MORNING
MESSAGE
[Trump]
is trying to have it both ways: Reassure his anti-immigrant, nationalist base
that he is the same candidate who promised a “deportation force” ... while
covering his xenophobia and racism in what sounds like more rational, realistic
policy ... At a news conference in Arizona ... Alejandra Gomez, executive
director of Living United Change in Arizona (LUCHA), said, “We will not be
fooled by Trump’s rhetoric.” ... LUCHA, an affiliate of People’s Action, plans
to stage a “cultural block party” outside Trump’s immigration
speech...
Deportations
drop to 10-year low. The Hill: “
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
figures from June suggest 230,000 people could be removed or returned from the
country by the end of the fiscal year next month, slightly fewer than the
235,413 deported in 2015. That was the lowest number since 2006 … After [reform]
legislation failed, Obama shifted his strategy, pursuing executive actions that
allowed some groups of undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.”
Former
WH economist Jared Bernstein unimpressed with TPP pitch, in W. Post oped:
“…they’ve largely punted on the economic case for the deal. I and many others
have written that such a case was always shaky … Instead, the administration has
shifted its emphasis to the geopolitical advantages … Yes, it is in America’s
interests to try to reduce China’s global influence. But passing the TPP will be
ineffectual in that regard…”
Pro-TPP
Dems escape primaries unscathed. Politico: “…of the 28 House Democrats who
were targeted by organized labor and the progressive base for supporting
fast-track, [Rep. Debbie] Wasserman Schultz is now the 28th who either skated
through a primary challenge or didn’t get one at all.”
Sen.
Marco Rubio to face Patrick Murphy. Orlando Sentinel: “Murphy immediately
took on Rubio in his victory speech … ‘Just yesterday, he said no one can make a
commitment to a six-year term. Well, guess what, senator, I’ve got two words for
you: I can.’ … ‘I’m not going to be endorsing Patrick Murphy for sure,’ [Rep.
Alan] Grayson said. ‘He’s a Republican.’ … [Rubio] told his supporters that …
‘Patrick Murphy is nothing more than an old-fashioned liberal, and the ideas he
stands for are wrong for Florida.'”
Sen.
John McCain dispatches conservative challenger. AZ Republic: ” … McCain will
face U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., who was unopposed … [Kelli] Ward
remained defiant, chastising McCain for running a negative campaign against her
… Asked if she would vote for McCain in the general election, Ward told The
Arizona Republic, ‘we’ll see.'”
Apple
fights EU tax ruling. NYT: “By turns outraged and scolding, [CEO Timothy]
Cook pushed back on the findings by Europe’s competition commission … While Mr.
Cook was technically truthful, he omitted some context and shifted the spotlight
from the thrust of the European Commission’s case: whether Apple took advantage
of loopholes in Irish tax laws.”
“Apple
Ruling Puts Emphasis on Need to End ‘Deferral’” writes FACT Coalition’s Clark
Gascoigne: “… the European Union signaled that it is engaged in a serious
conversation and is willing to take steps to address aggressive tax avoidance …
current proposals from both the Administration and Congress to address the
problem are more a giveaway to companies than a serious attempt to collect what
companies owe … They should eliminate the practice of ‘deferral.’ Tax deferral
allows multinational companies to book their profits offshore and avoid paying
tax on those profits indefinitely…”
