“This Fight is Not About Congressional Procedures, It’s About Real People” The following is a statement from Patty Kupfer, Managing Director of America’s Voice, responding to her civil disobedience arrest at the Capitol today, alongside 104 other women. “Today, more than 100 women from across the country, many of...
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The pressure on the House of Representatives from faith communities is increasing as Congress returns from August recess. Today marked the beginning of a 40 day action for immigration reform by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition in an attempt to show the importance of reform and to remind House members...
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August recess–and immigration reform summer–is just about over, and Congress heads back to Washington, DC next week. Over the last month, immigration reform advocates have, almost every single day, shown how broad and wide-ranging the support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship is all over the country....
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Across the country this August, advocates for a pathway to citizenship organized more than one thousand events for immigration reform and citizenship. Advocates kicked off the August recess with a massive display of civil disobedience in Washington, DC, where more than 40 immigration leaders were arrested for demonstrating against...
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Sep 5, 2013
Today, the Alliance 4 Citizenship released numbers that show just how much immigration reform advocates dominated the fight this August recess. In the last month, advocates have: Pushed 25 House Republicans to come out in favor of citizenship Organized 1,194 events in 41 states Attended 132 town hall meetings in 29 states targeting...
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The following is a press release from Alliance 4 Citizenship: Broad Coalition Mobilized Tens of Thousands at 1200 Events During “Immigration Reform Summer,” Vows to Increase Pressure Until There’s a Vote this Fall Immigration reform supporters this August organized an unprecedented level of activity around the country to keep...
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Led by CREDO Action, MoveOn and Reform Immigration for America advocates delivered over 600,000 petitions to Speaker John Boehner today with a very clear message: We want a vote on a path to citizenship. The petitions were delivered to Boehner at his district office in West Chester, Ohio this...
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Bibles, Badges, and Business–a project of the National Immigration Forum–has been busy this August, holding dozens of events in key districts around the nation to push for immigration reform. The effort brings faith, law enforcement, and business leaders together in order to persuade members of Congress that immigration reform...
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Twenty-one days and 285 miles later, PICO California’s Pilgrimage for Citizenship ended in Bakersfield, California yesterday, with more than 2,000 immigration reform advocates joining 15 pilgrims in House GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) home district. Eleven pilgrims (symbolizing the 11 million immigrants waiting for immigration reform in the US) began...
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