Jan 23, 2018
The government shutdown is officially over, and Congress has once again failed to pass legislation that protects Dreamers. This happened despite an abundance of polls showing that supermajorities of Americans support immigrant youth and want their elected officials to take action. Some of this support has shown up in...
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As we move into the next phase of the Dreamer legislative debate, here are three key fundamentals that, if respected, will help get us across the finish line. 1. The core question: do Republicans want to keep Dreamers here in America or deport them? As Greg Sargent of the Washington...
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As negotiations continue and uncertainty surrounds the future of immigration policy in our country, activists have not wavered in their steadfast commitments to ensuring TPS holders are included in any final decision and permanent pathway to citizenship. Relevant excerpted coverage follows: Spectrum News 13: Salvadorian immigrants under TPS face uncertain...
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Caribbean woman pulled off bus by agents on Friday is still missing FLORIDA – Border Patrol agents boarded a Greyhound bus on Friday to ask passengers for documentation in Ft. Lauderdale on a bus en route to Miami from Orlando; during the stop a black woman of Caribbean descent was asked to remove her...
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Last Friday, Youngstown businessman Amer Numan Barhoum Adi Othman (“Al Adi”), 57, was transferred to a federal prison after commencing a hunger strike following his unexpected arrest by the Cleveland ICE office. Hundreds of people also marched on Saturday and Sunday in support of his freedom. “We’re in fear...
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El nuevo revés que han sufrido los Dreamers, ahora a manos incluso de quienes habían jurado abanderar políticamente hasta sus últimas consecuencias su derecho de pertenencia a esta nación, sirve de parámetro para darse cuenta de al menos tres cosas: del tipo de país en que se ha convertido...
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America’s Voice As the Dreamer Debate Moves Forward, Three Fundamentals to Keep in Mind Student and community activists, Catholic groups advocate for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in time of high anxiety and uncertainty Greyhound Buses Allows Border Patrol to Conduct Immigration Raid at Bus Stops Texas Immigrant Youth,...
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Jan 22, 2018
La semana pasada todos esperábamos con ansias los resultados de las negociaciones para la aprobación del plan federal de gastos entre republicanos y demócratas. La propuesta demócrata estaba ligada a la legalización de los Dreamers de una vez por todas. El gobierno cerró parcialmente pero este lunes ambos partidos...
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A continuación compartimos una declaración de Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice, en respuesta al voto en el Congreso de este día. La semana pasada me emocioné hasta las lágrimas por la alegría que me causó ver a los demócratas levantarse y luchar por los valores progresistas y...
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Miami, FL – Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of Famn Ayisyen Nan Miyami (Haitian Women of Miami, FANM), issued the following statement after the Senate voted to reopen the government today, calling on Congress to ensure Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients are part of a final agreement to provide a permanent...
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