Posts Tagged ‘comprehensive immigration reform’
Obama on Immigration at State of the Union
Posted: January 24, 2012 at 11:06 pm By NicoleIn his 3rd State of the Union tonight, the President gave immigration a lot more room in his speech and demanded Washington put aside the politics to pass immigration reform and the DREAM Act, despite applauding an enforcement-only immigration strategy.
Romney to DREAMer: I would veto the DREAM Act
Posted: January 18, 2012 at 11:07 am By AllieMitt Romney is not backing down from his previous statement that, if elected president, he would veto the DREAM Actif passed through Congress.
Learn more about family unity waivers
Posted: January 6, 2012 at 11:03 am By AllieThis proposal would be a huge relief for mixed-status families — it’s the kind of common-sense reform that is desperately needed. Here are the key points on how the administration’s family unity waivers would change the implementation of the bars on returning home.
Two recent studies push back on anti-immigrant narrative
Posted: December 7, 2011 at 1:58 pm By AllieHere’s the real story on immigration: most undocumented immigrants have been here over a decade, raising their children and caring for their families — and the majority of Americans want them to remain here.
Safer than ever.
Posted: August 9, 2011 at 12:28 pm By MelvinOpponents of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) have often grabbed headlines that depict the southern border as a dangerous and violent place, but these claims do not reflect the reality. According to a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP), the southwest border is now safer than ever, and cities of all sizes along the [...]
What are they waiting for?
Posted: May 9, 2011 at 2:35 pm By LloydPresident Obama promised comprehensive immigration reform in his first year in office. Obviously he has not delivered on that promise, but the President is scheduled to give a major immigration reform speech in Texas this week. Reports are that he will call on Congress to act on comprehensive reform, as border security has been ramped [...]
The “New” John McCain
Posted: January 4, 2011 at 12:24 pm By LloydIt is no secret that the John McCain of today has taken some positions at odds with the John McCain of the past decade. Whether its on immigration reform, the repeal of don’t ask, don’t tell, or campaign finance reform, McCain has shifted his positions decidedly to the right in the past few years.
While the [...]
What are we spending money on?
Posted: January 4, 2011 at 11:46 am By LloydWe constantly hear from politicians on both sides of the aisle that we need to “secure the border” before we can address other components of comprehensive immigration reform. To that effort, we’ve spent over 2 billion dollars on a border fence that even John McCain (R-AZ) once derided.
Check out this video, and see if that [...]
The Winner of America’s Got Talent: Michael Grimm and the American DREAM
Posted: September 16, 2010 at 3:21 pm By Rachel LaBruyereLast night, weeks of intense competition on America’s Got Talent came to a head and the Mississippi blues vocalist and guitarist Michael Grimm came away with the top prize, winning out over Prince Poppycock, Jackie Evancho, and Fighting Gravity after his strong performance of “When a Man Loves a Woman.”
While I’m thrilled Grimm ended up [...]
McCain and Kyl know a border-only bill won’t work … and they proposed it
Posted: May 20, 2010 at 4:05 pm By adminArizona senators John McCain and John Kyl have created a “border-only” bill that focuses only on enforcement. Instead of working with their Senate colleagues (which, as President Obama said yesterday, is the only way immigration reform can move forward), they decided to concoct something that won’t do anything to fix our broken system.
A border-only bill [...]
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