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Head of Banking Group Pushes Republicans to Back Immigration Reform
Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
“The head of the American Bankers Assn., who is a former GOP governor, made a strong pitch Monday to his fellow Republicans to support the bipartisan Senate immigration reform legislation by invoking party hero Ronald Reagan.”
Minnesota Veterans, Immigrats Call for Immigration Reform
Jim Adams, Star Tribune
“Klobuchar said the legislation currently in Congress would permit some undocumented immigrants to join the U.S. armed forces.”
Political Eye: Heck Targeted on Immigration Reform
Sean Whaley and Laura Myers, Las Vegas Review-Journal
“Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., expressed open frustration at House GOP leaders when it appeared they would not bring an immigration bill up for votes this year.”
Queens Iraq War Veteran Is Now an Immigration Activist
NY Daily News
“Francisco Lema has become an immigration activist — in great part because the Ecuadorian-born Iraq war veteran has family members who are undocumented”
Top Catholic Bishop Presses House on Immigration
Donna Cassata, Associated Press
“The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is pressuring the House to act on immigration legislation before the end of the year, calling the issue “a matter of great moral urgency” that cannot wait.”
Immigration Reform is Dead for the Year, Top GOP Reformer Says
Greg Sargent, The Washington Post
“In what will be seen as another blow to immigration reform’s chances, a top pro-reform Republican in the House concedes House Republicans are not going to act on immigration reform this year, and he worries that the window for getting anything done next year is closing fast.”
Immigration Endgame
Andrew Stiles, National Review Online
“It’s anyone’s guess as to whether immigration-reform legislation will be signed into law before the 2014 midterms. The issue is not dead by any means, but there is only a slim array of options available to House GOP leaders and Gang of Eight supporters if they want to produce something that President Obama can sign.”
New Push For Immigration Reform Will Target 9 House Republicans
Ed O’Keefe, The Washington Post
“With a year to go until the midterm elections, immigration reform advocates hoping to jump-start debate on Capitol Hill are planning to target a handful of Republican lawmakers most likely to suffer political consequences next year if Congress fails to act on immigration reform.”
Lessons on Immigration in Two Governors’ Races
Julia Preston, The New York Times
“Republicans in Congress studying the results from the governors’ elections in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday see two starkly different test cases for how the party should move on immigration.”
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