The latest episode of the national America’s Voice podcast, “A is for America,” features Natalia Alonso and her mom, Monica, two local heroes who leapt into action after the devastating June 5 workplace raids on Corso’s Flower and Garden stores in Sandusky and Castalia, Ohio. After the raid took... Continue »
Tramonte: “Trump’s deportation force sees Anita Marin only as a statistic and a game piece, not a human being.  We cannot allow our government to treat our friends and neighbors this way.”       Cleveland, OH – Lorain County resident Anita Marin and her daughters have been living a nightmare... Continue »
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In the latest episode of our podcast “A is for America”, we spoke with Natalia Alonso and her mom, Monica, two local heroes who leapt into action after the devastating June 5 workplace raids on Corso’s Flower and Garden stores in Sandusky and Castalia, Ohio. After the raid took away... Continue »
Cleveland, OH – Last weekend, more than 6,000 Ohioans in sixteen cities across the state plus Washington, DC rallied to #KeepFamiliesTogether.  Rallies were held in 750 cities nationwide.   More than 60 people turned out in Ashland and 200 in Bowling Green, where Councilman Bruce Jeffers said “we’re interested... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
This weekend, Eli Saslow of the Washington Post profiled an Ohio family facing permanent separation due to our nation’s failed immigration policies. The article, “‘Are you alone now?’ After raid, immigrant families are separated in the American heartland,” is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how children and... Continue »
Cleveland “Families Belong Together” Rally Calls on US Government to Respect and Protect Family Unity in All Forms Follow @BelongCle Link: http://bit.ly/2N7xKsZ Cleveland, OH – Americans are outraged at the fact that our own government is separating families at the border. The primal pain of separating a parent from... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
Cleveland “Families Belong Together” Rally Calls on US Government to Respect and Protect Family Unity in All Forms Follow @BelongCle Link: http://bit.ly/2N7xKsZ Cleveland, OH – Americans are outraged at the fact that our own government is separating families at the border. The primal pain of separating a parent from... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
Cleveland, OH — Intrepid and often bilingual journalists have been able to report on some of the rawest, most distressing aspects of the recent immigration raids in Ohio.    Immediately after hearing about the first raids at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center, Univision sent a crew to Ohio to... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
On a Wing and a Prayer, Solon Mom Avril Burg Signs Up to Organize Cleveland “Families Belong Together” Rally June 30; Follow @BelongCle Cleveland, OH — Avril Burg of Solon cannot stand to see children suffering.  As she learned more about the Trump Administration’s “family separation” policy on immigration, she... Continue »
Cleveland, OH — From Univision to NBC Nightly News to the Salem News, the consequences of the massive, military-style immigration raids that the federal government carried out at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center and Fresh Mark plants are on full display.  Rather than applauding these actions, the backlash among... Continue »