Aug 2, 2013
“Immigration Reform Summer” Kicks Off with Hundreds of August Recess Events Across the Country; Civil Disobedience and Cantaloupes in Washington; and What it all Means for the House GOP and Immigration Reform Today, America’s Voice alongside other immigration advocates and policy experts held the twenty-first in a series of weekly “Office Hours”...
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Washington Post (Updated): Immigration advocates deliver cantaloupes to House GOP lawmakers By Ed O’Keefe Huffington Post: Cantaloupes Delivered To Congress Members Who Voted For Rep. Steve King’s Immigration Amendment By Ashley Balcerzak US News and World Report: Cantaloupes Sent To Representatives Who Voted Against Deferment By Emily Stanton NBC...
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It’s been an exciting day–this morning, United Farm Workers, United We DREAM, and America’s Voice took to the halls of the Capitol to deliver 224 cantaloupes to members of Congress who voted with Steve King on his recent amendment to deport DREAMers and others. Then over 40 key immigration leaders (including Frank Sharry, Executive Director...
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More than 30 immigrant rights, labor, faith and other leaders were arrested today on Capitol Hill protesting against the unjust immigration policies and the House GOP’s inability to pass a bill that contains a pathway to citizenship and keeps families together. In total, 41 people were arrested. The civil disobedience...
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More than 30 Leaders Arrested on Capitol Hill to Protest Unjust Immigration Policies & Send Message that Fight for Immigrant Families Has Been Escalated America’s Voice Founder and Executive Director Frank Sharry was one of more than 30 immigrant rights, labor, faith and other leaders who were arrested this...
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“Respect Our Families, Respect Our Work, and Give Us a Vote on Citizenship” View the photoblog here As Members of Congress head home for the August recess, United Farm Workers, United We Dream and America’s Voice sent all 224 of them off on today, with a sweet American-grown cantaloupe,...
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Below is the third article in the series, “Immigration Reform Summer,” by Gebe Martinez, Advisor to America’s Voice Education Fund. This article is available for reprint as long as the author is given proper attribution. As members of the GOP-controlled House head to their home districts for a month-long...
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Washington Post: Immigration advocates delivering cantaloupes to House GOP lawmakers By Ed O’Keefe MSNBC: Why immigration reformers need to ‘kick ass’ in August By Benjy Sarlin Arizona Republic: Immigration reform backers see hopeful signs in House By Dan Nowicki PRI’s The World: GOP Donors Urge House to Pass Immigration...
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