Immigration Reform | America's Voice » Blog http://americasvoiceonline.org The Power to Win Common Sense Immigration Reform Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Texas Immigrants, Allies Swarm Ted Cruz Office Protesting Immigration Votes http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/texas-immigrants-allies-swarm-ted-cruz-office-protesting-immigration-votes/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/texas-immigrants-allies-swarm-ted-cruz-office-protesting-immigration-votes/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:05 +0000 Van Le http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=45047 Yesterday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spent the last day of markup pushing changes to the immigration bill like his amendment 3, which would have barred all undocumented immigrants from ever being able to gain citizenship.  Today, immigration reform advocates and their allies swarmed Cruz’s office in DC to denounce his stand against citizenship—and his eventual [...]

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]]> http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/texas-immigrants-allies-swarm-ted-cruz-office-protesting-immigration-votes/feed/ 0 National Immigration Experts & Advocates Preview Road Ahead as Landmark Bill Advances to Senate Floor http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/national-immigration-experts-advocates-preview-road-ahead-as-landmark-bill-advances-to-senate-floor/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/national-immigration-experts-advocates-preview-road-ahead-as-landmark-bill-advances-to-senate-floor/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:28:04 +0000 Pili Tobar http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=45050 The following is a press release from the Alliance for Citizenship: Leaders from the Alliance for Citizenship, a national campaign working with hundreds of groups across the country to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a direct and inclusive path to citizenship, previewed the next steps to advance S. 744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration [...]

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]]> http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/national-immigration-experts-advocates-preview-road-ahead-as-landmark-bill-advances-to-senate-floor/feed/ 0 DREAMers Booted from House Judiciary Committee Hearing for “Disruptive” T-Shirts http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/dreamers-booted-from-house-judiciary-committee-hearing-for-disruptive-t-shirts/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/dreamers-booted-from-house-judiciary-committee-hearing-for-disruptive-t-shirts/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:17 +0000 Van Le http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=45032 For weeks, DREAMers and their supporters have been a force at the Senate Judiciary Committee markups, where they’ve served as personal illustrations as to how immigration reform would change people’s lives.  Here’s a video of DREAMers, and others, cheering after the final vote sending the immigration bill out of markup yesterday: Senate markup is over [...]

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]]> http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/dreamers-booted-from-house-judiciary-committee-hearing-for-disruptive-t-shirts/feed/ 0 Conservative Prognosticator Bill Kristol Actually Said: “Jeff Sessions Is Winning The Debate” http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/conservative-prognosticator-bill-kristol-actually-said-jeff-sessions-is-winning-the-debate/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/conservative-prognosticator-bill-kristol-actually-said-jeff-sessions-is-winning-the-debate/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:29:28 +0000 Van Le http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=45030 Conservative commentator Bill Kristol was on Laura Ingraham’s radio show yesterday (and it does seem like Ingraham’s show has become the gathering spot for the dwindling anti-immigrant movement), where he implored Marco Rubio to walk way from immigration reform negotiations because “Jeff Sessions is winning the debate.”    Here’s a recap of what Kristol said: I [...]

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]]> http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/conservative-prognosticator-bill-kristol-actually-said-jeff-sessions-is-winning-the-debate/feed/ 0 Coalition of Entrepreneurs Launches March for Innovation #iMarch for Immigration Reform http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/coalition-of-entrepreneurs-launches-march-for-innovation-imarch-for-immigration-reform/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/coalition-of-entrepreneurs-launches-march-for-innovation-imarch-for-immigration-reform/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:46 +0000 Van Le http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=45024 A coalition of technology’s brightest entrepreneurs is holding the March for Innovation today, a bipartisan virtual march calling for immigration reform that works for America’s future. As the #iMarch’s website states: The March for Innovation, together with thousands of supporters at every level, from grassroots supporters to tech leaders, companies and organizations, is a virtual [...]

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]]> http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/coalition-of-entrepreneurs-launches-march-for-innovation-imarch-for-immigration-reform/feed/ 0 Immigrant and Ally Groups, Editorial Boards, React to Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Immigration Reform http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/immigrant-and-ally-groups-editorial-boards-react-to-senate-judiciary-committee-vote-on-immigration-reform/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/immigrant-and-ally-groups-editorial-boards-react-to-senate-judiciary-committee-vote-on-immigration-reform/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:03 +0000 Van Le http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=45015 Last night, the immigration reform world cheered as the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Gang of 8 immigration reform bill out of markup on a 13-5 bipartisan vote.  As our own executive director Frank Sharry said: Today immigration reform took a giant step forward.  The Gang of Eight bill is a carefully balanced piece of [...]

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]]> http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/immigrant-and-ally-groups-editorial-boards-react-to-senate-judiciary-committee-vote-on-immigration-reform/feed/ 0 Must-Read News in Immigration Reform, May 22, 2013 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/must-read-news-in-immigration-reform-may-22-2013/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/must-read-news-in-immigration-reform-may-22-2013/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:33:30 +0000 Van Le http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=45007 National Journal: First Hurdle Cleared in Immigration, but Bigger Ones Remain By Fawn Johnson Bloomberg: Senate Panel Advances U.S. Immigration Bill With Hatch’s Changes By Heidi Przybyla and Kathleen Hunter Reuters: Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move By Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan NBC Latino: Senate committee votes “yes” on comprehensive immigration reform, [...]

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]]> http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/must-read-news-in-immigration-reform-may-22-2013/feed/ 0 Frank Sharry: Immigration Reform Takes a Giant Step Forward with Passage of Bill from Senate Judiciary Committee http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/frank-sharry-immigration-reform-takes-a-giant-step-forward-with-passage-of-bill-from-senate-judiciary-committee/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/frank-sharry-immigration-reform-takes-a-giant-step-forward-with-passage-of-bill-from-senate-judiciary-committee/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 00:08:14 +0000 Van Le http://americasvoiceonline.org/?p=44998 Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the immigration legislation by a bipartisan vote (13-5).  The vote concludes the committee markup process in the Senate and signifies the clearing of the first official legislative hurdle for immigration reform’s passage in 2013 (see here for a list of “good and bad” amendments added to the Senate bill [...]

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