The AFL-CIO has begun projecting a giant video asking President Obama to stop deportations on the exterior of its building, just blocks away from the White House. Casa de Maryland, Make the Road New York, and others conducted an act of civil disobedience today outside the White House, where some dozen...
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In a welcome reversal from just a week ago, the Florida state senate today approved tuition equality for DREAMers by a vote of 26 to 13 — prompting ecstatic cheers from DREAMers and advocates with the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and others, who had been waiting all day for the...
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It’s Been 307 Days Since Senate Passed its Immigration Bill; 58 Days Left Until Window Closes for House GOP La Opinión, the nation’s largest Spanish language daily newspaper, issues a must read editorial on this May Day titled, “For Immigration Reform”: On May 1, Latino communities celebrate Immigrant Workers’...
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Erie Times-News: Judge dismisses high-profile immigration case New York Times: Report Finds Deportations Focus on Criminal Records By Julia Preston VOXXI: How Immigration Enforcement Has Changed Since 1993, Report Shows By Griselda Nevarez Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Report: Nonjudicial deportations, criminal charges up since 1996 By Jeremy Redmon Associated Press: Youths...
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This week, the Migration Policy Institute released a report, The Deportation Dilemma: Reconciling Tough and Humane Enforcement, which “analyze the current pipelines for removal and key trends in border and interior apprehensions, deportations and criminal prosecutions. ” The report begins: The United States has deported a record number of unauthorized...
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Today, dozens of advocates — including a number of youth — conducted an act of civil disobedience on Capitol Hill, sitting down until they were arrested while demanding that Congress take action on immigration reform. The weather was torrential, but that didn’t stop them. Watch video of the civil...
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It’s Been 306 Days Since Senate Passed its Immigration Bill; 59 Days Left Until Window of Opportunity Closes In a development that surprised no one, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) yesterday walked back his comments from last week in which he mocked his fellow House Republicans for...
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Daily Beast: Here’s What Happens When the GOP Takes Over the Senate By Michael Tomasky NBC Washington: Virginia Extends In-State Tuition to DREAM Act Students By Kristin Wright JD Journal: Immigration Advocates and the Tech Industry New York Times: Immigration Bill Hinges on New Obama Attitude, Boehner Says By...
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Yesterday, more than 250 local evangelical pastors from 25 states congregated on Capitol Hill to meet with their members of Congress and call for a vote this year on immigration reform. The pastors, organized by the Evangelical Immigration Table, started their day with a worship service, before meeting with more...
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Breaking news today: Virginia’s Attorney General Mark Herring has announced that DACA-recognized DREAMers living in Virginia will now qualify for in-state tuition rates when attending the state’s public colleges and universities. As Herring said in a press release: If the Commonwealth is to remain competitive in a global economy, we...
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