On the Senate floor yesterday, Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has been a champion for immigration reform and the DREAM Act, noted there is currently only one decisive Republican on immigration reform: Mitt Romney. Of course, as Reid pointed out, Romney is decisive in the wrong way. Reid also...
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At the Lutheran Church of Reformation on Tuesday, Dream Activist held its annual mock graduation. Much of the ceremony proceeded with undocumented youth dressed in caps and gowns and a group of speakers telling their stories, proclaiming “I’m undocumented and unafraid!” But there was certainly a change of atmosphere...
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During the GOP nomination battle, Mitt Romney couldn’t talk enough about his anti-immigrant views. He vowed to veto the DREAM Act; called Arizona’s immigrant-crackdown a “model for the nation”; touted support for “self-deportation“; and courted hard-liners like Jan Brewer and Joe Arpaio. But the game has changed for Mitt...
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Jun 26, 2012
Many have been surprised these past few weeks. Not only has immigration dominated the headlines, but President Obama has dominated his opponent Mitt Romney on the issue. Why? Because Obama understands the new politics of immigration, while Romney is stuck in the past. As America’s Voice has highlighted, the...
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Obama leans into the issue, takes action and wins; Romney stays right, ducks the issue and loses Many have been surprised these past few weeks. Not only has immigration dominated the headlines, but President Obama has dominated his opponent Mitt Romney on the issue. Why? Because Obama understands the...
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At America’s Voice Education Fund, we have been strong critics of Secure Communities, the Obama Administration’s signature immigration enforcement program. We’ve noted that it’s difficult to distinguish the difference between Arizona’s draconian SB 1070 and the Obama administration’s tactics under Secure Communities. That’s how bad it is. The Secure Communities program...
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Via Judd Legum at Think Progress, we learn what many of us thought, but hadn’t quite heard from anyone inside the Romney campaign — until now: Ray Walser, a co-chair of Mitt Romney’s campaign for issues pertaining to Latin America, finally spilled the beans: …Mr Walser, told The Daily Telegraph: “My anticipation is...
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New polling from Latino Decisions and America’s Voice shows President Obama holding a commanding lead over Mitt Romney among Latino voters in key swing states. In Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia combined, Latino voters favor Obama over Mitt Romney by a 63% to 27% margin. As shown by...
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