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...
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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...
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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
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Apr 9, 2013
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...
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On Wednesday, April 10, tens of thousands of community, labor and immigrant rights supporters and immigrant families will converge on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, urging Congress to pass common sense immigration reform in 2013 that includes a clear and direct path to citizenship for the nation’s...
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This next few days will be pivotal in the effort to reform immigration. There’s a major rally in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, April 10. And we’re expecting to see actual legislation soon–with language from both the House and Senate that includes a path to citizenship. But Ted...
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Ahead of the official introduction of immigration reform legislation in Congress, two developments from Alaska underscore the broad consensus behind passing immigration reform in 2013. Last Friday, the state’s bi-partisan, three person congressional delegation announced that they are “united” on behalf of reform – a development that was greeted...
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New York Times: Rubio, Amid Planning, Is Yet to Commit on Immigration Bill By Ashley Parker Roll Call: ‘Gang of 8’ Immigration Bill Set to Drop By Humberto Sanchez National Journal: What’s Next for Immigration Reform By Rebecca Kaplan Talking Points Memo: Immigration Advocates Tell Marco Rubio To Fall...
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Apr 5, 2013
Today, America’s Voice Education Fund and fellow immigration experts held the sixth 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...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: In this week in Spanish language media: outlets like La Opinión discussed Marco Rubio’s stall on immigration reform and speculated about his motives. On the one hand, Rubio promises to be a leader in passing immigration reform...
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