Sentences with phrase «debate over immigration»

In a move that may derail a comprehensive climate change and energy bill in the Senate, one of the measure's central architects, Senator Lindsey Graham, has issued an angry protest over what he says are Democratic plans to give priority to a debate over immigration policy.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a lightning rod in the national debate over immigration, spoke to Republicans in western New York ahead of last night's debate.

In a debate over immigration the only acceptable position to adopt is meanness and inaccuracy.

The federal government briefly shutdown last month amid a debate over immigration and DACA recipients, but re-opened after a short - term agreement was put in place.

The debate over immigration in Congress was a mitigating factor in the brief government shutdown that lifted on Tuesday.

Fellow legislator Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, referred to the ongoing debate over immigration in Congress as «a unique opportunity for us to carry out our moral and ethical responsibilities at the same time as we carry out our legal and political responsibilities.»

The current debate over immigration policy cuts across the conventional political and ideological divides.

The same standards should govern the debate over immigration policy.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures, such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

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A Budweiser executive said recently that the ad is «super relevant today,» but he cautioned against interpreting the commercial as a form of political commentary despite the ongoing debate over U.S. immigration policies.

For all of the region's protests of the president, tech companies must engage both parties in equal measure if they have any hope of shaping the government's debates over tax and immigration reforms — or the myriad other issues that matter to the tech industry's bottom lines.

I have an op - ed in the Washington Times that attempts to understand the explosive racial and ethnic dimension of the current debate over the new Arizona immigration law.

Evangelical leaders supported Obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform, but that doesn't mean that the debate among political activists is over.

From the colonial era, through the debates over slavery, immigration and temperance, to current social movements such as those...

Though it does seem like the immigration debate has totally taken over politics in recent months, I think both of these assumptions are rather bold.

Cynthia Nixon was endorsed Friday by an immigration group that has been allied with the Working Families Party that also revives the debate over driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

«Border control and the economic implications of immigration are rightly central to this debate over Britain and Europe, but this early and ugly descent in to xenophobia must be stopped.»

The five Republican candidates for governor met Thursday for one of the last televised debates before the primary, clashing over tax policy, immigration...

Instead of developing policies aimed at making immigration work for the country as a whole, however, the response of the Westminster political class over recent years has been to debate caps on immigration and give credence to the philosophical position that immigrants are a drain on society instead of net contributors.

On Oct. 28, Grimm and Recchia faced each other in their final debate before Election Day, fighting over issues such as immigration, the minimum wage and transportation.

Ministers are set for a showdown with Tory rebels over the immigration bill after it was confirmed a crucial amendment backed by restive backbenchers will be debated in the Commons.The amendment, supported by dozens of Tory MPs, would give ministers rather than judges the final say over whether deportation would breach the human rights of foreign criminals.Commons Speaker John Bercow selected the amendment tabled by Esher and Walton MP Dominic Raab in the first group for debate, meaning there will be time for a vote.

During the debate, Nick Clegg claimed the Prime Minister turned down an offer from Germany to give Britain some form of «emergency brake» over immigration in return for the country adopting a soft Brexit.

One of the first debates I spoke in after my election just over a year ago was about immigration.

Welsh political leaders have clashed over the NHS, immigration, and the economy in the first televised all - Wales debate of the election campaign.

The five Republican candidates for governor met Thursday for one of the last televised debates before the primary, clashing over tax policy, immigration proposals and gun rights.

Republican White House hopefuls insisted that President Obama step aside and let his successor nominate the next Supreme Court justice, in a raucous Saturday night debate that also featured harshly personal jousting over immigration and foreign policy.

We can quibble over policy and strategic details: the way in which the debate on immigration is following the welfare debate is becoming divorced from fact; the persistent failure of banking «reform» to get to the fundamental issues; and the possibility that the government's dearth of competence may be a weaker spot than their closeness to fat cat Britain.

Denver, Colorado (CNN)- Colorado Gubernatorial hopeful Tom Tancredo, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration, told CNN he opposes altering the 14th Amendment calling the debate over it: «almost a ruse.»

In the statement, he said that he thought that lawmakers were «inside the ten yard line» on finding solutions to immigration and other issues involved in the debate over the spending bill.

Equally, remember how vehemently Nick Clegg attacked David Cameron over his cap on non-EU immigration during the prime ministerial debates?

Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and Richard Corcoran continue to spar over immigration policies and in the latest — the Tallahassee Democratic mayor has challenged the Republican state house speaker to a debate.

The leaders of seven political parties have clashed over the economy, immigration, health and Britain's future in a televised election debate.

The steadily improving economy, Falkirk and Tory ascendancy over debates like immigration and welfare had Labour on the back foot throughout the summer.

Just about every interest — every constituency — seems to have a voice in the debate over the new immigration bill, except one: As this correspondent reported in an article that appeared elsewhere, the voices of early - career scientists don't seem to be reaching the ears of elected representatives.

In the debate over scientific immigration, however — another symptom of the system's decay — the voices of the scientific and technical workers most affected, the Ph.D. s in precarious early - career positions and the technical workers facing competition from abroad, have scarcely been heard, Hira says.

He's also played high - profile roles in debates over national security and immigration as the chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

But The Shape of Water is more directly applicable to the current debate raging over the White House's hardline immigration policies and the emergence of the alt - right.

Over the past quarter century, a wave of immigration from Latin America, legal and illegal, has caused a divisive political debate in the United States on how to address its various implications.

In other words, the highly partisan debate over Muslim immigration seems to have enhanced toleration of Muslim gatherings — at least in schools — on the part of Democrats, without having an adverse impact on tolerance among Republicans.

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Saying the law will lead to an influx of unwanted and unsavory foreigners, as the AKC is doing, is the same kind of fear tactic that taints our country's broader debate over human immigration.

Jon and Destiny debated for over two hours, mostly about race and immigration, and Jon made several unpopular comments, including the claim that mass Mexican migration to the United States was a form of «reconquista,» a retaking of American cultural values.

For artists tackling today's hot topics like immigration, marriage equality and the enduring debates over abortion and gun rights, «This Will Have Been» exhibits crucial evidence of artists» contributions to the struggles of an era as troubled as our own.

The bill passed second reading in the House on April 23rd, after nearly 23 hours over five days of parliamentary debate, and is now be before the House Committee on Immigration for consideration and for experts to deliver testimony.

At the time of the shooting, lawmakers had been debating about immigration as a whole and the DACA program in particular, going so far as to shut down the government over the issue.

But the impact of easing immigration policy over the long term may be good for the housing market, which is something lawmakers should keep in mind as the debates continue.

By Tim Gaynor REUTERS NOGALES, Ariz Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:05 am EDT (Reuters)-- After listening to a fiery national debate about the impact of illegal immigration and drug smuggling over the porous U.S. - Mexico border, retiree Edgar King figured he would make up... Continue reading >>