Category Archives: Immigration

Real Solutions Or Fear And Hate?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Yesterday and today will be offering a dramatic contrast of the differences between what the Democratic Party stands for and what the Republican Party stands for. Last night in Cedar Rapids, Democrats met for their annual Hall of Fame dinner. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Climate Change, Economy, Hillary Clinton, Immigration, Martin O'Malley, middle-class, separation of church and state | Tagged Family Leader, Hall of Fame dinner, planned parenthood | Comments Off

Governing Undocumented Iowans

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Paul Deaton

IOWA CITY–Johnson County announced acceptance of applications for a new Community ID program on Wednesday. The county seeks to become more welcoming, and to resolve a practical public safety issue problem—undocumented residents prefer to stay in the shadows. “Johnson County … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration | Tagged Immigration, Rep. Steve King, Rod Sullivan | Comments Off

Old-Fashioned Democrats Emerging?

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Hillary Clinton came out strong for a path to citizenship and fixing the immigration mess on Cinco de Mayo. She has previously put out strong positions for women, on greatly lessening income inequality and money in politics. Bernie Sanders introduced … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Corporate Greed, Dreamers, Hillary Clinton, Immigration, money out of politics | Tagged Martin O'Malley, too big to fail | Comments Off

Random Thoughts Before A Holiday

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Dave Bradley

* The President takes as bold of an action as he possibly can and the Speaker of the House claims this ends any co-operation that was going to happen between congress and the President. Maybe Boehner missed it, but there … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Blog for Iowa, Harkin, Immigration, John Boehner, Koch Brothers, Media Bias | Tagged fake cooperation, US Post Office | Comments Off

REPORT: Executive Action on Immigration Will Boost Iowa’s Economy‏

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Dave Bradley

For Immediate Release: November 20th, 2014 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0530 http://www.progressiowa.org REPORT: Executive Action on Immigration Will Boost Iowa’s Economy Des Moines, Iowa — President Obama’s announced executive action on immigration will boost the Iowa economy, according to a … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Immigration Speech

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Trish Nelson

http://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?322856-2/president-obama-address-immigration

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Tolerance In Iowa Without Congress

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This guest opinion first appeared in the Daily Iowan on Feb. 2, 2010. The idea of creating a sanctuary city did not gain traction, but local groups continue to seek ways to make the city more welcoming to … Continue reading →

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Hodge-Podge: Branstad For Bishop!

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Dave Bradley

I understand Terry Branstad is a Roman Catholic. I never knew this because I never cared before. As one who truly believes that the separation of Church and State must as wide as a galaxy it really irked me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Branstad, Farming, Immigration, separation of church and state, tea party | Tagged chris christie, frivolous lawsuit, refugees, science | Comments Off

Mid-July Hodge-Podge

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Paula Poundstone tweets: “CNN headline said Sarah Palin calls for “impeachment,” but it did not say of whom, and there is no evidence that she knows.” Joni Ernst also favors impeachment and will be willing to waste your time and … Continue reading →

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Immigrants In Iowa – From IPP

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Once more, the folks over at Iowa Policy Project take an hot button issue, take the emotion out of it and give us a sober fact based report. I certainly wish some of our politicians would take a cue from … Continue reading →

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