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John Boehner: Immigration Overhaul Is Not Dead

Mooers Immigration — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:52:27 +0000

Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times

“Speaker John A. Boehner says he still wants to see an overhaul of the immigration laws, but he declined to say when the House would address the issue.”

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John Boehner Must Act on Immigration Now

Mooers Immigration — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:48:54 +0000

Editorial Board, The Washington Post

“POOR JOHN Boehner. The beleaguered House speaker can’t even eat breakfast in peace. The other day, a pair of teenage girls, activists for immigration reform, accosted him at Pete’s Diner, his early-morning hangout, to ask how he’d like to be deported.”

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Boehner’s Immigration Bill Halt Will Hurt GOP for Decades

Mooers Immigration — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:42:44 +0000

Rachel Kleinfeld, San Francisco Gate

“House Speaker John Boehner might go down in history as the next Abraham Lincoln. Or at least Lyndon Johnson. But not in the way he might wish. Like those illustrious presidents, Boehner might have just made a decision that has scuttled his party’s chances for decades to come.”

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John Boehner Just Put Immigration Reform On Life Support

Mooers Immigration — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:06:06 +0000

Greg Sargent, The Washington Post

“John Boehner, at a presser just now, just said something that pushed immigration reform closer to death than anything he has said thus far”

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Immigration Reform Outlook

Mooers Immigration — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:04:06 +0000

Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post (blog)

“There were some theatrics on Wednesday from liberal immigration reform advocates, claiming the speaker of the House was now refusing to go to conference with the Senate on immigration reform. Immigration reform dead! Really? No.”

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Boehner Rules Out Negotiations on Immigration

Mooers Immigration — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:59:47 +0000

Ashley Parker and Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times

“Signaling an end to the push for major immigration legislation this year, Speaker John A. Boehner on Wednesday ruled out negotiations between the House and the Senate on an expansive immigration overhaul similar to one approved by the Senate with bipartisan support in June.”

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John Boehner Hints at Immigration Hopes

Mooers Immigration — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:02:03 +0000

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.”

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House Republicans In Deep Disagreement Over Immigration Reform

Mooers Immigration — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:58:33 +0000

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.”

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