Later on today, the House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security and also reversing President Obama’s executive actions temporarily exempting certain undocumented immigrants from deportation. We’ve been on this merry-go-round before, and here’s what’s so remarkable about this: Republicans still believe, even after all this time, that […]
Immigration
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Harrowing Tales of the Wrongly Deported: U.S. Border Patrol Flouts the Law and Destroys Lives
There are more than 40,000 CBP officers authorized to act like judges but without legal training. The new executive order does not change this.
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Just How Delusional Are Congressional Republicans On Immigration?
The “CRomnibus” is just setting them up for a frustrating and humiliating defeat.
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The Cycle of Republican Radicalization
How the dynamics of the Obama presidency have pushed Republican voters to the right.
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How Obama Boxed In Republicans With His Immigration Order
We know they oppose it now, but revoking it in 2017 will be a lot more complicated.
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Why There Won’t Be Any Grand Immigration Confrontation Between Obama and Republicans
They’re enraged now. But don’t be surprised if this issue fades away.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Congresswoman-Elect Mia Love: Personification of GOP Hypocrisy on Immigration
Much is made of her status as the first black Republican woman elected to Congress. Less attention is given to her likely status as an “anchor baby.”
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Obama’s Immigration Move About Much More Than Politics
It’s the humanity of the thing.
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Why Republicans Are So Mad About Obama’s Immigration Order
It isn’t about the substance, and it’s only partly about presidential power.
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How Republicans Are Learning to Love the Shutdown
Watch for a shift in their perspective, which is already underway.
