A report released today by leading labor organizations shows how the federal government's recent approach to workplace immigration enforcement has harmed efforts to protect both immigrant and native-born workers' rights while allowing unscrupulous employers to operate with near impunity.
Authored jointly by the American Federation of Labor - Congress of...
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Today, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), American Rights at Work (ARAW), and the National Employment Law Project (NELP) are releasing a report, "ICED Out: How Immigration Enforcement Has Interfered with Workers' Rights," which documents, according to the press advisory, "how the federal government's...
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat from Illinois, wants to bump immigration to the top of the President's agenda. Gutierrez explains why he thinks comprehensive immigration reform cannot wait any longer.
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Today, the New York Immigration Coalition and the New York Community Alliance released questionnaire responses from Michael Bloomberg, Bill Thompson, and Dein Fein – three of New York City's eight mayoral candidates – on a number of immigration issues. According to their joint press statement today:
The responses document the...
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The sheriff of Polk County is joining law officers from Texas and California in calling for a overhaul of the U.S. immigration system. Sheriff Bill McCarthy, who is the former Des Moines police chief, says he agrees with his counterparts that complex immigration laws and policies make it tough...
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Braziel believes that confusing immigration laws are hindering cops and helping criminals.
Too many undocumented immigrants who are victims or witnesses to crimes are avoiding police for fear they'll be deported, Braziel and other cops say.
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Haitian-American and immigrant activists who greeted President Barack Obama's election with high hopes are growing frustrated with the administration's failure to deliver one of their top goals.
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Today Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) joined the growing chorus of voices calling for comprehensive immigration reform. In a telephonic briefing with New York and national advocates, including the New York Immigration Coalition, Crowley stressed the urgency of the issue, saying: "This is a moral imperative – the time is...
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A U.S. News and World Report article this week speaks to the growing chorus of religious conservatives standing up for comprehensive immigration reform:
Many of the same faith-based groups attacking Obama and the Democrats (on other issues), including the National Association of Evangelicals, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the U.S....
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The nation's immigration system is broken and taking a toll on police and sheriff's departments trying to build trust between law enforcement and immigrant communities, some police leaders said Thursday.
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