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AFL-CIO Targets GOP with Immigration Ad Blitz
Alexander Burns, Politico
“The AFL-CIO is poised to launch a high-dollar television campaign assailing House Republicans for their inaction on immigration reform, in an attempt to ensure that the congressional GOP pays a price if it continues to stall on an overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, strategists for the labor giant told POLITICO.”
Obama Seeks to Build Momentum for Immigration Overhaul
Reuters
“President Barack Obama turned to business leaders on Tuesday to try to build momentum for an overhaul of the U.S. immigration system and pressured the U.S. Congress to approve legislation by the end of the year.”
D.C. Approves Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Elise Foley, Huffington Post
“The District of Columbia Council approved a bill on Tuesday to create a special type of driver’s license for undocumented immigrants, set to go into effect next May.”
The U.S. Can’t Afford to Scrap the Visa Lottery
Charles Kenny, Bloomberg Businessweek
“For those who believe the U.S. should be encouraging more immigrants, not less, there’s a small silver lining to Congressional inaction. Although the proposed legislation would have had a considerable net benefit, it also might have ended one of the most innovative and economically effective migration policies America has: the diversity lottery.”
Upton: Half of GOP Caucus Backs Immigration Reform
Kyle Balluck, The Hill
“Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said he will work to get immigration reform passed in the House, saying “it has to be fixed.””
Next Hurdle for Republicans – Immigration
Albert R. Hunt, The New York Times
“Looming is the immigration debate, which is even more divisive and politically perilous for Republicans. The House leadership is to decide in the next few weeks whether to take up piecemeal measures, with an eye toward an eventual resolution with a Senate-passed bill, or to scuttle the law.”
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Poll: Issa, McCarthy, McKeon Shouldn’t Fear Immigration Reform Backlash
Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle
“A new poll to be released Thursday by America’s Voice that we got our hands on early has a message for McCarthy: It’s OK to support a pathway to citizenship. Your constituents will still love you. The poll’s message to GOP Reps. Darrell Issa and Buck McKeon was largely the same thing.”
Advocacy Polls Show Poe, Farenthold Districts’ Voters Want Citizenship
Houston Chronicle
“House Republicans are considering some legal status for 11 million undocumented immigrants, but voters in two Texas GOP congressional districts favor a path to citizenship, according to polls to be released Thursday.”
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Alabama Immigration Law: Settlement Would Block Controversial Restrictions
Catherine E. Shoichet and Gustavo Valdes, CNN
“Some of the most controversial parts of Alabama’s immigration law could soon be off the table for good, according to a settlement deal filed in federal court Tuesday.”
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