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 and business owners like Alo and... Continue »
Republican Leaders Can Lock Their Doors But They Cannot Hide from the People Pressing for Action on Immigration After the Obama Administration announced plans to cancel White House tours due to sequestration cuts earlier this year, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) responded by saying, “I’d like to... Continue »
In New Op-Ed, Rep. Heck Tries to Explain His Immigration Record, But Unwittingly Demonstrates Why He’s Vulnerable on Issue House Republican leaders’ slow-walk on immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is becoming a political liability for Republican incumbents representing demographically diverse districts.  Take a... 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 Teresa (below), who work every... 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 »
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 workers and business owners like Mark (below), who... Continue »
Last week, 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 Alejandro (below), who work every... Continue »
A few weeks ago, we first heard the story of Brigido, a father of two who was in detention and awaiting deportation.  Even though thousands of petitions were signed and phone calls were made, even though Chicago activists this week chained themselves to his bus to try and prevent it... Continue »
The Faces Behind the Immigration Debate: Why Boehner & House GOP Can’t Ignore Us On today’s immigration reform “Office Hours” press call, we lifted up the real stories driving the immigration debate and reminded Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and the rest of House GOP Leadership of... Continue »
Advocates Deliver Immigrant Processed Turkeys, Merlot and Fact Sheets to Speaker Boehner, Steve King and Other Key GOP Members; Remind Them Who’s Working Hard for America While They’re Taking More Days Off While Congress has been busy voting to repeal Obamacare forty-seven times, blaming the President for [insert anything... Continue »