the President's State of the Union address last night: "Last night, President Obama spoke for seventy minutes on the State of our Union. About two of those minutes focused on one of the greatest challenges facing it. The President talked...
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According to the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, immigration is a topic likely to be mentioned during tomorrow's State of the Union address, the first of Obama's presidency. Via USA Today: "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs confirmed a few more subjects that may surface in the State...
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