Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign to remind Congress of all the immigrants who are working hard to produce our food and drink this holiday season, fromThanksgiving turkeys to Christmas trees.  We have profiled a series of immigrant workers who work every day to contribute to our... Continue »
La administración Obama debe dejar de deportar a quienes podrían ajustar su estatus migratorio bajo la legislación pendiente Washington, DC – El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) anunció que el gobierno federal deportó a 368,644 inmigrantes en el pasado año fiscal. Aunque esto representa una reducción con respecto al... Continue »
Más de 500 organizaciones y 29 legisladores demócratas pidieron este mes a Obama que detenga las deportaciones de los inmigrantes que se beneficiarían del proyecto de ley migratoria aprobado en junio por el Senado. Continue »
Aunque el año fiscal 2013 fue el año con menos deportaciones del Presidente Obama, la cantidad supera al año en el cual se realizaron más deportaciones durante el gobierno de George W. Bush, en el año fiscal 2008, en el que se deportó a 359,795 personas. Continue »
The Hill by Molly K. Hooper: GOP congressman: Immigration reform can happen in 2014 Washington Post by Greg Sargent: The Morning Plum: Immigration reform coming in 2014? MSNBC by Benjy Sarlin: Poll reveals immigrants’ most pressing issue Los Angeles Times by Brian Bennett: U.S. reports 10% drop in deportations... Continue »
The Administration Should Stop Deporting People Who Would Qualify For Immigration Status under Pending Legislation Washington, DC—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just announced that the federal government deported 368,644 immigrants in the past fiscal year. While this represents a reduction from the previous year, it remains true that... Continue »
Big development in New Jersey today. Congrats to the DREAMers who made it happen. From NJ.com:  Students who grew up in New Jersey but are in the country illegally will soon be able to pay in-state tuition at its public colleges and universities. After weeks of feuding between Republican... Continue »
We know that House Republicans are in denial about the human cost of immigration enforcement and massive deportations. That’s why they’d rather kick immigrant families out of their offices than face up to the true consequences of enforcement-only policies. This week, two new developments make it clear that the... Continue »
Por otra parte, si la reforma migratoria muere en el Congreso, el 43% de los hispanos y el 48% de los hispanos dijeron que culparían principalmente a los republicanos, aunque el 34% de los latinos y el 29% de los asiáticos responsabilizaría ante todo a los demócratas y al... Continue »
Immigrants are Working Hard to Make this Holiday Season Special for America, When Will House Republicans Start Doing Their Jobs Too? Washington, DC – While Members of Congress are on holiday recess, immigrants are working hard—as they do every day of the year – in some of our country’s... Continue »