THREE DAYS LEFT For California's Gov. Jerry Brown to Sign TRUST Act

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Thursday September 27, 2012 · 2:12 PM PDT

2012/09/27 · 14:12

California’s Governor, Jerry Brown, only has until THIS weekend to sign the bill, and we’re asking everyone to call (916) 445-2841 to ask Gov. Brown to sign the bill TODAY.

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Wednesday September 26, 2012 · 11:27 AM PDT

2012/09/26 · 11:27

The DREAM Act is on the ballot in Maryland this fall.

Last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation granting in-state tuition rates to DREAMers, which Governor Martin O'Malley signed into law. But anti-immigrant forces in the state collected enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot. The campaign to defend the DREAM Act is Educating Maryland Kids. Voters in Maryland who support DREAMers are being asked to vote FOR Question 4.

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Wednesday September 12, 2012 · 10:53 AM PDT

2012/09/12 · 10:53

As we enter the thick of campaign season, we're starting to see the new paradigm of immigration politics play out in television ads. Candidates who support common sense reform are leaning into the issue. And, they're pushing that message to an important constituency: Latino voters.

The Obama/Biden campaign has Spanish language ads on the air in several battleground states. So far, we've seen these proactive ads run by Senate candidates in Nevada and Virginia. Given the importance of the immigration issue to Latino voters, we'd expect to see similar strategies in Florida by Bill Nelson, whose opponent Connie Mack, voted against the DREAM Act; In Massachusetts, where Elizabeth Warren's opponent, Scott Brown, also voted against DREAM; and, in New Mexico, where Democratic Congressman Martin Heinrich has been an outspoken advocate while his opponent, Heather Wilson, has vacillated (at best.) Also, it's hard to imagine that Richard Carmona won't be using the immigration issue against Jeff Flake in Arizona.

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Friday September 07, 2012 · 1:04 PM PDT

2012/09/07 · 13:04

UPDATE: Mitt Romney appeared with Steve King today and only had praise for the Representative who compares immigrants to dogs. Romney said in Orange City, Iowa today: "I'm looking here at Steve King, he needs to be your Congressman again. I want him as my partner in Washington."

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Friday August 17, 2012 · 1:21 PM PDT

2012/08/17 · 13:21

Cross-Posted at America's Voice:

This week, Americans witnessed history as young DREAMers began applying for deferred action under the policy announced by President Obama. The event garnered intense attention in both English and Spanish Language media. Univisión anchor Jorge Ramos said, “The day of DREAMS has arrived. As of today DREAMers can present their application for deferred action to the United States Government. This is historic.”

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Wednesday August 15, 2012 · 12:22 PM PDT

2012/08/15 · 12:22

Cross-Posted at America's Voice:

Today, the first of nearly 1.7 million DREAMers can begin applying for deferred action under a program that was announced by President Obama earlier this year in June. (See the Washington Post article here.)

The political impact of this is clear. Over the next month, hundreds of thousands of DREAMers will be seen on TV, lining up to submit their paperwork and talking about how their lives will change. For Spanish language media, this will be top news.

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Tuesday August 14, 2012 · 1:39 PM PDT

2012/08/14 · 13:39

Cross-Posted at America's Voice:

Joe the Plumber is back.

The hapless handyman from 2008 who became famous overnight for supposedly being the embodiment of the working class is now a Congressional candidate in Ohio, where, among other things, he has been blaming the Holocaust on German gun control.

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Wednesday July 25, 2012 · 1:25 PM PDT

2012/07/25 · 13:25

Cross-Posted at America's Voice:

This afternoon, NBC, the Wall Street Journal and Telemundo released its latest polling, which includes an oversampling of Latino voters. The President maintains a commanding lead:

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Tuesday July 24, 2012 · 1:32 PM PDT

2012/07/24 · 13:32

Cross-Posted at America's Voice:

Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio is expected to take the stand today, when a civil trial probing into his department’s chronic abuse of racial profiling resumes.

The no-jury, single-judge trial began last week in Arizona, with plaintiffs arguing that Arpaio and his department regularly profile and detain Hispanics without probable cause, often only so that they can question people about their immigration status. Sheriff Arpaio maintains that his department only stops people it thinks is likely to have committed crimes, with deputies only later finding out the undocumented status of those arrested. The plaintiffs are not seeking money or redress, only a declaration that the Sheriff’s office does racially profile Latinos and a court order forcing them to change their policies.

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Monday July 16, 2012 · 1:13 PM PDT

2012/07/16 · 13:13

Today, Latino Decisions highlights the importance of New Mexico in this year's election. Writing at the Latino Decisions blog, Gabriel R. Sanchez, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico and Director of Research, examines the current politics of New Mexico by looking at the 2010 elections.

For more on how Latino voter turnout and party support will pave the way to the White House in November, visit www.LatinoVote Matters.org.

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Friday July 06, 2012 · 11:02 AM PDT

2012/07/06 · 11:02

Yesterday, California took a key step in positioning itself as the “anti-Arizona” on immigration enforcement, with the state Senate passing a bill that would restore common sense to states' approach on immigration. Ironically, California was the first state to embrace an extremist approach to immigration with the passage of Proposition 187 in 1994. Fortunately, the state has now come full circle and is breaking new ground by passing what we see as the “anti”- Prop 187 and “anti”-SB 1070: the TRUST Act.

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Wednesday June 20, 2012 · 8:23 AM PDT

2012/06/20 · 08:23

For the past eighteen months, Speaker John Boehner has entrusted immigration policy to three of the most anti-immigrant voices in the GOP caucus:

Lamar Smith, Elton Gallegly and Steve King.

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