Archive for the ‘comprehensive immigration reform’ Category
Guest post: How our backwards immigration system tore our family apart
Posted: February 8, 2012 at 11:31 am By AllieToo often, it can feel like the reality of this country’s broken immigration system is something we face alone. It’s a system meant to isolate us, so that we do not join together to share our pain and organize to fight back.
Victory: East Haven Chief of Police is out
Posted: January 30, 2012 at 12:03 pm By AllieBreaking news this morning – Connecticut’s Joe Arpaio is now out of a job. Thanks to more than 15,000 signatures on our petition calling on East Haven, CT Mayor Maturo to fire Chief Gallo, it was announced that Chief Gallo will be stepping down.
Your delivery to Mayor Maturo: More than tacos
Posted: January 26, 2012 at 2:38 pm By AllieThanks to your texts, tweets, and shares, more than 3,500 people have texted to deliver a taco to East Haven Mayor Maturo, following his insensitive comment about accusations of racial discrimination against the Latino community.
Obama on Immigration at State of the Union
Posted: January 24, 2012 at 11:06 pm By NicoleIn his 3rd State of the Union tonight, the President gave immigration a lot more room in his speech and demanded Washington put aside the politics to pass immigration reform and the DREAM Act, despite applauding an enforcement-only immigration strategy.
Self-deportation: A real tactic to dehumanize immigrants
Posted: January 24, 2012 at 6:11 pm By AllieSelf-deportation isn’t a Romney-ism – it’s an actual process that is meant to make life so unbearable for undocumented immigrants that they are forced to leave.
Lamar Smith: Freedom Hater
Posted: January 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm By annie-roseRep. Lamar Smith, famed anti-immigrant zealot, is behind SOPA, and it’s really no surprise. He’s built a reputation solely on the idea of going out of his way to limit people’s personal freedoms and stick his nose where it doesn’t belong.
Romney to DREAMer: I would veto the DREAM Act
Posted: January 18, 2012 at 11:07 am By AllieMitt Romney is not backing down from his previous statement that, if elected president, he would veto the DREAM Actif passed through Congress.
Learn more about family unity waivers
Posted: January 6, 2012 at 11:03 am By AllieThis proposal would be a huge relief for mixed-status families — it’s the kind of common-sense reform that is desperately needed. Here are the key points on how the administration’s family unity waivers would change the implementation of the bars on returning home.
Tony and Janina named one of Chicago’s Best ‘Good News’ Stories Of 2011
Posted: January 3, 2012 at 1:06 pm By AllieHere’s a story to start the year off right: The Huffington Post just named the reunion of a family torn apart by our broken immigration system one of the top “good news” stories of 2011.
Our 2012 resolution
Posted: December 30, 2011 at 2:04 pm By Allie2011 is winding down, and it’s time to reflect on the year we’re closing out, and the year the lies ahead.
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