Thousands of people came out across the country to support comprehensive immigration reform around the country today. Here in Washington, several thousand people lobbied their elected officials for serious immigration reform, then held a vigil outside the Capitol in support of family unification. Among those in attendance at the...
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Over the past few weeks, a wide coalition of groups – America's Voice included -- have been channeling the growing outrage over CNN's determination to keep controversial host Lou Dobbs in its nightly news lineup. This is especially hypocritical as the network prepares to air it special "Latino in...
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Cross-posted from Reform Immigration For America: "Tuesday, October 13th is a big day in the fight for immigration reform. Thousands of community leaders will be gathering in Washington, DC to speak face-to-face with members of Congress, asking for their support of comprehensive immigration reform.After hitting the halls of Congress,...
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I was at the Washington screening of the new CNN series, "Latino in America" last night and was, well, not too happy when I left the building. I'll get into the details about that in a minute, but what really set me over the edge was when Laura Esquivel,...
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Early in the summer, Republicans were tacking on a slew of lopsided immigration enforcement amendments to a DHS Appropriations bill. The charge was led mostly by Senator Sessions and his anti-immigrant cronies, one of which was Senator David Vitter (R-LA).
Now it looks as if Senator Vitter is back...
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After the shadowy Bush years, the emergence of reasonable policy can be a little surprising. Immigration law has suffered from a lack of planning and is often influenced by fear rooted in the Sept. 11 attacks. But the national dialogue on immigration has begun to grow healthier. Activists, immigration...
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Oct 7, 2009
Earlier this year, McCain called on the Rupublican Party to adopt a new outreach strategy towards America's growing Hispanic population, advocating for positive messages instead of the inflammatory rhetoric which has created a negative opinion of the GOP.
Shortly after, Senator Mel Martinez, FL-R, announced that he would be resigning...
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Oct 6, 2009
The Obama administration today revealed their plans for the anticipated immigration detention make-over -- much-needed reform of a system that is itself primarily based on a broken immigration system.
This is, no doubt, a step in the right direction.
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Notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio is at it again. This time, he has told various local media outlets that he has signed a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and will continue participating in what is known as the 287(g) program, which, among other things, allows...
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On Friday, October 2, 2009, it was announced that the 2016 Olympics would be held in Rio de Janeiro, much to Chicago's dismay. The Windy City, which was also in the running for hosting the event, ended up as the least popular choice of the four cities that...
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