A new Gallup poll released Wednesday revealed that 1 in 5 registered voters would not vote for a candidate they disagree with on immigration, a figure that could spell trouble for Donald Trump and others: In a survey released Wednesday, Gallup found that 20 percent of American voters will only vote for a presidential candidate […]
Poll: 1 in 5 voters wouldn’t vote for candidate they disagree with on immigration
September 10, 2015 By 5 Comments
Conservative Latino group speaks out against GOP immigration rhetoric
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A conservative Latino group made a bold statement against the immigration rhetoric of fellow conservatives Wednesday. The Libre Initiative — which is funded by the Koch brothers — penned a letter criticizing the immigration policies of GOP presidential candidates as “not in line with our principles and […] not in the best interest of the […]
Five Questions Sen. James Lankford Wants Obama to Answer About His Immigration Actions
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Sen. James Lankford will send a letter to the White House on Thursday asking the president to clarify his remarks that there will be “consequences” for government officials who do not comply with his executive order on immigration. This is the second attempt Lankford, R-Okla., has made to have President Barack Obama explain his statement. […]
Indiana’s Pre-K Pilot Caught Up in Immigration Debate
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By Christina A. Samuels, Education Week, Bethesda, Md. Sept. 09– Indiana’s decision to close its state-funded preschool pilot program to 4-year-olds who are not legal U.S. residents has drawn national attention and raised sticky questions about the access of such children to education before they reach kindergarten. The news organization Chalkbeat Indiana reported in August […]
On the street: Mass deportations?
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(Daily Record, The (Wooster, OH)) People in Wayne and Holmes counties were asked: Should there be mass deportations of illegal immigrants? “I do believe that we need a (border) wall. We need to enforce existing legislation and we always want to encourage legal immigration. But as to mass deportations, I’d say no. It’s too emotional […]
3 charged in sham marriage scheme in California
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man, his daughter and an associate are charged with running an elaborate sham marriage ring that secured green cards for Chinese citizens by wedding them to Americans, authorities said Wednesday. Jason Shiao, 65, and his daughter Lynn Leung, 43, were arrested on charges of conspiring to commit visa […]
