9 de diciembre de 2013
Por Maribel Hastings, asesora ejecutiva de America’s Voice: WASHINGTON, DC – Para alguien que ha dicho que no puede visitar escuelas o ver niños que juegan durante el recreo porque llora al pensar en la importancia de lograr que esos pequeños puedan conseguir el Sueño Americano como él lo...
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Today, a delegation of youth from Florida, North Carolina, California and Texas converged on Capitol Hill to deliver to Congress the holiday wishes of children across America: for the House to take up and pass immigration legislation that will keep their families together. The press conference this morning included...
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9 de diciembre de 2013
Chef Andres: Immigrants Want to Succeed, and Congress Should Let Them
Award-winning celebrity chef Jose Andres owns nearly a dozen restaurants in cities across America, a business he started building more than 20 years ago when he immigrated from Spain “with little more than $50 and a set of cooking knives.” Last month, Chef Andres was finally sworn in as an American...
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9 de diciembre de 2013
Politico: White House fears immigration blame By Reid J. Epstein Washington Post: For 2014 midterm elections, Republicans may decide to be cautious By Paul Kane National Journal: The Advocate: A Peek Inside Luis Gutierrez’s Brain By Elahe Izadi Washington Post: Mall fast ‘created a moment’ for immigration reform, activist...
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9 de diciembre de 2013
Mall fast ‘created a moment’ for immigration reform, activist says
“Do Your Jobs” Campaign Continues with Direct Calls to Action from Local Immigrant Workers and Business Owners Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign by attempting to deliver immigrant-processed turkeys and merlot wine to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and other House leadership offices. The goal...
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6 de diciembre de 2013
This week, Eliseo Medina–formerly of SEIU–along with two others broke his 22-day hunger strike with the #Fast4Families. Others, including a succession of Congressmembers, have been picking up the fast for immigration reform since then. Today, on our weekly Office Hours call, Eliseo spoke about how he’s been doing since...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: La Opinión: Members of Congress ask Obama to stop deportations Nearly thirty Democratic members of Congress have asked President Obama to suspend deportations for those people who would benefit from immigration reform. They have also...
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Obama’s approval ratings among Hispanics are down. According to a new Gallup poll, Hispanic support for the president has dropped from 75% last December to 52% last month, more than double his drop rate among whites or African Americans. An article at the Washington Post today explains what these numbers have to...
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Washington, DC – America’s Voice aplaude a los 29 demócratas de la Cámara Baja que han dado a conocer una carta dirigida al presidente Obama llamando a suspender las deportaciones y por una expansión del programa de Acción Diferida para Quienes Llegaron durante la Niñez (DACA), a fin de...
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