The Administration Should Stop Deporting People Who Would Qualify For Immigration Status under Pending Legislation Washington, DC—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just announced that the federal government deported 368,644 immigrants in the past fiscal year. While this represents a reduction from the previous year, it remains true that...
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Big development in New Jersey today. Congrats to the DREAMers who made it happen. From NJ.com: Students who grew up in New Jersey but are in the country illegally will soon be able to pay in-state tuition at its public colleges and universities. After weeks of feuding between Republican...
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We know that House Republicans are in denial about the human cost of immigration enforcement and massive deportations. That’s why they’d rather kick immigrant families out of their offices than face up to the true consequences of enforcement-only policies. This week, two new developments make it clear that the...
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Immigrants are Working Hard to Make this Holiday Season Special for America, When Will House Republicans Start Doing Their Jobs Too? Washington, DC – While Members of Congress are on holiday recess, immigrants are working hard—as they do every day of the year – in some of our country’s...
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Yahoo News by Liz Goodwin: Deportations on track to drop to a 6-year low McClatchy Washington by Franco Ordonez: Survey: Most Latino immigrants want legal status, won’t insist on citizenship Texas Tribune by By Julián Aguilar: Immigration Reform Advocates Open to Piecemeal Approach Huffington Post by Elise Foley: Jeh...
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Dec 18, 2013
Second in Two Part Series: Immigration Advocates Review Key Moments from 2013 & Preview What’s to Come in 2014 In 2013, the fight for immigration reform proved that this is not simply an “issue campaign” but a vibrant, relentless movement for social justice. In a very special Office Hours,...
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Yesterday, Bloomberg News reported on a possible drop in the number of deportations by the Obama administration: In his first term, President Barack Obama highlighted record deportations to show he was getting tough on immigration enforcement, which Republicans and even some Democrats have demanded as a condition for overhauling existing laws....
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Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign to remind Congress of all the immigrants who will be working hard to produce our food and drink this holiday season. Throughout the rest of the year, we will be profiling immigrant workers like Fidel (below), who work every...
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New York Times By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman: Budget Deal Offers a Reprieve From Washington Paralysis Politico By Jonathan Allen: Jay Carney: No big shifts in next year’s agenda Bloomberg Businessweek by Michael C. Bender: Deportations Drop as Obama Pushes for New Immigration Law NPR By Sasha Khokha:...
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Two years ago, we were deeply involved in the battle against Alabama’s HB 56, the harshest immigration law in the country. HB 56 was a self-deportation bill that relied on racial profiling to harass immigrants in the state. But, as Benjy Sarlin notes, today, HB 56 is in shambles: “Illegal...
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