UPDATED 2/1/2017. Local leaders from 30 states and Washington, DC have now affirmed or are reaffirming commitments to help protect immigrant residents of their communities from Donald Trump’s destructive deportation proposals. Among the leaders from the states are mayors, police chiefs, faith leaders, the heads of large universities and private...
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Sen. Dick Durbin continued lifting up the stories of DACA recipients, this morning sharing the successes of Asael Reyes from Chicago, Illinois. When Asael was in high school when he found out he was undocumented. Devastated, he felt he “had no future” and he dropped out of school after...
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English (en español al final de la página): News4Jax (Florida): Undocumented immigrant tuition issue re-emerges By Brandon Larrebee Politico: Graham preparing ‘Dreamers’ bill By Seung Min Kim The Hill: Graham to roll out extension of Obama immigration program By Jordain Carney Washington Post: Catholic college leaders pledge solidarity with...
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DREAMers shared their DACA stories in a hugely successful social media campaign that trended nationally on Twitter throughout the day. #SaveDACA, kicked off by Sen. Dick Durbin and Senate Democrats, encouraged DACA recipients to share their personal stories and why DACA is so vital to their futures. Elected officials, community leaders...
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Earlier this week, Sen. Dick Durbin spoke on the Senate floor about Father Rey Piñeda, a DACA recipient and Catholic priest. Like Father Piñeda, the futures of Yuri and Valentina depend on the future of DACA, which could be undone on Day One of a Donald Trump Presidency. Earlier today, Sen. Durbin shared Yuri...
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Last night, nearly 1,000 Columbus residents of diverse backgrounds called for unity among all Ohioans and rejected the politics of division and hate exemplified by the President-Elect’s rhetoric and policies. The Columbus United March for Justice was organized by a number of community members and leaders who believe...
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Hate crimes have surged in the ten days following the election of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center. The group, which tracks hate activity from white supremacists and other extremists across the nation, released a new report documenting nearly 900 reported...
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English (en español al final de la página): WRAL: Could Obama’s efforts to help ‘Dreamers’ be used to hurt them? By Eric Schulzke CNN: Immigration attorneys’ fears grow over uncertain DACA future By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley Al Jazeera: Undocumented immigrants face deportation under Trump Associated Press: San Francisco officials seek...
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Yesterday, Senator Dick Durbin spoke on the Senate floor to tell another story about DREAMers and DACA. He shared the story of Father Rey Piñeda, a Catholic priest at Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, Georgia. The full story is below the video. Father Rey has DACA. From...
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English (en español al final de la página): Bloomberg (Opinion): The Coming Immigration Clash By Francis Wilkinson Associated Press: Young immigrants who came forward now worried about future By Alicia A. Caldwell Politico: Immigration-hardliner Sessions could execute crackdown as AG By Seung Min Kim Bloomberg: Immigrants Prepare for Life Under President Trump By...
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