“This cannot be a situation where simply a visionary bill — a message bill — gets sent to Congress and nothing happens with it,” said Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, which advocates for low-income immigrants. “There’s an expectation that they will deliver and that there is a mandate now for Biden to be unapologetically pro-immigrant and have a political imperative to do so, and the Democrats do as well.” … [Read more...] about Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats
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The Memo: Biden gambles that he can do it all
Deese was making that point in the context of the president’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief package advancing even as the Senate conducts former President TrumpDonald TrumpNYT: Rep. Perry played role in alleged Trump plan to oust acting AG Arizona GOP censures top state Republicans McCain, Flake and Ducey Biden and UK prime minister discuss NATO, multilateralism during call MORE’s impeachment trial next month. But the same principle applies to other issues. … [Read more...] about The Memo: Biden gambles that he can do it all
Oregon woman’s body recovered after landslide buried car under 15 feet of mud
Jennifer Moore, of Warrendale, was driving near Dodson, Ore., east of Portland along the Columbia River and the border with Washington, around 1 a.m. Jan. 13 when her SUV was swept away by the landslide, the department said in a news release. … [Read more...] about Oregon woman’s body recovered after landslide buried car under 15 feet of mud