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2013 Highlights from the Partnership for a New American Economy
After decades of frustration, 2013 was a year filled with success for the immigration reform movement. The year brought passage of a comprehensive immigration bill in the Senate, five separate immigration bills passed out of committee in the House of Representatives, new voices from across the political spectrum added in… Read More
Evangelical Pastors, Marriott CEO United on Immigration
Evangelical pastors, corporate leaders, elected Republican officials and small-government activists arrive in Washington next week to lobby lawmakers to revamp U.S. immigration policies before year’s end. The “conservative fly-in” will involve about 600 people and include personal meetings with at least 80 Republican members of Congress, said Ali Noorani, an… Read More
Some Oklahoma business owners to press for immigration reform
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama called on the House to pass immigration reform, some Oklahoma business owners and prominent Republicans announced Thursday that they’re heading to Capitol Hill next week to press the same message with lawmakers. In remarks at the White House, the president said the Senate had already… Read More
Immigration Poses Threat of Another Republican Rift
WASHINGTON — A push to bring immigration legislation to the House floor, led by an unusual coalition of business executives, prominent conservatives and evangelical leaders, threatens to create another schism in the Republican Party and could have a noticeable effect on campaign contributions before the midterm elections. Several Republican… Read More
With shutdown over, attention turns to immigration reform
With the government spending and debt ceiling debates now tabled for a few months, a number of lobbyists are hoping to steer lawmakers’ attention back to immigration reform and finish the work they started earlier this year. But is it too late? “I was optimistic a few months ago,” Steve… Read More
House GOP plans no immigration vote in 2013
House Republican leadership has no plans to vote on any immigration reform legislation before the end the year. The House has just 19 days in session before the end of 2013, and there are a number of reasons why immigration reform is stalled this year. Following the fiscal battles last… Read More
Immigration Reform Not Dead Yet, Advocates Insist
WASHINGTON — Immigration reform advocates said they’re annoyed at the glut of news articles in the past week suggesting comprehensive reform is dead. They insist reform can still happen in the House, and they’ll fight until it does. “We’re not giving up,” Greisa Martinez, an organizer with undocumented immigrant advocacy… Read More
Republicans After Shutdown Seen Losing Again on Immigration
Shortly after the U.S. government shutdown ended, President Barack Obama declared that he wanted immigration legislation back on Congress’s agenda, with the goal of passage by year’s end. Some fellow Democrats are in no hurry. Their concern: a compromise with Republicans might take the edge off an issue that tops… Read More
Some GOP Donors Step Up Immigration Push
WASHINGTON—Some big-money Republican donors, frustrated by their party’s handling of the standoff over the debt ceiling and government shutdown, are stepping up their warnings to GOP leaders that they risk long-term damage to the party if they fail to pass immigration legislation. Some donors say they are withholding political contributions… Read More
Immigration reform groups resume fight
With the brutal fiscal fight now in Capitol Hill’s rearview mirror, immigration reform advocates from across the spectrum are ramping up the pressure on lawmakers to pass a far-reaching overhaul this year. The more aggressive wing of the immigration reform community is launching a “week of escalation” that will target… Read More
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