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How to pass immigration reform, without a majority of the majority

July 1, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Congress, Politics, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

The U.S. Senate has managed to pass an immigration reform bill. Now it goes to the House of Representatives, where conservative Republicans, obstructionists, anti-immigration

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Activate your BS detector: You’re gonna need it for the immigration-reform debate

May 1, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Congress, Democrats, Employment, Immigration, Media, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

Right-wing politicians, their media allies—and probably somebody at work or in your family—are peddling a lot of bull about immigration reform, a topic that

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States lead on immigration, sort of

May 23, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Crime/Violence, Government Leave a comment

While Congress stalls over immigration reform, some states are making their own moves. That’s especially interesting because one more typically associates “states’ rights” with

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