Sentences with phrase «back immigration reform»

The poll found 63 percent of voters back immigration reform, with only 21 percent saying they oppose it.

WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday met with a group of political heavyweights who back immigration reform — including Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly — to assure them he...

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A vote on the measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the measure did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.

Zuckerberg has been an immigration reform activist for years, dating back to his cofounding of the FWD.us lobbying group in 2013.

For too long, this issue has held back any and all immigration reform, with Republicans refusing to pass any bill that includes provisions for the undocumented, and Democrats refusing to pass any bill that does not.

A bipartisan group of senators reveals an immigration reform plan, and President Obama backs «start - up visas» for foreign - born tech entrepreneurs.

In 1986, a Democratic Congress passed and the Republican president signed into law the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which attempted to close the back door of illegal immigration by, among other measures, imposing sanctions on employers for hiring unauthoriImmigration Reform and Control Act, which attempted to close the back door of illegal immigration by, among other measures, imposing sanctions on employers for hiring unauthoriimmigration by, among other measures, imposing sanctions on employers for hiring unauthorized aliens.

The City Council instead opted to support a five - paragraph resolution from the city of Orlando backed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors that urges the federal government to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

Secondly, Nick Griffin is in the process of reforming his party, ditching all the old clause 4 style baggage of the past, and bringing together a party of black and white loyal British people, who will challenge the One - Party - State corrupt liberal elites, end multicultural balkanisation, Islamisation and mass immigration and bring Britain's sovereignty back from Europe.

This would have begun back in the autumn, with the shadow cabinet and PLP coalescing around a clear position, spoken of publicly only as one of a number of options under consideration: continued membership of the single market with immediate application of an emergency brake on immigration, and a drive for serious reform to free movement.

She said she backs tightening border security and was confident the Republican - led Congress would be able to put an immigration reform bill together this term to send to the president.

Rubio initially won his U.S. Senate seat with strong Tea Party backing, but his 2013 support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation led to a decline in that support.

Sixty - three percent said they back comprehensive immigration reform, including increased border security and a pathway to citizenship.

Because Harry Reid announced he was going to move immigration to the top of the Senate agenda, pushing back energy reform.