immigration Archives

Rubio Pivots to Take Aim at Cruz

With 55 days remaining until the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus begins to help sort out front-runners from also-rans, Senator Marco Rubio has signaled a significant shift in his campaign approach and begun…

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Trump: The Out-of-Touch Outsider

Outsiders often respond to the critique that they are inexperienced by countering that the silver lining is their freedom from the problems of Washington. “Sure, I’ve never been elected, but…

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Lindsey Graham to Paul Ryan: “Take a Stand” on Immigration

Senator Lindsey Graham aired his frustration with Speaker Paul Ryan yesterday, targeting Ryan’s promise not to push immigration reform until after President Obama leaves office: “Forget about working with Obama,…

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Trump’s and Bush’s Attacks on Rubio Miss the Mark

In recent weeks we’ve seen increasing attacks on Sen. Marco Rubio from both Donald Trump and Gov. Jeb Bush Trump has called Rubio a “lightweight” and said that he’s weak…

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Latino Leaders Slam Trump and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric

Yesterday afternoon in Boulder, Colo., the site of tonight’s debate, a group of Latino leaders, including Alfonso Aguilar, Director of American Principle Project’s Latino Partnership and occasional contributor to The…

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“The Kelly File” Covers Latino Backlash Against Trump, Cruz

Alfonso Aguilar, the director of APP’s Latino Partnership and occasional contributor to The Pulse 2016, joined Megyn Kelly to talk about this week’s gathering of Latino activists in Boulder, Colo.,…

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Rubio: Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric Is “Absurd”

Marco Rubio challenged Donald Trump on Sunday for his position on immigration, saying that Trump is a flip-flopper on the issue who has changed his position over the past six…

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Hispanic Conservatives Plan Historic Meeting to Respond to Trump, Cruz

I suppose it was inevitable: the anti-immigrant remarks that have come to characterize the campaigns of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have finally provoked a backlash among Hispanic Republicans. Next…

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Trump Can’t Win The Latino Vote. Here’s Why.

While the pope may be back at the Vatican, speculations on how the “Francis Effect” will impact America are still circulating — especially regarding our heated immigration debate. In a…

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Can Donald Trump Learn from Pope Francis on Immigration?

Appearing on CNN yesterday morning, Donald Trump was asked to react to comments by Pope Francis on immigration. The Pope had brought up the subject during a speech the previous…

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Why Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Literally a Joke

The nature of humor is described as a disparity between expectations and reality. Most jokes are built by laying a path of expectations that we follow until the end, when…

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Sanders, Trump, and the Pope: Whose Justice Is It, Anyway?

Last Monday, Bernie Sanders spoke to a crowd at the largest Christian evangelical school in the world. While his honest speech and the reciprocating respect of the Liberty University students…

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Donald Trump: Appealing to Fear

Carly Fiorina was not the only candidate who faced off with Donald Trump last night over a very personal issue. The question that sparked the most contention between Jeb Bush…

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Analysis

Tonight, I’d Like to Hear Some Real Answers on Border Security

We’ve heard a lot from the candidates about how concerned they are with immigration, how they supposedly drive down wages, and how we need to secure the border and deport…

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Analysis

The Push For H-1B Visas And The Common Core Math FAIL

The debate rages about whether the H-1B visa system brings in too many or too few skilled foreign workers. But the discussion overlooks a critical fact: Regardless of the current…

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