Five-year-old Sofi Cruz has tugged at our hearts, and we know she’ll tug at yours, too. She made headlines earlier today when she eagerly broke through a security barricade as Pope Francis’s motorcade passed through downtown Washington, D.C. VIDEO: Pope embraces daughter of immigrants. She gave him a letter...
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100 women and their supporters ended their 100 mile walk at McPherson Square in Washington, D.C. last night, over one week after starting their trek at a detention center in York, Pennsylvania. The women — many embracing and in tears as they walked into the square to the sounds of cheers and applause...
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Tens of thousands of visitors are in D.C. this week for Pope Francis’s address before Congress — and many of them are hoping the Pope’s message of dignity and compassion for immigrants touches the hearts of stubborn Republican lawmakers. Among these sojourners are immigrant leaders from Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional, who traveled from...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politifact: Fact-checking a viral graphic critical of Bernie Sanders By Louis Jacobson Politico: Pope Brings Hope for Latinos By Seung Min Kim MSNBC: Pope Francis’ visit a golden opportunity for Latino outreach By Amanda Sakuma Politico: Poverty, immigration top Dem wish-list...
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English (en español al final de la página): USA Today: Conservatives again target Obama’s immigration programs in funding debate By Erin Kelly The Guardian: US progressives hope Pope Francis can bring moral force to key issues By Ed Pilkington Washington Post: Bush leans in on immigration reform during U.S....
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Over the past few months, Republican candidates have had a field day disparaging the US-born children of undocumented immigrants. Candidates, notably led by Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, have used the derogatory term “anchor babies,” while Trump has claimed that “a woman gets pregnant…she’s nine months, she walks across the border,...
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It was a single photograph that finally convinced me there was something very different about Pope Francis. Thinking about it, I could claim his openness to the LGBT community is what maybe won me over. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who...
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As nationwide efforts marking Citizenship Day kicked off yesterday — including a new White House initiative to reach out to the nearly nine million permanent US residents who are eligible for citizenship — LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s new campaign could help hundreds of thousands of LA immigrants become citizens....
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: GOP debate, Part 2: Immigration dominates again By Jenny Hopkinson New York Times: What the Candidates Said About Immigration Fox News Latino: Latinos increasingly raising their voice against Trump’s divisive rhetoric on immigration Los Angeles Times: GOP’s immigration dilemma comes...
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The 100 women making the 100 mile pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to DC to greet Pope Francis are about a quarter of the way there — they were at mile 26, at last count — and two new pieces from recent days highlight the message of dignity and compassion the...
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