Students from several Phoenix-area high schools walked out of classes late Friday morning and began a trek to the Arizona State Capitol to protest anti-immigration legislation. By 1 p.m. about 100 students had managed to make it to the Capitol mall and were protesting in small, scattered groups, some...
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In a Huffington Post piece today, Cornell University President David J. Skorton reminds us that immigration has always been a net benefit for this country and makes the case for immigration reform—especially for students.
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Mar 2, 2011
In December 2005 H.R. 4437, aka the "Sensenbrenner Bill" was passed by the House of Representatives and the issue of immigration became front page news in American politics.
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As I was coming off the plane from Indiana this weekend, a Latina flight attended tabbed my "I support the DREAM Act" pin and said "me too." Two years ago, I would have been surprised that someone I didn't know would recognize my DREAM Act pin and...
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This very powerful statement from African-American and Latino religious leaders was issued in advance of today's House hearing on immigration issues.
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This week, Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock announced his plans to run against Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) for the Republican nomination in the 2012 Senate race.
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As anti-immigrant attitudes in the US intensify, Geri Mannion & Taryn Higashi, co-founders of the program, felt the need to honor fifteen people who would normally go unrecognized for the courage they've demonstrated in standing up for immigrants or refugees.
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A bill allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Colorado's public colleges passed its first test Thursday, clearing a Senate committee after a nearly three-hour hearing in which one opponent asked that all non citizens be removed from the room.
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As Arizona ramps up to finish off what little funds the state has left on another piece of hateful legislation aimed at revoking the citizenship of children born to undocumented immigrants, a few young voices took to the stand to tell the assembly what they really needs to...
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John and Joan Nkata are like any other hard-working immigrant family. After arriving here legally from Malawi on an education visa in 1990 with their then-11 month old and 4 year old daughters, Dominique and Tapiwa, the Nkata's were finally issued permanent resident status in 2009. The Nkata's successfully...
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