President Obama will host a naturalization ceremony at the White House today, where he will witness 28 immigrants, including 13 service members, become American citizens. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: Today’s White House naturalization ceremony is a reminder of what...
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People From All Walks of Life Who Have Worked Hard Embrace What it Means to Be An American President Obama will host a naturalization ceremony at the White House today, where he will witness 28 immigrants, including 13 service members, become American citizens. The following is a statement from Frank...
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Eye-opening piece by Ian Urbina and Catherine Renz in the New York Times this weekend, about immigrants who are put into detention and then—for various reasons—are held in solitary confinement. The United Nations has likened long-term solitary confinement to torture, and has called for a ban on the practice...
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Washington Post (Opinion): How did we build an immigrant movement? We learned from gay rights advocates. By Frank Sharry Huffington Post (Blog): Got Any Spare Change (Theory)? By Jared Bernstein Arizona Republic: Senators closer on migrant measure By Dan Nowicki USA Today: GOP stresses minority outreach in self-critique By...
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We built a movement, learned not to be afraid of challenging our friends, and gave our cause a human face…
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The big story on this weekend’s Washington Post Outlook is a 2000-word piece by our Executive Director, Frank Sharry, on how our side built an immigrant rights movement. What’s the secret? We learned from gay rights advocates–and went LGBT on their a–. That meant mobilizing voters, challenging our friends...
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Evidence continued to mount this week that citizenship and common sense solutions continue to hold the mainstream position in the ongoing immigration debate. And with legislative discussions in both the House and Senate moving full steam ahead, the prospects for making real reform a reality look better than ever....
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Sign our petition to Congress: The American people want citizenship, and it’s time for Congress to deliver…
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We’re winning — and people are starting to notice. This week, a New York Times story summarized our momentum: “Republican opposition to legalizing the status of millions of illegal immigrants is crumbling.” The examples keep coming. Last month, Jeb Bush was widely panned — even within his own party — for suggesting...
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