The breadth and depth of activity people of faith have taken to advocate for immigration reform in 2010 is too extensive to summarize in a blog post, much less a single word. But if we had to pick one, it would be "tireless." How else would you describe a...
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The Spanish-language press highlights yesterday's press conference in Washington at which several pro-immigrant organizations charged that deportations have increased during the Obama administration compared to those carried out under President Bush. However, La Opinión reports that the Department of Homeland Security denies that deportations have increased by 47%, saying...
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The Spanish-language media has its eyes on today's White House meeting between President Barack Obama and Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who have been working on a comprehensive immigration reform proposal which would include a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. Univisión.com's sub-headline reads...
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Over the weekend, news broke that the President intends to meet with Senators Schumer and Graham this evening at the White House: "WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to focus attention on immigration next week by meeting at the White House with two senators crafting a bill on the...
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La Opinión (Los Angeles) publishes an article about the pressure President Obama and Congress are feeling to introduce immigration reform for debate, and the President's search for a legislative opportunity to tackle the issue. The article details recent activities in the Oval Office and the Capitol in advance of...
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Today Peter Nicholas of the Los Angeles Times reports that, "Despite steep odds, the White House has discussed prospects for reviving a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, a commitment that President Obama has postponed once already." News that the White House is pushing Congress to move forward...
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Mar 4, 2010
We must work to pass real immigration reform that creates an ordered, legal process for undocumented immigrants to come out of the shadows, register, and obtain the same rights and responsibilities as all Americans. Right now, there are millions of workers and families for whom that process does not...
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Fed up with Congress and frustrated with President Barack Obama's brief mention of immigration reform in the State of the Union address, immigrant rights supporters are now organizing around the clock to push legislators to move on reform in 2010. It will not be an easy feat.
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EFE issues a dispatch from Atlanta, where the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) is heading a boycott of Wal-Mart, due to start on March 20th, to ask the company to take a stand in support of immigration reform. "The point of this initiative is to call attention...
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Today the National Council of la Raza launched a new action center that Maegan la Mamita Mala of Vivir Latino describes this way:
…and at the heart of it is reminding President Obama about all those promises he made in order to earn the Latino vote, especially his promises on...
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