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El Paso residents turn themselves in as “Hispanic” to protest Arizona law
Posted: May 6, 2010 at 10:02 am By Rachel LaBruyereIn the wake of Arizonz’s new racial profiling law, SB 1070, the country has seen the grassroots energized and mobilized. From student walkouts in Arizona and Colorado, to solidarity vigils across the country, to half a million people in the streets on May 1st, it is clear that Arizona crossed a line and the people [...]
Another May Day rally roundup
Posted: May 5, 2010 at 5:04 pm By admin22,000 people attended the rally and vigil in Phoenix, AZ. Stories are still pouring in from last Saturday’s rallies across America. You’ve seen the pictures from the huge events in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC. But there were also fantastic events in smaller cities all over the country. In Albany, NY, hundreds of people [...]
First we marched, then we rallied… and lawmakers listened
Posted: April 12, 2010 at 11:15 am By Rachel LaBruyereOn Saturday, immigration reform advocates gathered in cities across the country to call for immigration reform in 2010. With crowds of over 10,000 in Las Vegas and Seattle, with smaller events in Chicago, Philadelphia, Providence, El Paso, New York and Lakewood. Capitalizing on the momentum from the March For America in Washington, DC last month, [...]
Rally for America TOMORROW!
Posted: April 9, 2010 at 12:17 pm By adminTomorrow, people across the country will be Rallying for America. Will you be with us? In Seattle, WA: The Washington Immigration Reform Coalition (WIRC) For America, an alliance of over 50 organizations, faith groups, community groups and labor unions, is organizing around one purpose – to achieve comprehensive immigration reform – and has been working [...]
The grassroots drumbeat for immigration reform
Posted: February 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm By Rachel LaBruyereOriginally 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 [...]
February recess is no time for a break!
Posted: February 16, 2010 at 1:25 pm By LloydJust because Congress takes a break in February doesn’t mean the fight for comprehensive immigration reform is slowing down! All over the country people like you are organizing, rallying, protesting, meeting with their elected officials and working in different ways to win this fight. In New York our allies are road tripping around the state [...]
Report Roundup: Critical Latino Vote ‘Could Hinge on Immigration Reform Efforts’
Posted: February 12, 2010 at 11:53 am By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted at the America’s Voice blog. Our latest report, “The Power of the Latino Vote in America: They Tipped Elections in 2008; Where Will they be in 2010?” spotlights Latino voting trends. It identifies 40 battleground races in 11 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia) where [...]
The Census, Re-apportionment, and the Immigration Debate
Posted: November 19, 2009 at 1:52 pm By Maurice BelangerOriginally posted at ImmPolitic Blog. One undercurrent to the year-to-year political shenanigans that play out in Congress around the immigration issue is the demographic change that is occurring in the country, officially measured every 10 years by the decennial census. There is a census coming up, in just over four months, and our friends over [...]
Update: Media Coverage of yesterday’s Family Unity event
Posted: October 14, 2009 at 3:48 pm By adminStories 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 [...]
You asked Secretary Napolitano the tough questions
Posted: August 20, 2009 at 5:30 pm By adminIn an effort to truly represent the country’s concerns at today’s meeting with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, we asked YOU to submit questions you wanted Napolitano to address. The response: you sent in more than 4,000 questions in less than 24 hours. Many of your questions were about the timing of immigration reform and expressed [...]
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