The following is a blog post from America’s Voice Managing Director Patty Kupfer, one of the women arrested in yesterday’s civil disobedience with We Belong Together: There’s been a lot of buzz about the women’s action yesterday and I’m glad for it. Having had a day to reflect on...
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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 all the organizations who put local pressure on their Representatives to...
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California–home to the largest number of Latinos, immigrants, and minorities in the nation–is taking a couple of significant steps forward for immigrants and immigration reform this week. And, as we’ve noted many, many times, California should serve as a wake-up call to the Republican Party. First, Governor Jerry Brown has indicated...
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“Qué Pasa” is our weekly roundup of news, opinion, and links from Spanish-Language online news publications: This week, Spanish-language media covered the growing support for the immigration reform movement, as well as the civil disobedience act on Capitol Hill where hundreds of women were arrested protesting for immigration reform. Univision: The...
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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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