A Syrian refugee family’s first hours in Seattle KUOW’s Liz Jones tells the story of a Syrian refugee family’s arrival in Seattle, after a long
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Sorry, Republicans: I’m an anchor baby, and I’m not going anywhere “The party’s presidential candidates want to deny birthright citizenship to people like me because
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LaunchDirector Alejandro González Iñárritu: Let’s fix our broken immigration system
I want to dedicate this award for my fellow Mexicans, the ones who live in Mexico. I pray that we can find and build a
LaunchHoyer, Hispanic Democrats assail Republicans as House approves draconian immigration bills
It is simply a message they want to send, not a solution that they want to affect… Republicans are racing to the right, putting forward
LaunchDelBene condemns House Republicans’ divisive, flawed immigration bills in floor speech
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I do wish that Ted Cruz would stay in the Senate… Nobody elected him speaker. Nobody elected him majority leader in the House, and it’s
LaunchFlorida’s Joe Garcia suggests Eric Cantor use remaining time in office to work on immigration reform
Why do you hold power if you’re not doing the right thing for your country? If you’re doing the right thing people tend to send
LaunchRepublicans don’t want to govern because they can’t agree on policy directions
Republicans don’t want to govern because they can’t agree on policy directions Greg Sargent observes that while Republicans can agree on winning, they can’t agree
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