Speaker Boehner and GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy are locking their doors to immigration reform supporters, and now Majority Leader Eric Cantor is dismissing advocate kids. Yesterday, nine-year-old Liz Marquez–whose father is facing deportation–tried to ask Rep. Cantor to help her dad, but he blew past her and said: “I can’t... Continue »
MSNBC: Why Becky Tallent’s new job matters By Steve Benen Christian Science Monitor: Is Boehner getting serious on immigration reform? New hire intrigues. By Francine Kiefer Arizona Republic: Boehner hire signals new hope for migrant reform By Dan Nowicki Las Vegas Sun: Reid confident Congress to pass immigration bill,... Continue »
Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign to remind Congress of all the immigrants who will be working hard to produce our food and drink this holiday season.  Throughout the rest of the year, we will be profiling immigrant workers like Francisco (below), who work every... Continue »
During tonight’s Special Orders on workers and the economy, Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) highlighted the story of a DREAMer sitting in the gallery. Most people would see this as a rare acknowledgment that not only does the lack of action on immigration reform hurt real people and families, but... Continue »
The consistent daily pressure and moral commitment of the immigration reform movement stands in stark contrast to the inaction and avoidance of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other Republican leaders in the House.  Not only are House leaders refusing to allow a vote on the bipartisan HR 15 bill—despite the... Continue »
Yesterday, we wrote about the passing of the #Fast4Families and how advocates like Eliseo Medina broke a 22-day fast for immigration reform by passing the baton onto others, including Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA).  Forty-five years ago, Rep. Kennedy’s grandfather, Sen. Robert Kennedy visited Cesar Chavez in California when... Continue »
Associated Press: Immigrant Activists End DC Fast, Pass Baton By Laura Wides-Munoz New York Times: Immigration Activists End a Fast on the National Mall By Emmarie Huetteman and Julia Preston Washington Post: Fast for immigration reform near the U.S. Capitol enters new phase By Ed O’Keefe Washington Post: Rep.... Continue »
The following is a press release from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement: At Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting, Kids Tell Boehner: All We Want for Christmas is Our Families A group of immigrant children and their families sang to Speaker John Boehner – calling out his inaction on immigration reform... Continue »
We’ve written about how Speaker John Boehner and his staff are hiding from immigrants–locking his office doors during business hours and not engaging with immigrants and advocates who come to speak with him.  On the other side of the country, GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is apparently doing the same... Continue »
New Washington Post Story and Video Detail Dangers Behind the “Un-SAFE” Act & Consequences for Immigrant Victims of Crime A new Washington Post story documenting the deterioration of police-community relationships due to policies like Secure Communities and state anti-immigration laws underscores the dangers of a related federal proposal called... Continue »