Sep 13, 2013
House Republicans’ “Safe to Profile Act” Would Take Arizona Anti-Immigration Law Nationwide On today’s immigration reform “Office Hours” press call, Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA) joined labor and immigration leaders from across the country to discuss the latest enforcement-only legislative proposals at the federal and state levels and their impact...
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It’s been an amazing summer for the immigration reform movement, one marked by thousands of pro-reform events across the nation and capped by 26 House Republicans coming out in support of a path to citizenship. It wouldn’t have been possible without organizations like We Belong Together, PICO, CHIRLA, Voces de...
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It’s been a couple months since the Senate passed its landmark immigration reform bill, a bipartisan vote on a path to citizenship that drew the support of 68 Senators, including every single Democrat and 14 Republicans. This week, Sens. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are wondering just what is taking so long...
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We Belong Together, along with other groups, organized an amazing act of civil disobedience yesterday, where more than 100 women were arrested after sitting down in traffic to protest inaction on immigration reform. The event received tons of media coverage, including one great segment from Rachel Maddow at MSNBC....
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Washington Post (Blog): Syria won’t make GOP’s immigration problem go “poof” and disappear By Greg Sargent Colorlines: Watch 100 Women Risk Arrest for Immigration Reform By Von Diaz New York Times: Women’s Groups Rally for Immigration Reform By Julia Preston MSNBC (Rachel Maddow): Our House: In the Middle of...
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Since the Senate immigration bill passed earlier this year, House Republicans have been jumping on every possible excuse to avoid passing similar legislation–blaming President Obama, Democrats, the legislative calendar, and now an upcoming vote on Syria for why they haven’t yet taken action on immigration reform. A post from...
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The following is a press release from this morning’s civil disobedience, when more than 100 women were arrested on Capitol Hill protesting for immigration reform: Hundreds more women and children called on the House to pass fair immigration reform that values women and keeps families together More than 100...
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In a blistering column, Univisión’s Jorge Ramos makes it clear that he and other leaders in Spanish-language media are going to continue to shine their spotlight on Congress until the House schedules a vote on a path to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans this year. In today’s La...
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Watch video of the civil disobedience here. Read a blog from our Managing Director, Patty Kupfer: “For Me, Something Changed Yesterday” View a statement from our Managing Director, Patty Kupfer, on her civil disobedience arrest View press statement: “104 Women, Including More Than 20 Undocumented Immigrants, Arrested for Protesting...
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“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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