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DCCC Hispanic Media Director and DACA beneficiary Javier Gamboa issued the following statement after the latest development on DACA: “Despite this positive development on DACA, we cannot lose track of what’s at stake: DREAMers are being forced back into the shadows and are at greater risk of being deported. House Republicans, like Representatives Carlos Curbelo, […]

With full Republican control of Washington, Republicans’ failure to deliver carries midterm consequences Vulnerable House Republicans blew past a critical deadline to get 218 signatures on a discharge petition to force a vote on legislation to protect DREAMers. Their inexcusable failure came after many lofty promises from vulnerable House Republicans who they would deliver the […]

Following outrage from President Trump’s comments made yesterday calling immigrants coming to the United States “animals”, we’ve heard nothing from the nation’s most vulnerable GOP members, especially those representing large diverse and immigrant communities. Despite recent media reports that some Republicans are ‘moderating’ on the issue of immigration, their striking silence and inability to pass […]

When Rep. Carlos Curbelo first formed his leadership PAC, WACPAC, he claimed it was to support his fellow Republicans who favored comprehensive immigration reform. The PAC, however, has come under fire as Curbelo made contributions to anti-immigrant hardliners, and just last week, WACPAC beneficiary Representative Martha McSally ASKED to be removed as a co-sponsor of […]

Following vulnerable Republican Carlos Curbelo’s sudden change of heart towards the bipartisan DREAM Act, DCCC Hispanic Media Director Javier Gamboa issued the following statement: “Carlos Curbelo knows that his political career is hanging on by a thread, which has apparently led him to finally sign onto the DREAM Act, after months of leaving immigrant families […]

Nearly one million DACA recipients’ livelihoods jeopardized by Congressional failure to find a bipartisan solution to protect DREAMers DCCC Hispanic Media Director Javier Gamboa issued the following statement: “House Republicans had six months to reach a legislative solution to protect DREAMers, and on the day of their deadline, we’re nowhere near a solution despite voters’ […]

Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo has a long history of saying one thing and doing the complete opposite, but boy oh boy, this one takes the cake. After being pressed on This Week for his party’s failure to keep children safe in schools after the Parkland high school shooting, Carlos Curbelo touted the many gun safety […]

As President Trump painted a dark vision for our country during his first State of the Union address —  filled with misguided facts and lies — Lea Marquez-Peterson said that his speech had a very “inspirational message.” So which part of Trump’s speech did Lea Marquez-Peterson find so inspirational? …. Was it the part when […]

“The only thing I would have a stomach for if DACA comes first is if it’s defeated.” – Congressman Rohrabacher Congressman Dana Rohrabacher – who represents a diverse district that is 21 percent Hispanic and 17 percent AAPI – recently came out last week against fixing DACA to protect DREAMers. Instead, he called on Congress to […]

“At a time when the Republican Party is grappling to find their moral compass, bringing up the Dream Act for a vote to protect law-abiding Dreamers shouldn’t be this difficult for Speaker Ryan and House Republicans,” said Javier Gamboa of the DCCC. “Make no mistake: the backlash against House Republicans will grow stronger every day […]