¿Podrías hacer esto si tuvieras que hacerlo? Presentarte ante una audiencia televisiva a nivel nacional y ante un futuro presidente de Estados Unidos, hablar sobre el hecho más doloroso de tu vida y pedir ayuda? Con el auxilio del reportero de Univision, Enrique Acevedo, y una plataforma provista por...
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“If I return to my country, I am sure I am going to my death.” Despite widespread outcry surrounding the Obama administration’s decision to target Central American teenagers for deportation, the enforcement actions have continued, with 336 young people detained to date. In a new must read piece in the LA Times Joseph Tanfani chronicles the...
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In a year where Florida politicians like Marco Rubio and Carlos Lopez-Cantera continue to embrace Trump’s extreme position on immigration, Republicans across the country should take note on Latino and immigrant community’s commitment to fight back anti-immigrant extremism. The Florida’s legislative session has come to a close, meaning that...
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11 de marzo de 2016
If you thought U.S. v Texas, the GOP-backed lawsuit challenging President Obama’s immigration executive actions, had anything to do with the law, think again. The plaintiff states—led by the state of Texas—do not dispute that President Obama clearly has the legal authority to defer the removal of undocumented...
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11 de marzo de 2016
Immigration Reform News Today / Qué Pasa En Inmigración, March 11, 2016
English (en español al final de la página): Medium (Op-Ed): A brave woman asked Clinton and Sanders for help on national TV By Lynn Tramonte NBC News: Latino, Immigrant Groups Launch ‘Families Fight Back’ Voter Campaign By Daniela Franco Washington Post (Opinion): Sanders and Clinton made big promises last...
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When it comes to the lives of immigrants and others who care about fair immigration reforms, the stakes of the 2016 elections could not be higher. The leading GOP candidates are not only insulting immigrants on a daily basis and calling for a massive wall to shut us off from Mexico, but...
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10 de marzo de 2016
A Brave Woman Asked Clinton And Sanders For Help On National TV
Cross-posted from Lynn Tramonte’s post on Medium. Could you do this, if you had to? Stand before a national television audience and a possible future United States President, talk about the most painful event of your life, and ask for help? With the assistance of Univision reporter Enrique Acevedo, and a...
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Senator Patrick Leahy had some choice words about a recent statement from immigration Judge Jack Weil, who claimed that toddlers as young as three, with some “patience,” could be taught enough immigration law to represent themselves before a judge in immigration court. “I’ve been on this committee for decades,...
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10 de marzo de 2016
Immigration Reform News Today / Qué Pasa En Inmigración, March 10, 2016
English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Soros and Other Liberal Donors to Fund Bid to Spur Latino Voters By Nicholas Confessore and Julia Preston Miami Herald: Campaigns for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders attack each other on immigration before Miami debate By Amy Sherman...
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As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in U.S. v. Texas—the legal case that currently blocks implementation of the President’s DAPA and DACA expansion programs—advocates and affected individuals joined Senator Menendez today to discuss the potential impact of the President’s deferred action programs and what’s at stake for the millions...
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