When Donald Trump lands in Scotland later this week, it’s sounding like he’s going to be in for quite an unexpected surprise. Several neighbors have erected Mexican flags just outside his much-reviled Aberdeenshire golf course in “solidarity” with Mexicans and other groups Trump has insulted and demonized for the...
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Voz Hispana Cambio Comunitario, an immigration advocacy group in Oregon, has been working to reach out to and prepare the estimated 60,000 DAPA and DACA+ eligible immigrants in Oregon through frequent community forums all over the state. Voz Hispana Cambio Comunitario has been busy planning for and educating people...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Poll Gives Hillary Clinton Good News in Three Crucial States By Alan Rappeport The Hill: Poll: 81 percent of Latinas say they will vote in 2016 By Rafael Bernal National Memo: Hispanic Leaders Announce Mobilization Efforts Against Trump...
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The Committee for Immigration Reform Implementation (CIRI) has six teams hard at work preparing for the Supreme Court decision on DAPA and DACA+. Through its efforts in outreach and community education, training, advocacy, and technology, CIRI is preparing valuable material on implementation to distribute to its extensive, country-wide network....
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High school valedictorian Mayte Lara’s brave decision to reveal her immigration status is inspiring other students to come out as undocumented as well. In a new video from the Austin-American Statesman, the DACA recipient says she never expected her tweet announcing her immigration status to make national headlines, or result...
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A new op-ed published by Univision earlier this week highlights the immense impact the Supreme Court’s DAPA and DACA+ decision could have on the everyday lives of undocumented mothers and women. Maria Reza, a member of UWD’s University Leadership Initiative, and Miriam Cadenas, a Raiz Volunteer and Promotora de...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Poll: Trump’s judge comments help Clinton to 8-point lead in Florida By Marc Caputo Politico: Swing-state polls: Trump slipping in Florida, Ohio By Nick Gass Fox News Latino: Poll: More than 80 percent of Hispanic women say they will vote...
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In a searing new TIME op-ed, “Orange Is The New Black” star Diane Guerrero slammed Obama Administration deportation raids targeting Central American women and children fleeing violence. Guerrero’s op-ed comes as immigration advocates eagerly wait the Supreme Court’s decision on DAPA and expanded DACA, which would allow some five...
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Another one bites the dust? Politico reports Apple will not provide any financial or technical assistance to the GOP convention next month over Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric about immigrants, Muslim-Americans, and other groups: Unlike Facebook, Google and Microsoft, which have all said they will provide some support to the GOP...
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On World Refugee Day, new figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reveal that the number of displaced people globally has hit a record high: The report, entitled Global Trends, noted that on average 24 people were forced to flee each minute in 2015, four times...
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