Talking Points Memo: What Is John Boehner Really Up To On Immigration Reform? By Sahil Kapur BuzzFeed: Why 2014 Won’t Be The Year For New Immigration Laws By John Stanton The Hill: Democrats need to come ‘halfway’ on immigration, Rand Paul says By Bernie Becker The Hill: Paul: Immigration...
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Last month, we kicked off the “Do Your Jobs” campaign to remind Congress of all the immigrants who will be working hard to produce our food and drink this holiday season. Throughout the rest of the year, we will be profiling immigrant workers like Fidel (below), who work every...
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Dec 16, 2013
A picture is worth a thousand words–and we have so many pictures from 2013 that help illustrate the breadth and depth of the fight for immigration reform this year. We’ve pulled together a list of our very favorite pictures here. For a preview, see below: Also read our wrap-up...
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Dec 13, 2013
Despite thousands of petitions and an all-night vigil to try and stop his deportation, Ardany Rosales Lemus–a father of two US-citizen children–was deported early today. An statement released by ICE suggested that the agency might have been able to exercise prosecutorial discretion on Ardany’s case, but chose not to. As...
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First in Two Part Series: How the Immigration Movement Gained Strength in 2013 and Will Come Back Stronger in 2014 The movement in support of immigration reform has been growing in size and strength all year, capped by a strong show of moral force at the US Capitol yesterday. ...
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Republicans this year gave Steve King a vote to deport DREAMers, locked pro-reform advocates out of their offices and refused to engage with them, and stalled on immigration reform even though they had the time and have the votes to pass legislation. Meanwhile, House Democrats have introduced their version of the Senate immigration bill, which...
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In a new analysis in the New York Times, Julia Preston captures how the immigration reform movement has emerged as a relentless force that is prepared to hold all parties accountable in 2014. As Preston writes in the New York Times: An immigration overhaul has seemed close to death...
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Also view our year in pictures, here. It has been an amazing year in immigration reform. Over the last year, a deep and diverse coalition has come together to fight for immigration reform–a piece of legislation that could bring 11 million undocumented Americans out of the shadows, stop the separation...
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Politico: Last-ditch effort to move on immigration By Seung Min Kim NBC Latino: Immigration reform advocates demonstrate in over 200 congressional offices By Alessandra Hickson New York Times: Immigration Advocates Undeterred as House Departs Without Action By Julia Preston The Hill: Dems: Immigration reform ‘cannot wait’ By Mike Lillis...
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DREAMers and advocates were all over the Hill today, storming more than 100 offices in an end-of-the-year blitz for immigration reform and a path to citizenship. At some offices, the visitors were forced to remain outside, stymied by locked doors and unresponsive staff. At others, the staff was openly hostile,...
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