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Surprising almost no one, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will use the lame duck session of Congress to push the controversial DREAM Act, granting immigrants all the way up into their mid-thirties a pathway to U.S. citizenship. Politico reports that Pelosi has tapped the help of two California Democrats, Rep.
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A recent article in Politico takes note of the positive impact that Hispanic voters had in offsetting the Democratic Party's already devastating losses on Tuesday. Despite little progress in the former Democratic majority's efforts to achieve comprehensive immigration reform within the past two years, Hispanics still
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Despite a historic Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in this week’s midterm elections, Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) plans to maintain pressure on the new majority to reform the nation’s immigration policy. “With Republicans now the majority in the House of Representatives, many policies will probably
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The growing possibility that Republicans will make significant gains in Congress is a scenario that’s been replayed repeatedly throughout this campaign season. While enthusiasm may be historically high with the Republican party looking to seize power away from incumbents, the fact that Republicans will likely take over the House
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While California is already facing another $20 billion shortfall, and with the state legislature bickering about which programs are responsible for the crisis, California voters are being asked (via Prop 21) to pay an $18 vehicle license fee that will specifically be devoted to maintaining the state’s parks. “California
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Proving yet again that they are a potent force, Independents will be a significant factor in contributing to the likely Republican takeover of the House, and possibly the Senate. According to the latest POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll, the electorate will likely vote next week in a manner that
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For all the opposition that the GOP has waged against the proposed immigration policy of President Obama and the Democrats, the issue isn’t likely to be a dominant part of the Republican agenda should they make huge congressional gains in a little more than a week. This is not
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Many Californians are deeply concerned about the consequences stemming from ineffective federal immigration enforcement. This conclusion can be drawn from measuring recent sentiment of how Californians view federal responsibility in dealing with illegal immigration and the crimes associated with it. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted last week, 52
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While some pundits and politicians on the left have tried minimizing the Tea Party as an irrelevant sect in American politics, others on the left are saying otherwise. Media Matters, Daily Kos, and MSNBC have attacked the Tea Party as an unintelligent fringe group. However, as those attacks continue, it’
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As much as the media has sensationalized immigration reform since President Obama’s promise to pass a bill, the issue is not a top concern for many Hispanics according to a new poll from the Pew Hispanic Center. According to the poll, the immigration reform debate reignited when Arizona passed
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When it comes to charges from the right regarding a lax immigration policy, the Obama administration claims that it is even tougher on enforcing immigration policy than its predecessor, President George W. Bush. “The administration has focused on enforcing our immigration laws in a smart, effective manner that prioritizes public
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Countering Glenn Beck’s Tea Party-oriented rally, labor and minority activist groups convened in Washington DC over the weekend, taking on an overtly partisan tone to energize the left-leaning base for the upcoming midterm elections. Partisanship at One Nation, the name of the rally, appeared to be a bit more