Jun 8, 2010
July is just around the corner, and we hope you will join us in Las Vegas for this year's conference of progressive organizers, bloggers, and thought leaders. We look forward to announcing this year's Netroots Nation immigration scholars soon.
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Among the 10,000 or so protesters who gathered in front of the state Capitol here last weekend under a scorching sun, one group stood out. Despite the heat, they wore graduation caps and gowns in shiny royal blue and sunburst yellow.
They were graduates of American colleges, young people who...
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Jun 4, 2010
A majority of Americans who support Arizona's controversial anti-immigration law also support proposed federal immigration reform with a path to earned citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Learn more here.
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The nation's top cops say that making them check the residency status of suspects will set back years of trust-building in communities of color.
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With national polls showing majority support for Arizona's harsh immigration law, you probably think these voters are determined to rid the country of immigrants and deny a path to legal status for all of the undocumented immigrants in the U.S., right? Wrong.
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The courageous Trail of Dreams students are at it again. Having completed a 1500 mile trek from Miami to Washington fighting for their cause to end the deportation of students and the separation of families, the student activists made an even bolder move: they met with notorious Arizona...
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Good news: all three wasteful border amendments voted on in the Senate today were defeated, thanks in part to the tens of thousands of emails, phonecalls, and faxes made by concerned constituents.
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Spending on immigration enforcement has steadily climbed since 2002. It continues to skyrocket. Our new chart shows that spending for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) increased from $7.5 billion in 2002 to $17 billion in 2010.
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Ten police chiefs from cities across the country, including three from Arizona, traveled to Washington, DC today to meet with Attorney General Eric Holder and reiterate what they've been saying for weeks: Arizona's new immigration enforcement law will make their jobs harder, erode working relationships built on mutual trust...
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May 25, 2010
A new bi-partisan poll of registered voters across the country shows that Americans overwhelmingly want national action on comprehensive immigration reform. In fact, even supporters of the harsh Arizona immigration law strongly favor a federal, comprehensive approach.
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