06/24/09 Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reiterated that he's got the votes to move immigration reform forward, and soon. Today MSNBC's Mark Murray reports: Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, said it was smart policy and smart politics to take up immigration reform. He noted that Obama was elected in no small part because independent voters thought he and the Democrats were best able to find solutions to challenging problems like immigration. Roll Call's Jessica Brady reports in "Schumer Says Immigration Reform Will Happen:"Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) maintained Wednesday that Congress will tackle comprehensive immigration reform this Congress, and perhaps even this year.
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06/23/09 Just in case there was any doubt the first time around... In "Reid claims he has votes for reform," Politico's Alex Isenstadt reports: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said once again Tuesday that he has the votes to pass comprehensive immigration reform." As Thursday's White House meeting on immigration approaches, reform advocates will be looking to the President and Congress to provide a road map for getting it done.
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06/22/09 The AP reports in "Obama says immigration overhaul is essential:" WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way for illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens.
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06/05/09 Yesterday Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) committed to making the reform of our nation's dysfunctional immigration system a top priority in Congress, after healthcare and energy. Well, today Cecilia Mu�oz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House, summed up a week's worth of townhalls, testimonies, and strategy sessions with a simple message. Watch part of her keynote address to the Reform Immigration for America Summit today.
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05/01/09 Yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, following the President's Wednesday press conference, placed immigration squarely on the map. It stands as yet another clear sign post that immigration reform is moving forward, as new polling shows a whopping sixty-one percent of Americans favor a "pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants." With the new polling released yesterday, President Obama's renewed pledge on immigration, and this week's hearing, it's clear the American people want action and solutions on the big issues before us, not excuses for inaction and mere finger-pointing.
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04/30/09 The room is filling up over here, and witnesses are taking their seats. Check back soon for live updates, photos, and video from today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform. Frank Sharry has predicted that today's hearing will butcher a good bit of the conventional wisdom on immigration. Stay tuned.
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04/30/09 At last night's White House press conference, President Obama again re-affirmed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform, citing the need to fix our very broken immigration system. As CNN reports, in "Obama pushes for immigration reform:" "President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he wants to work with members of Congress, including former Republican presidential rival Sen. John McCain, to revive efforts at immigration reform."
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04/27/09 As we look ahead to Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on common sense immigration reform, with a star lineup that includes former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Dr. Joel Hunter of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and SEIU's Eliseo Medina, it's time once again to take stock of the emerging new politics of immigration. Moderate Democrats appear ready to tackle common sense reform, while Republican extremists stand poised to drive the GOP further into the political wilderness by continuing to demagogue on immigration.
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04/17/09 While in Mexico City today, President Obama reiterated the need for a new immigration debate focused on solutions, rather than more divisive “politics as usual.” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (pictured here) echoed the President’s comments, also saying that any immigration reform legislation will need to have supporters from both parties and that the President is committed to addressing immigration, despite the inherent difficulties.
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04/10/09 Ever since yesterday's front page New York Time article, the debate has been raging in the blogosphere and network news over whether or not the signs are pointing to immigration reform moving forward this year. Frank Sharry: "Our polling suggests that swing voters who want a new path and less partisanship see immigration as the sort of hard issue Washington is afraid of and they very much want someone to take control of it. And Republicans are in a tough situation. If they block reform they lose the fastest growing bloc of voters."
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04/09/09 President Obama is rising to the occasion and demonstrating leadership on this issue that vexes the American public. It will be up to Congress to follow his lead and make it happen. We stand ready to work with all of our elected leaders to enact this long overdue reform this year. The time is most certainly now.
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02/24/09 It's been a good while now since we announced that the confirmation of Hilda Solis (D-CA) as Secretary of Labor had been postponed. We reported on how the administration had to appoint an interim secretary because the pro-worker, Latina representative's confirmation was being blocked by partisan bickering. Well, today America's Voice happily applauds the confirmation of Representative Hilda Solis, a strong advocate for all workers and a champion of comprehensive immigration reform, as Secretary of the U.S. Labor Department.
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01/15/09 As a border-state Governor, Janet Napolitano knows that ending illegal immigration will only be possible by enacting common-sense, comprehensive immigration reform. She gets that the best way to replace the chaos of illegal immigration with an orderly, legal system is to combine: 1) effective border enforcement; 2) a smart and tough crackdown on bad actor employers; 3) earned legalization and citizenship for those here without papers; and 4) a modernized family and employment-based legal immigration system.
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01/09/09 We at America's Voice have to confess, we're a little giddy when we look around. Why? The signs of the times point decisively to comprehensive immigration reform getting ready to move, and soon. Just what are they? In addition to the growing power of the Latino vote and swing voters' demonstrated desire to see real solutions on immigrations, we've compiled the top seven signs that reform is almost here.
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