There was a time after the 2012 election when Republicans realized that they had serious demographic issues and needed to do things like pass immigration reform in order to remain competitive with Latino and Asian voters. Apparently, that moment of reason is past, as evidenced by this week, when...
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Rep. Darrell Issa took an extreme step when he suggested that a good response to children fleeing violence story is to end DACA — and resume deporting DREAMers. Today, United We DREAM and other advocates let him know what they think about that idea, with a takeover of his...
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In Response to 8-Yr Olds Fleeing Violence Today, GOP Says Let’s Deport 20-Yr. Old College Students Who Have Lived in America for Years Elise Foley of Huffington Post reports that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is circulating a sign-on letter to House Republican colleagues demanding that President Obama end the...
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As Republican Congressmen Denham and Valadao Cosponsor New Immigration Bill, Poll finds Huge Support Among Voters in Districts Held by McCarthy, Issa and Mckeon This week, as Republican Congressmen Jeff Denham and David Valadao stepped up to support the House immigration bill with a path to citizenship, new polls...
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What gives, Darrell Issa?? In February of this year, the conservative Congressman from California had laudable words to say about immigration reform and citizenship, saying: I think all of us Republicans know that we don’t want a class of residents that will never be offered an opportunity for citizenship. We’re...
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