This is big news. Although Rep. Gutierrez had initially introduced CIR legislation that omitted us, he is now committing to include us! (Thanks, maybe to the Senate's Democrat-only "framework" for comprehensive immigration reform?)
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Focus on UAFA not CIR (Melanie Nathan)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 959 days ago
(http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com)
Adopting this plan means letting go of organization ego’s desires to triumph by being the one to claim the finish lines. No one is taking leadership, nor any group because leadership means inclusion and delegation from grassroot to organizational.
So why would the LGBT community piggy back this and waste time and energy. There will be opposition on a vareity of principals and those extraneous principals, many more than LGBT inequality, ought not usurp our power. Arguing for ourselves in combined format is very risky in my opinion. I personally think that with a real push, UAFA can pass and sooner than we think. With all due respect tom those much wiser and more experienced than me, there is a great deal missing in our lobbying and organizational efforts. However this does not mean we should not ask for inclusion, but I would not conduct my fight in the CIR arena – w
So why would the LGBT community piggy back this and waste time and energy. There will be opposition on a vareity of principals and those extraneous principals, many more than LGBT inequality, ought not usurp our power. Arguing for ourselves in combined format is very risky in my opinion. I personally think that with a real push, UAFA can pass and sooner than we think. With all due respect tom those much wiser and more experienced than me, there is a great deal missing in our lobbying and organizational efforts. However this does not mean we should not ask for inclusion, but I would not conduct my fight in the CIR arena – w
More On CIR (Gay Immigration Rights)
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 959 days ago
(http://gayimmigration.blogspot.com)
According to Politico, Sen. Reid believes he has the floor votes to pass an immigration reform bill-the problem is there isn't floor time to do it. But the real challenge, according to LA Times, is in the House, where Democrats from conservative/swing districts see CIR as a liability: ... The biggest obstacle to ...
So the more reasonable timeline is still 2011, when President Obama will need Hispanic support in swing states such as New Mexico and Nevada. Most likely the White House will start the converstation on Comprehensive Immigration Reform this year and end with just that. The Senate might even introduce a CIR bill, but eventual passage this year in both the House and Senate is a tall order.
So the more reasonable timeline is still 2011, when President Obama will need Hispanic support in swing states such as New Mexico and Nevada. Most likely the White House will start the converstation on Comprehensive Immigration Reform this year and end with just that. The Senate might even introduce a CIR bill, but eventual passage this year in both the House and Senate is a tall order.
Conflicting Signals on CIR (Gay Immigration Rights)
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 959 days ago
(http://gayimmigration.blogspot.com)
Just after the White House conceded that Comprehensive Immigration Reform is unlikely to happen this year, RollCall reported today both Senator Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer indicated they intend to introduce CIR legislation before the end of the year:
But Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) reiterated his call for doing a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year. “We have to finish health care and climate change, but being third on the list is pretty good,” Reid said, predicting that he could muster up the votes for a bill later this year.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who chairs the immigration subpanel, will deliver an address on immigration at Georgetown University on Wednesday and is expected to outline “the principles that will guide legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate later this year,” according to ...
But Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) reiterated his call for doing a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year. “We have to finish health care and climate change, but being third on the list is pretty good,” Reid said, predicting that he could muster up the votes for a bill later this year.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who chairs the immigration subpanel, will deliver an address on immigration at Georgetown University on Wednesday and is expected to outline “the principles that will guide legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate later this year,” according to ...
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