In "Pelosi: End raids splitting immigrant families," the San Francisco Gate describes the powerful 5th stop along the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' "Family Unity Tour." The Speaker," who has said securing U.S. borders is a top priority, used the forum to call for a comprehensive immigration program that recognizes the...
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In “Immigration reform movement looks to evangelicals, children left behind by deported parents,” the Chicago Tribune describes Congressman Luis Gutierrez’s (D-IL) new “Family Unity Tour,” which launched last weekend and has already reached thousands across the country. In the words of Congressman Luis Gutierrez: "As a nation, as citizens,...
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In a new report published by the Immigration Policy Center, Debunking the Myth of Sanctuary Cities: Community Policing Policies Protect American Communities, I explain how opponents of comprehensive immigration reform have pushed a dangerous policy that would alienate immigrant crime victims from state and local police, a policy that...
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In her testimony before Congress yesterday, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano stated that she expects ICE actions at work sites to focus on employers "who intentionally and knowingly exploit the illegal labor market." During the hearing, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) questioned the tactic of workplace raids and emphasized that legal...
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Even as President Obama delivered his first up-beat address to the nation, the Seattle Times was reporting the first workplace immigration raid under the new administration. It happened in Bellingham, Washington, last night, and served as a sad wake up call to immigrant communities. While we came to...
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It's been a good while now since we announced that the confirmation of Hilda Solis (D-CA) as Secretary of Labor had been postponed. We reported on how the administration had to appoint an interim secretary because the pro-worker, Latina representative's confirmation was being blocked by partisan bickering. Well, today...
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Misplaced priorities don’t come cheap. "The country is filling the federal courts and prisons with nonviolent offenders. It is diverting immense law-enforcement resources from pursuing serious criminals � violent thugs, financial scammers � to an immense, self-defeating campaign to hunt down ... workers." This, even as the Immigration...
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Jan 21, 2009
This just in. Below is the new membership of the House Immigration Subcommittee, decided today: Lofgren � Chair, Berman, Jackson Lee, Waters, Pierluisi, Gutierrez, Sanchez, Weiner, Gonzalez, Delahunt
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Jan 16, 2009
Today the LA Times is reporting that only 99% of foreign-born and 88% of native- born Latinos think immigration is a big deal. Wait a minute, does that seem like a lot to anyone else? The issue is that Latinos no longer think immigration should be the next president's...
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Just last week, Senator Ensign stated: "We have to reach out to Hispanics. " Rather than lend a helping hand to children in need, however, Senator Ensign had scathing remarks for immigrants in today's SCHIP debate. Via the AP: "We are giving more incentives to folks to come to...
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