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For Latinos in 2012, It’s Not Just About Immigration

January 29, 2012 By Victoria DeFrancesco Soto

Victoria DeFrancesco Soto: For Latinos, the economy and the related issue of education have come to demand the same level of attention that President Obama once gave immigration.

Obama Promises to Keep Promising Immigration Reform

July 26, 2011 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: Amid frustrated shouts of “Yes, You Can!” from advocates in the audience, President Obama again deferred the power to fix our broken immigration system to Congress Monday during a speech at the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) annual conference.

Immigration Reform Is Overdue

July 8, 2011 By admin

Ian Goldin: In Arizona and elsewhere the smouldering debate over migration policy has generated more heat than light, risking progress on the stuttering but overdue reform agenda.

Gay Marriage Offers Lessons for Immigration Reform

June 28, 2011 By Randy Shaw

Randy Shaw: Gay rights advocates have been far more publicly critical of the President than immigrant rights groups, and have done a far better job of holding Obama accountable for his actions rather than his words.

The Great Realignment

June 23, 2011 By Brent Budowsky

Brent Budowsky: President Obama blew it, but he can still lead Democrats to a landslide victory in 2012 by understanding the sources of the third great realignment in more than a century, which should have been realized after his election in 2008.

Immigration Top Issue for Latino Voters

June 17, 2011 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: According to a poll released this week, “U.S. immigration policy” beat out “economy and jobs” as the issue most important for Hispanic voters.

Pawlenty Slams Obama on Immigration

May 30, 2011 By Andrea Christina Nill

Andrea Nill: Obama always made clear that immigration reform stood in a line with health care reform, energy legislation, and financial regulatory changes and that at least a few Republicans are needed to pass a bill.

Real Immigration Reform Needed, Not Just Words

May 24, 2011 By Alvaro Huerta

Alvaro Huerta: Instead of sympathetic words for immigrants in a re-election, campaign-style format, we need for Obama to make immigration reform a top priority in lieu of pandering to a growing Latino electorate.

Immigration Activists Let Obama Fool Them Again

May 17, 2011 By Randy Shaw

Randy Shaw: Obama could show political courage by taking executive action to stop his administration from continuing to deport more immigrants than any other President; but taking concrete steps to help undocumented immigrants is something Obama refuses to do.

Hispanic Caucus: Obama, Untie Our Hands

May 5, 2011 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: As the 2012 Presidential campaign begins, many immigration groups and stakeholders, however welcoming of the Administration’s renewed push for immigration reform, remain skeptical.

Will “Stepping on the Gas” of Immigration Enforcement Drive Us into a Brick Wall?

January 28, 2011 By Michele Waslin

Michele Waslin: Most importantly, worksite enforcement can only be truly effective if done in conjunction with comprehensive immigration reform—something President Obama alluded to in the State of the Union Address last night and Rep. Zoe Lofgren addressed in today’s hearing.

Inch by Inch, Hearing by Hearing: A Look Ahead at the GOP’s Immigration Agenda

January 4, 2011 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: Revitalizing the economy and growing jobs are never part of the equation when it comes to ramped-up state and federal immigration enforcement measures.

Obama Affirms Desire to Reform Immigration Next Session

December 27, 2010 By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: While the President acknowledged that border security is part of that conversation, he also acknowledged that “changing the politics” of how Congress and his administration engage the public on immigration is equally important—as is “doing right” by the many DREAM students who deserve a fair shot at the American dream.

Graham Declares DREAM Act Dead On Arrival

December 1, 2010 By Andrea Christina Nill

Andrea Nill: Graham voted against the DREAM Act in 2007, so it’s not a huge surprise that he’s against it now. However, that doesn’t excuse his distorted justification.