On Presidents’ Day yesterday, some two dozen religious leaders, advocates, and immigrants were arrested for an act of civil disobedience outside the White House, where they were protesting against President Obama and his unjust record of deportations. Sometime next month, Obama will preside over his 2 millionth deportation, and...
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When more than 100 women were arrested in an act of civil disobedience on Capitol Hill last fall, they powerfully demonstrated that immigration reform is a women’s issue, one that deeply affects mothers, fathers, families, and children. That’s why the Alliance for Citizenship, with the Center for Community Change...
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After President Obama gives his State of the Union address tonight, the official GOP response will come from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the Chairman of the House Republican Conference and a member of the House leadership. In October 2013, McMorris Rodgers said that immigration reform was a priority for...
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Last week, dozens of advocates protested outside a John Boehner fundraiser in Las Vegas. Yesterday, supporters of immigration reform in Bakersfield, CA did the same. At this point, there are few places Speaker Boehner can go — within Washington, DC or outside it — without being reminded of the...
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Jan 17, 2014
It’s a brand new year, but if Republicans thought that immigration reform advocates were going to ease up, they’re mistaken. Last year, supporters of reform accosted Speaker Boehner outside his favorite Washington, DC diner, prayed outside his office, and held a pre-dawn vigil outside his house–all to push the...
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In Ohio, more than 100 advocates are continuing their 20 mile pilgrimage to call attention to the deportation system and the separation of families. Last week, we profiled Marisela, who is leading today’s march, whose husband and brother died in the desert as they were trying to re-cross into the...
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Today, more than 100 Ohio advocates are walking 20 miles through the Cleveland winter to protest deportations and the broken immigration system. They are being led by Marisela, an immigrant mother and widow whose husband and brother were deported after living in the US for 25 years, and who...
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Just a reminder to Texas Representatives Ted Poe and Blake Farenthold about immigration power in their districts. The immigration advocates in Texas will be reminding them about this a lot in 2014 – as will we. The future of 45 GOP members could be determined by the Republican House...
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Just a reminder to Florida Representative Daniel Webster about immigration power in his district. Led by the unrelenting advocates in Florida, our movement will be reminding them about this a lot in 2014. The future of 45 GOP members could be determined by the Republican House leadership’s decision on...
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Just a reminder to Colorado Representatives Mike Coffman, Cory Gardner and Scott Tipton about immigration power in their districts. Led by the unrelenting advocates in Colorado, our movement will be reminding them about this a lot in 2014. The future of 45 GOP members could be determined by the...
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