‘Immigration’

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 […]

Responding to President Trump’s Administration callous actions to end TPS for Salvadorian immigrants who’ve been part of our country for decades, DCCC Hispanic Media Director Javier Gamboa issued the following statement: “It’s alarming how common attacks on immigrant and Latino communities have become under this Republican Administration. People with Temporary Protected Status have been part […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Let’s be clear: House Republicans went after DACA the moment it was signed by President Obama, and helped pave the way for President Trump’s mass deportation machine, which is now poised to target DREAMers,” said Javier Gamboa of the DCCC. “House Republicans’ long record of hostility toward immigrants has put […]

Shutting down the government  in order to stick American taxpayers with the bill for a border wall that few people actually want is both morally bankrupt and politically stupid. Yet, that’s exactly what President Trump suggested yesterday during his unhinged campaign rally in Arizona. Further cementing bigotry into policy, Trump indicated that he is likely […]

House Republicans Must Explain to Latino Constituents Why They Still Support Trump’s Divisive Agenda As President Trump considers pardoning Joe Arpaio, a racist and convicted criminal, during his Arizona rally tonight, local and national editorial boards are taking a stand and making clear that “an Arpaio pardon would appear to support racism” and it would […]

This week, the nation watched in disgust as President Trump again apologized for and excused the racist white supremacists who rallied in Charlottesville over the weekend. Meanwhile, thousands of DREAMers, concerned constituents, faith and local leaders rallied outside of Republican Representatives’ offices throughout the country to demand the protection of DACA and to hold House […]

  On the Anniversary of DACA and less than a month before the deadline that Republican Attorneys General gave President Trump to rescind DACA, the DCCC is launching a new Twitter campaign in several of the nation’s most competitive districts with notable Latino populations to encourage people, especially DACA recipients and DREAMers, to mobilize and […]

Today marks the  5th anniversary of the implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the landmark executive order signed by President Obama in 2012 that has transformed the lives of more than 800,000 law-abiding DREAMers. DACA has allowed these hardworking young people to come out of the shadows, live without the fear of deportation, […]

“Carlos Curbelo’s troubling immigration record should make Miami families think twice. From creating a sham immigration PAC that gives money to House Republicans that don’t support immigration reform to now speaking at an event sponsored by a company that profits on the deportation of immigrants, Carlos Curbelo can’t be trusted,” said Javier Gamboa of the […]