Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC  –  En el umbral de la presentación de un proyecto de ley de reforma migratoria en el Senado, miles de manifestantes convergieron el miércoles en la explanada Oeste del Capitolio para pedir lo que por años han aguardado: una... Continuar »
The big news of today: yesterday’s massive rally for immigration reform on the Capitol lawn, the upcoming Senate immigration legislation, and a new NBC/WSJ poll finding that a clear majority–64% of respondents–support immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. NBC News: Awaiting Senate bill, reformers push for immigration action... Continuar »
You’ve heard us say many times that when it comes to immigration reform with a path to citizenship: the American people want it, Democrats promised it and Republicans need it. Today, we get conclusive proof from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that the American people — including Republicans... Continuar »
More than 100,000 immigrant families and their supporters arrived from more than 30 states to fill the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, demanding that Congress act now to pass immigration reform legislation that provides a clear and direct path to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million... Continuar »
Tens of thousands of immigrants, advocates, and their supporters showed up. See our favorite pictures here… Continuar »
Thousands of activists and advocates are coming from all over the nation to Washington, DC today to lobby Congressmembers for immigration reform–and participate in a huge rally for immigration on Capitol Hill.  The action’s already started, with Congress visits to legislators.  Follow live updates on our Twitter list, or... Continuar »
Video will be live Wednesday, April 10, 3 PM to 6 PM ET.  Also please check out the event website www.citizenship-now.org, , and our Twitter and Facebook for live updates. UPDATE: The rally is also being broadcast by CSPAN 3, which can be seen online here. Live streaming by Ustream Continuar »
The Time is Now, and immigration reform advocates are already gathering on Capitol Hill to meet with their legislators and members of Congress!  The rally on the Capitol Lawn starts at 3 PM EST, check out the livestream and updates from Twitter here: http://act.americasvoiceonline.org/page/content/Virtual-Rally-Toolkit/ Wall Street Journal: Senate Plan Sets... Continuar »