Rep. Steve King (R-IA) tells CNN this morning, “Last year, almost everybody in my conference would have agreed with me on this immigration issue…This year it seems after the presidential election a spell has been cast over a good number of Republicans and they seem to think the presidential election...
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In an article titled, “Immigration Overhaul Advocates Make Big August Push,” Holly Yeager of the Washington Post writes: “An unusual alliance of advocates — including Internet moguls and evangelicals, representatives of big business and labor unions — is working across the country during the August congressional recess in an...
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The demographics in two southern states that have been safe bastions for the GOP are changing. And those changes will impact elections and the immigration reform. Virginia is considered a purple state at the presidential level. In 2012, President Obama carried the state and former Governor Tim Kaine was...
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The Senate’s leading anti-immigrant voice, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), predicted to the New York Times in June, “The longer it lays in the sun, the more it smells, as they say about the mackerel.” Sessions’ pungent quote was in reference to the immigration legislation which at that point was pending in the Senate, prior to...
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August 2013 | Download PDF here Public opinion on immigration reform is nuanced, not complicated. Do Americans support secure borders? YES. Are they angry that our nation’s immigration system is broken? YES. Do they think politicians have a responsibility to fix it? YES. Do they think immigrants who shoulder the...
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House Republicans are Facing Constituent Pressure at Home As week one of the August recess comes to an end, the pro-reform movement is making our call for immigration reform with citizenship heard loud and clear. And as a new round of clips shows, Republicans are starting to feel the August heat. Jordan Fabian of ABC/Univision writes:...
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From Coast to Coast, the Immigration Reform Movement is Engaging the House GOP in a Public Discussion on Immigration Reform and the Question of What to Do with the 11 Million Undocumented Americans Already Here Pro-reform forces are making their presence felt in districts around the country, and House...
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Aug 7, 2013
The Scope and Energy of Immigration Reform Activities Beats the Ranting of a Pair of Nativist Kings Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is supported by a bipartisan majority of the House. The only thing standing in the way is Republican leadership’s insistence on requiring a majority of Republicans...
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Is Steve King running for President? A few outlets seem to think it’s a possibility, based on news this week that King (already from Iowa) is soon visiting South Carolina. He’ll be meeting with some right-wingers there, as well as some local politicians. As Peter Hamby at CNN reported:...
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Aug 6, 2013
February 20, 2015 Office Hours: Legal Expert, Legislative Analyst & DREAM Leader Discuss Next Steps Forward in TX Lawsuit and DHS Debate in Congress Speakers: Frank Sharry, America’s Voice Alvaro Huerta, National Immigration Law Center Astrid Silva, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Lia Parada, Alliance for Citizenship — February 6,...
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