The Morning Plum: The Conventioanl Wisdom on Immigration Reform is Wrong
Greg Sargent, The Washington Post (blog) “The chances that comprehensive immigration reform will ever pass the House are very slim. However, the easy conventional wisdom about what’s happening now — which holds that the conservative base controls the outcome completely, that th
Continue Reading →Gutierrez: I’ve Got 40-50 GOP Votes for Immigration Reform
Aaron Blake, The Washington Post “Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) told Post Politics’ Ed O’Keefe in a newly released interview that the House has more than enough GOP votes — around 40 or 50 — to pass comprehensive immigration reform if it were brought to a vote.” Full Story
Continue Reading →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.” Full Story
Continue Reading →Immigration Reform News 2013: New Poll Shows Latino Vote in Battleground States Could Make or Break GOP in Midterm Elections
Bary Alyssa Johnson, Latinos Post “This week a poll was released by Latino Decisions and America’s Voice that sought to examine how immigration reform and the methods by which Democrat and Republican Members of the House handle it could impact the outcome of specific key 2
Continue Reading →Lawmakers Take Immigration “Pilgrimage”
Sam Baker, The Hill “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is participating in an immigration “pilgrimage” this weekend, visiting a series of historically important sites just as Congress is pursuing comprehensive immigration reform.” Full Story
Continue Reading →Immigration Reformers Rally at Boehner’s OH Office
Associated Press “Hundreds of activists for immigration reform rallied Saturday at an Ohio office of the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge his support for a plan that includes a path to U.S. citizenship.” Full Story
Continue Reading →John Boehner Hints at Immigration Hopes
Jake Sherman and Seung Min Kim, Politico “On Thursday, Speaker John Boehner gave a sliver of fresh insight into his thinking about immigration reform, saying he thinks legislation will pass the House before Congress has to wrestle with the debt ceiling.” Full Story
Continue Reading →House Republicans In Deep Disagreement Over Immigration Reform
July 19, 2013
Fox News Latino “The disagreements in the party run so deep that it is even getting in the way of the release of a bipartisan House comprehensive immigration reform bill that had been in the works for several years, according to published reports.” Full Story
Continue Reading →Immigration Backers, Under Pressure to Do More, Plan Campaign to Pressure House to Pass Bill
Associated Press “Backers of comprehensive immigration legislation are gearing up for a campaign to push the House to act, even as some begin openly voicing fears they’re already losing the fight.” Full Story
Continue Reading →Obama Kicks Immigration Reform Push Into High Gear With Personal Appeals
Fox News Latino With House Republicans holding the fate of immigration reform, for now, in their hands, President Barack Obama is turning to Latinos for help. Full Story
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