Jul 22, 2010
I posted this up earlier in the week, but I wanted to make sure folks here in Vegas got a shot to join us for these fabulous immigration panels, screenings, and discussions at Netroots Nation. Note that we'll be showing off some original video at Friday's 3pm immigration film...
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Today's hearing in Phoenix over the federal lawsuit—and other suits—filed against Arizona law SB 1070 occupies the attention of the Spanish-language press, which covers it from a variety of angles.
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The DREAM Now letters to follow each week, from undocumented young people who feel they must tell their stories, will be used to call attention to the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act without further delay. Please get involved by posting the letters on your blog, your facebook...
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The demonstration yesterday by activists calling for passage of the DREAM Act, which would legalize young people who had completed at least two years of college or enlisted in the military (in addition to fulfilling other requirements), is one of the lead stories in the Spanish-language media this morning....
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Yesterday, the President of the AFL-CIO Richard Trumka and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis sat down to talk about a key workers' rights issue: comprehensive immigration reform. The duo made a clear and compelling case for reform that legalizes undocumented immigrants, and explained why comprehensive reform is in...
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With today's "graduation ceremony" for DREAM activists in Washington, questions resurface about how the bill legalizing undocumented young people will move forward. As the border prepares to receive National Guard troops, controversy remains over the death of Anastasio Hernández in Border Guard custody; and the list released in Utah...
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From the America's Voice team, Adam Luna will be speaking Thursday at 3pm on a panel with Arizona State Rep Kyrsten Sinema entitled "Immigration Reform's Strange Bedfellows: The Surprising Consensus that Reform will Improve American Jobs and Bolster Our Economy," and yours truly will be on a panel Saturday...
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Editor's note: CNN reports on today's DC DREAM Act mobilization, in "Students Lobby to Become Citizens." America's Voice is a proud founding partner of the new DREAM Now letter series, which launched today, July 19th, 2010. We expect the campaign to educate the public and our leaders in Washington...
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If last week's House hearing on "The Ethical Imperative for Immigration Reform" is any indication, Republicans have chosen to ignore the conservative Evangelicals who support immigration reform and rely on part-time anti-immigrant "experts" instead. When Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, Mathew Staver of Liberty Counsel and Bishop...
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Jul 16, 2010
The "Model Sheriff" for Arizona's SB 1070, Joe Arpaio, has a record of failed crime fighting tactics, civil rights abuses and creating terror in the communities he's supposed to protect.
Today, we here at America's Voice Education Fund released a new report detailing the long, disturbing and ineffective record of...
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