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Immigration ‘Plan B’ Focuses on White House
Fawn Johnson, National Journal
“Immigration-reform activists aren’t supposed to talk publicly about a Plan B. They can’t, or won’t, answer questions from the media about what they will do if no bill passes this year to legalize the undocumented population. But as August wears on and there is no clear sense of what the House will do on immigration, some are starting to speak out.”
GOP Pollster: Yes, Republican Primary Voters Do Support Immigration Reform
Greg Sargent, The Washington Post
“Whit Ayres is a respected veteran Republican pollster who has done extensive research and polling on immigration reform and what GOP primary voters really think of it. He tells me in an interview that much of the conventional wisdom is wrong: Republican voters do support immigration reform — including a path to citizenship — albeit with the proper conditions attached. Indeed they want to see something done.”
Democrats Divided Over Immigration
Greg Sargent, The Washington Post
“I’m told divisions have opened up among Democrats over how to push immigration reform forward in the House of Representatives, with some advocates urging a more confrontational posture with Republicans, while other Dems insist that such tactics could end up undercutting the already-slim-to-none chances that House Republicans will pass something that could lead to real reform.”
Focus shifts to Obama if Congress Axes Immigration Bill
Richard Cowan, Reuters
“If immigration reform sputters in the deeply divided U.S. Congress, supporters are planning to push President Barack Obama to act on his own to help 11 million illegal residents, lawmakers and immigration advocates said.”
House Republicans Might Cut Off their Party’s Nose to Spite its Face on Immigration
Chris Cillizza and Sean Sullivan, The Washington Post (The Fix)
“House Republicans “are totally insulated from public opinion on this because of redistricting,” Schmidt told the New York Times’ Robert Draper. “Republicans are gonna continue to hold the House. But then we’ll head into the 2016 presidential election where the electorate is likely to be 2 percent less white than it was in 2012 and 4 percent less white than it was in 2008. This is a simple math equation.”
Who’s Leading Immigration Reform in the House?
Tim Alberta, National Journal
“The push for immigration reform in the House is decidedly decentralized–some would argue disorganized–with two committees, six bills, and upward of 10 lawmakers responsible for the fate of a legislative push that could define the 113th Congress. And, according to House Republicans, that’s just the way they want it.”
In Strategic Iowa Spot, Democrats Criticize House GOP Opposition to Broad Immigration Changes
Associated Press
“Kicking off an August of likely intense debate over immigration, the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat traveled to Iowa Friday to rebuke House Republicans who oppose major changes embraced by the Senate.”
New Democrat Coalition Issues Ultimatum on Immigration Reform
Elise Foley, Huffington Post
“Moderate Democrats working to gather support from Republicans for comprehensive immigration reform sent an ultimatum Friday to Speaker John Boehner: introduce a bill by Sept. 30 or they’ll introduce their own.”
Immigration Bill 2013: Immigration Vote May Wait Until October, Paul Ryan Says
Seung Min Kim, Politico
“House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told attendees at a town hall in Racine, Wis., that his chamber could start voting on immigration bills that month – pushing the timeline for action in the House even further back.”
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