People Power Propels Historic Bill Forward Yesterday, California’s State Senate passed the California Values Act, a landmark bill that ensures state and local law enforcement do not arrest and detain individuals solely on their immigration status. As the Trump Administration ramps up the federal government’s deportation machinery and attempts... Continue »
Why should Americans support immigration? For a comprehensive answer, check out Matthew Yglesias’ piece at Vox, “The Case for Immigration”. As he points out, the United States throughout its history has not typically taken in immigrants as an act of kindness — it’s taken in immigrants out of recognition... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
ENGLISH Daily Kos (Opinion) Public safety be damned, ICE will continue arresting immigrants at courthouses By Gabe Ortiz April 03, 2017 Associated Press Immigration agents round up 153 in South Texas April 03, 2017 Boston Globe State’s top court to weigh whether local authorities must detain immigrants for ICE... Continue »
WASHINGTON, DC – La semana pasada Univision reportó la historia de un joven DREAMer salvadoreño de Wheaton, Maryland, quien devolvió 2,000 dólares que el Bank of America le entregó de más cuando retiró dinero de la institución bancaria para comprar un auto. El joven narró que cuando contó el... Continue »
Es indudable que defender lo indefendible no lleva a nadie a ninguna parte. El infame acto de violación del que se acusa a dos indocumentados centroamericanos, perpetrado en contra de una menor de 14 años de edad en una escuela de Rockville, Maryland, no tiene justificación. En todo caso,... Continue »
WASHINGTON, DC –  ¿En qué momento mentir, ocultar, atacar y repetir falsedades cual si fueran evangelio se normalizó? ¿Será que en la sociedad en que vivimos, no solo aquí sino en cualquier parte, el constante bombardeo de violencia y excesos nos han desensibilizado al grado de que no nos... Continue »
Judges, Law Enforcement Call Out Sessions and Kelly for Efforts to Trample on Public Safety A new battle between the Trump Administration and states and localities has broken out over whether immigration enforcement should take place at courthouses. A growing number of state and local leaders from law enforcement... Continue »
“Trump may have stalled out in Congress, but he can still move smoothly on his other agenda of nativist aggression and harassment” In his latest piece for Slate entitled “Where Donald Trump Is Winning,” Jamelle Bouie writes an insightful and sobering reaction to Donald Trump’s healthcare loss. Bouie notes that for all... Continue »
Advocates delivered petitions asking Senators to oppose Trump on immigration.
On Monday, April 3, United We Dream advocates delivered petitions — 290,000 of them —  gathered by United We Dream, CREDO, ACLU, Detention Watch Network, Church World Service, and America’s Voice to ask that the Senate Democrats who have committed to vote against funding President Donald Trump’s expansion of... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
ENGLISH Associated Press Son of Mexican mariachi singer arrested at border March 31, 2017 Associated Press Federal officials defend immigration arrests in courthouses By Sophia Bollag March 31, 2017 Associated Press The Latest: Prosecutor blasts court immigration arrests March 31, 2017 Associated Press Empty jails hope to cash in... Continue »