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By Puneet Kollipara September 4 at 8:28 AM

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Wonkbooks Number of the Day:More than 1,900. That's the number of people who have died in the most recent Ebola outbreak, surpassing the death toll in all previous outbreaks combined.

Wonkbooks Chart of the Day:Growth in theunauthorizedimmigrant population has leveled off, a new survey finds.

Wonkbook's Top 5 Stories:(1) The tricky timing of immigration reform; (2) U.S.'s versus others'economies; (3) a new era for health spending?; (4) banking regulators keep regulating; and (5)many Americans aren't eating well despite more jobs.

To delay or not: Timing on immigration reform holds risks for Obama."White House officials calculated earlier this summer that immigration would not play a major role in the elections, except perhaps for the sizable Hispanic population in Colorado, where executive action could boost Democratic Senator Mark Udall. Now other Democratic candidates in tough Senate races are asking the White House to delay. But immigration rights advocates...warn that Hispanics could stay away from the polls in protest if Obama postpones a decision....Obama must weigh the drawbacks of losing support in Latino-heavy states such as Colorado against the risk of energizing right-leaning Republican voters in states such as Alaska, North Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky, and New Hampshire."Jeff Mason and Julia Edwards in Reuters.

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Obama may or may not act on immigration reform this summer. Steven T. Dennis in Roll Call.

Immigration reform hasn't been such a hot-button issue on the campaign trail lately in pivotal Colorado.Jake Sherman in Politico.

Top Latino Democrat, activists pushObama on immigration reform."Rep. Luis V. Gutirrez and a group of immigrant-rights activists urged President Barack Obama Wednesday to unilaterally reduce deportations before the November elections, despite concerns such action could hurt vulnerable Democrats at the polls....The Illinois Democrat and representatives from several activist groups said the political pluses for the Democratic Party far outweigh the minuses....He said Democrats who are publicly and privately urging caution from the White House have the political calculus wrong."David Eldridge in Roll Call.

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Rep. Grijalva on ISIS and Presidential Action on Immigration Reform

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September 3, 2014 By FAIR Gov't Relations Team 1 Comment

As American children across the country head back to school this fall, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finally released county level data on the numbers of unaccompanied alien minors who will be joining them after being released to "sponsors" throughout the United States. The table released by HHS last week shows each county where 50 or more minors have been released to [Read More]

September 2, 2014 By Eric Ruark 10 Comments

September is coming and so is the start of a new school year. This year, there will be almost 37,000 unaccompanied alien minors who will be enrolling in public school in the United States. These kids will require special Limited English Proficient (LEP) classes conducted in Spanish, or in other languages indigenous to Central American, as well as other taxpayer funded services, such as free [Read More]

September 2, 2014 By Dan Stein 2 Comments

Texas Guard Troops Assist Border Patrol "As of last week, 400 guardsmen had arrived. A total of 1,000 are expected to gather in the coming weeks, concentrated in this stretch of border on Texas's southernmost tip, running through the Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville to McAllen. This region has been seen as especially vulnerable to illegal crossings," the Washington Post writes in a story about [Read More]

August 29, 2014 By Adrienne Royer 4 Comments

Noted investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson recently spoke with FAIRs president, Dan Stein, about the secretive reactions of the federal government to the border crisis. During the news segment Attkisson explains: The government has abruptly shut down operations at Fort Sill in Oklahoma and two other military bases that sheltered more than 7,700 minors the government refers to as [Read More]

August 29, 2014 By Dan Stein 11 Comments

Warning Issued of Possible Terrorist Activity at Border "Islamic terrorist groups are operating in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and planning to attack the United States with car bombs or other vehicle born improvised explosive devices (VBIED). High-level federal law enforcement, intelligence and other sources have confirmed to Judicial Watch that a warning bulletin for an imminent [Read More]

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Immigration Reform Blog

Immigration rights advocates are pushing President Obama to brush aside calls from fellow Democrats to delay executive action on deportations until after the election.

"I say to the Democrats: Stand aside," Rep. Luis Gutirrez (D-Ill.) said during a press call Wednesday. "Let the president make a decision; let him announce it; and stop this stopping the progress of our community towards justice."

Other advocates piled on.

"Right now, Republicans own letting the country down on delivering a solution," she added. "If some Democrats step in to prevent executive action, then the Democrats will co-own that inaction and the devastation that continues to be wreaked on our communities."

In June, Obama warned GOP leaders that, in the absence of congressional action on immigration reform, he would consider unilateral policy changes recommended by top administration officials "before the end of the summer" and adopt them "without further delay."

But a number of Senate Democrats facing tough reelection bids have pushed back against that plan, wary that new executive actions will energize GOP voters who oppose immigration reform and feel Obama is prone to abusing his powers.

"The best thing would be for Congress to act," Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), who's battling for a fourth term, said last month.

The White House in recent days has walked back Obamas "end of the summer promise, insisting there is no timetable for potential executive action.

"It's hard for me to draw any clear conclusions about what the president's timing will be," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday. "There is the chance that it could be before the end of the summer. There is the chance that it could be after the summer."

Gutirrez and other immigrant rights advocates say any delay would be a mistake both politically and in policy terms. They noted that Democrats benefitted at the polls in 2012, just a few months after Obama adopted the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which halted deportations for some illegal immigrants brought to the country as kids and predicted a similar outcome if Obama acted again ahead of this year's midterms.

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Immigration advocates to Obama: Dont let Dems stand in the way