‘DREAM Act’
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Watch David Valadao Go Full Trump on Immigration During Interview, Praises Detention Centers
During a recent interview, vulnerable Republican David Valadao sounded more like President Trump when he was talking about immigration than the moderate he likes to pretend he is. On President Trump’s wasteful and expensive border wall: “there’s a lot of things going on at the border I think they’re handling the right way.” On a detention […]
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DCCC Statement on Carlos Curbelo’s Self-Serving Decision to Support the DREAM Act After Months of Refusal and Empty Promises
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 […]
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SHOT/CHASER: Two-Faced Carlos Curbelo Exposed… Again
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 […]
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Backlash Across the Country Intensifies Against House Republicans Standing in the Way of Dream Act
“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 […]
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Headline Chaser Carlos Curbelo Continues Standing in the Way of DREAM Act
Today Congressman Curbelo went chasing headlines and refused to support a budget deal that did not find a solution for DREAMers. That’s nice, but here’s the catch: Congressman Curbelo has repeatedly refused to support the DREAM Act, a bipartisan bill with 200 cosponsors, including his immediate neighbor, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. If Curbelo is truly looking […]
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Darrell Issa Calls DREAMers’ Parents “Victimizers” While Bashing the DREAM Act
DREAM Act opponent Darrell Issa is at it again, attacking DREAMers and their families. This time it was during an interview where he once again said that he would not support the bipartisan DREAM Act because “it goes too far” and then bizarrely blamed DACA recipients’ parents by suggesting they were the “victimizers” of their […]
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DCCC Launches Spanish-Language Digital Ad Highlighting Curbelo’s Efforts to Undermine the DREAM Act
Given the serious allegations reported by Politico earlier this week that Republican Rep. Carlos Cureblo has been privately discouraging his Republican colleagues from supporting the bipartisan DREAM Act, the DCCC launched a Spanish-language digital ad campaign targeting Hispanic voters in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. Voters in Curbelo’s district who’ve set their Facebook language preferences to […]
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At Home & in D.C., Backlash Building Against House Republicans Refusing to Support DREAM Act
During Congress’ long recess, vulnerable House Republicans drew harsh backlash from their constituents for refusing to support the only bipartisan and bicameral DREAM Act. Protesting outside their district offices and delivering petitions, concerned constituents reminded their elected officials that they must do what’s right, protect the DREAMers in their community and support the DREAM Act. […]
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Key Congressional Districts to Lose Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Annually if Speaker Ryan & House Republicans Fail to Pass the DREAM Act
It has been more than a month since President Trump callously revoked DACA, a program that has helped more than 800,000 law-abiding, hardworking young immigrants. Trump kicked it over to Congress and gave them a 6-month period to protect DREAMers through the legislative process. Shamefully, Speaker Ryan and many House Republicans are still refusing to […]
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QUE NO SE TE PASE: La Opinión: Demócratas exigen voto sobre “DREAM Act”
¿Y los congresistas republicanos? NADA. QUE NO SE TE PASE —– Demócratas exigen voto sobre “DREAM Act” y más tiempo para última prórroga de “DACA” https://laopinion.com/2017/09/27/democratas-exigen-voto-sobre-dream-act-y-mas-tiempo-para-ultima-prorroga-de-daca/ Por María Peña La Opinión […] Durante una conferencia de prensa convocada hoy mismo y transmitida en vivo a través de Facebook, varios legisladores demócratas de la Cámara de […]