Latino immigrant workers took to the pulpits of African-American churches in the East Bay on Sunday morning and sought to gain allies in the fight to overhaul America's immigration system.
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The e-mail that popped into my inbox started with an insult and included an attachment full of "facts."
After calling me a "crybaby" for writing a sympathetic story about Mexican immigrants, the sender insisted I read a series of statistics on the effects of illegal immigration on Los Angeles and...
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Sep 4, 2009
Kirk (R-Highland Park) represents suburbs north of Chicago in Congress. On the House floor two years ago, he endorsed providing contraceptives in developing countries. He said it would help reduce illegal immigration from Mexico.
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Under the leadership of Steve Levy, Suffolk County has failed to take urgent steps to protect immigrants living in constant fear of violence. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) must act aggressively to end a cycle of vicious, hate-fueled beatings of Latino immigrants.
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Comprehensive immigration reform is large-scale systemic reform encompassing all aspects of social, political and legal life here in the United States. It involves a complete overhaul of the immigration system, from entry to citizenship.
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The Labor Department is trying again to roll back Bush administration regulations that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign farm workers.
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The JCRC mourns the passing of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy and wishes to express our deepest sympathy to Senator Kennedy's family and to his constituents in Massachusetts.
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With only her face and neck poking above the dais, a 13-year-old girl Wednesday talked about how the deportation of her bread-winning father to Guatemala tore asunder her family.
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Sep 2, 2009
Advocates for immigration reform set up a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss the issue with U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's staff.
The public is invited to attend the 7 p.m. meeting at Congregational United Church of Christ.
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ICE denied requests for a cancer biopsy by Francisco Castañeda, characterizing the biopsy as elective surgery. By the time the government released him, the cancer -- treatable had it been diagnosed soon enough -- had progressed so far that he died shortly after testifying to Congress about his treatment.
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