Earlier this week, the New Jersey Legislature moved forward with a bill that would grant driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The New Jersey Safe and Responsible Driver Act (A4425), would grant driver’s licenses to undocumented resident in New Jersey who are able to provide a variety of documented to...
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Latin musical powerhouses Maná and Los Tigres del Norte sent a powerful message to Latino voters last night. Moments after concluding their duet performance of the song “Somos Mas Americanos” (We Are More American), the bands came together to raise a white sign that asked Latinos to stand united...
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Last week, Democratic presidential candidate and former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley sat down for a historic meal with a DAPA-eligible family from Austin, Texas, to hear how the program would benefit them. O’Malley’s visit with the Ramirez family — consisting of several DACA-recipient children, a U.S. citizen child, and...
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Back in 2012, Monica and Nilvia Reyes founded DREAM Iowa as a social media group to unite and organize Iowa DREAMers around the implementation of DACA. Since then, DREAM Iowa has grown into a political powerhouse in the state. DREAMers from across Iowa have spent the last 18 months confronting...
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English (en español al final de la página): The Times (Pennsylvania): U.S. Reps. Rothfus, Murphy, Shuster back refugee-blocking bill By JD Prose Latino USA: Latino Lawmakers Slam NBC Meeting By Julio Ricardo Varela EFE: US Muslims feel persecuted after Paris attacks New York Times: House Approves Tougher Refugee Screening, Defying Veto...
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A bill that would slam the door on Syrian refugees is headed to a vote on the House floor in less than an hour. Unfortunately, some Congressional Democrats are ready to join this Republican led effort – effectively banning Syrian families fleeing violence from seeking refuge in the United...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Syrian refugees split Democratic Party By Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett National Journal: Syrian Refugees Caught Between Political Rhetoric and Reality After Paris By Molly O’Toole NPR: Barring Syrian Refugees From The West Would Be Bad For The Middle...
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Earlier this week, we noted the growing chorus of Democratic leaders from the Senate and House who have slammed Congressional efforts to close the doors shut on refugees fleeing violence and death in Syria. Now, that chorus has grown into a strong bipartisan movement condemning the baseless fear-mongering that...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Daily News: Cuomo: Stopping Syrian refugees from coming to U.S. would be like taking down Statue of Liberty By Erin Durkin, Cameron Joseph, Adam Edelman and Kenneth Lovett New York Daily News: Republican calls for U.S. to scrap plan...
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As some Republican Presidential candidates for office — notably led by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz — are wasting no time exploiting the recent tragedy in Paris, a growing chorus of U.S. leaders are calling out GOP-led fearmongering and instead urging leaders and the nation to welcome refugees. Senators Robert Menendez and...
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