Today, America’s Voice Education Fund and fellow immigration experts held the seventh in a series of weekly press briefings, or Immigration Reform “Office Hours.”  Each week, a different and diverse group of speakers shares the latest information on the players, politics, legislation and other developments in the debate in Washington... Continue »
Tens of thousands of people showed up on April 10th for the Time is Now “Rally for Citizenship” in Washington DC. The rally, which was put together by SEIU, the Center for Community Change and CASA de Maryland with the support of the Alliance for Citizenship brought together people... Continue »
Associated Press: Immigration Bill Could Exclude Hundreds Of Thousands From Citizenship: Senate Aide By Erica Werner Associated Press: Senate group wraps up details on immigration bill, expects a rollout for measure next week By Erica Werner New York Times: Immigration Bill Is Expected to Open Opportunities Based on Work... Continue »
Yesterday’s “Time is Now” rally for immigration reform was a huge success, drawing as many as 100,000 immigration activists, advocates, and supporters to the Capitol lawn.  But of course, not everyone there was fighting for immigration. By our count, about 3-5 people weren’t–and they turned out to be pretty... Continue »
New polling from NBC News/Wall Street Journal underscores the fact that an earned path to citizenship is the mainstream position in the immigration debate.  Additionally, yesterday’s jubilant rally on the Capitol lawn demonstrates that the energy and enthusiasm in the debate is also on the side of citizenship. According to Frank... Continue »
More than 100,000 immigrant families and their supporters arrived from more than 30 states to fill the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, demanding that Congress act now to pass immigration reform legislation that provides a clear and direct path to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million... Continue »
Thousands of activists and advocates are coming from all over the nation to Washington, DC today to lobby Congressmembers for immigration reform–and participate in a huge rally for immigration on Capitol Hill.  The action’s already started, with Congress visits to legislators.  Follow live updates on our Twitter list, or... Continue »
Video will be live Wednesday, April 10, 3 PM to 6 PM ET.  Also please check out the event website www.citizenship-now.org, , and our Twitter and Facebook for live updates. UPDATE: The rally is also being broadcast by CSPAN 3, which can be seen online here. Live streaming by Ustream Continue »
National Journal: The Rubio Trap By Fawn Johnson and Shane Goldmacher National Journal: 5 Senate Staffers to Watch on Immigration By Rebecca Kaplan ABC/Univision: 4 Arguments Against a Long Wait for Citizenship By Ted Hesson Yahoo News: Rubio seeks to assure GOP that immigration overhaul will create toughest enforcement... Continue »