Aug 2, 2013
“Immigration Reform Summer” Kicks Off with Hundreds of August Recess Events Across the Country; Civil Disobedience and Cantaloupes in Washington; and What it all Means for the House GOP and Immigration Reform Today, America’s Voice alongside other immigration advocates and policy experts held the twenty-first in a series of weekly “Office Hours”...
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The pro-immigration reform movement came out in full force this week, delivering a clear and loud message to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and his Republican caucus: we’re not backing down on immigration reform. From protests to rallies to “special” House deliveries, activists and immigration advocates from across the spectrum...
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Washington Post (Updated): Immigration advocates deliver cantaloupes to House GOP lawmakers By Ed O’Keefe Huffington Post: Cantaloupes Delivered To Congress Members Who Voted For Rep. Steve King’s Immigration Amendment By Ashley Balcerzak US News and World Report: Cantaloupes Sent To Representatives Who Voted Against Deferment By Emily Stanton NBC...
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Arrestan a más de 30 líderes en el Capitolio por protestar contra las injustas políticas migratorias y envían el mensaje de que la lucha por las familias inmigrantes se ha intensificado Washington, DC – El fundador y director ejecutivo de America’s Voice, Frank Sharry, fue uno de los más...
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Diversas organizaciones proinmigrantes unidas en el proyecto “Alianza por la Ciudadanía”, anunciaron hoy la realización de más de 360 eventos en 25 estados y 52 distritos congresionales, para impulsar el voto de una reforma migratoria. La idea es presionar a los representantes en sus distritos aprovechando el receso legislativo...
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Las demoras en la tramitación de una ley que resuelva la situación de unos 11 millones de extranjeros que viven en Estados Unidos sin un status migratorio legal y la política de deportaciones masivas del gobierno son una combinación nefasta que genera enorme frustración entre los impulsores de una...
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It’s been an exciting day–this morning, United Farm Workers, United We DREAM, and America’s Voice took to the halls of the Capitol to deliver 224 cantaloupes to members of Congress who voted with Steve King on his recent amendment to deport DREAMers and others. Then over 40 key immigration leaders (including Frank Sharry, Executive Director...
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If Speaker Boehner can give Rep. Steve King a vote on his hateful amendment to deport DREAMers, why can’t he give us a vote on a path to citizenship?
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The civil disobedience action was held to send the strongest message possible to House GOP leaders that the fight for immigrant families has been escalated…
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