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The grassroots drumbeat for immigration reform

Posted: February 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm By Rachel LaBruyere

Originally posted on Standing FIRM.
On Sunday March, 21st tens of thousands of people will flood the National Mall in our nation’s capitol, demanding immigration reform now. From the We March FOR America site:
Our vision of reform includes immigrants and native-born U.S. citizens working shoulder to shoulder to achieve better wages, working conditions, and labor [...]

Latest CIS Poll on Faith and Immigration Raises Eyebrows

Posted: January 5, 2010 at 2:22 pm By Jackie Mahendra

Originally posted at the America’s Voice blog.
Something is clearly amiss when it comes to the latest Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) polling on immigration. Not that it’s a huge surprise, coming from the same “think tank” whose leader recently argued that Judge Sotomayor should change her name to sound [...]

Update: Media Coverage of yesterday’s Family Unity event

Posted: October 14, 2009 at 3:48 pm By admin

Stories about yesterday’s amazing events are still coming in. We’ll continue to update throughout the day, so stay tuned.
NATIONAL COVERAGE:
NEW YORK TIMES: Immigration Rally Draws Thousands
THE HILL: Democrats face uphill climb on immigration
WASHINGTON TIMES: Immigration activists call for reform
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS: Immigration reform rally held outside county building
FOX WASHINGTON NEWS: Call for Immigration Reform [...]

Extra! Extra! From Coast to Coast, Campaign Sparks Movement for Immigration Reform

Posted: June 5, 2009 at 1:49 pm By admin

June 4, 2009
 
Hundreds of grassroots advocates from coast to coast are gathering together in Washington, D.C. this week to unite forces and launch the Reform Immigration FOR America Campaign. The Campaign calls for an American solution to an American problem by reforming our immigration system to a system that upholds our values, restores the rule [...]