Archive for the ‘Washington DC’ Category
Urgent: Immigrant women need our support
Posted: May 4, 2012 at 3:15 pm By DonnaLast week, the Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The bill, originally enacted in 1994, provides federal funding toward the prosecution of violent crimes against women and includes provisions for undocumented immigrant women. Now the reauthorization bill is before the House. But those vital protections for immigrant women are gone. In fact, the [...]
Join a vigil for immigrant justice near you
Posted: April 19, 2012 at 4:34 pm By AllieWe are compiling a list of local events and rallies happening around the Supreme Court’s hearing on SB 1070. Find an event in your area, and join us in the streets to stand with families under attack from this anti-immigrant legislation.
Today: Call with Congressman Grijalva on Supreme Court & AZ’s SB1070
Posted: April 13, 2012 at 9:47 am By AllieRI4A is hosting an important national State of Play call with AZ Congressman Raul Grijalva, who will talk about the Supreme Court case on AZ’s SB1070 from his unique perspective, as a Representative from AZ who has consitently been a champion of immigrant, civil, and human rights.
US Supreme Court will hear Arizona’s SB 1070
Posted: April 3, 2012 at 10:48 am By DonnaI recently sent a message to our community members on the upcoming Supreme Court hearing on SC 1070. Please read my letter, and contact our team if you are planning any events in your area. We will be posting further updates as we get closer to the national week of action. You and I have [...]
Victory! Congress protects tax credit for immigrant families
Posted: February 17, 2012 at 2:09 pm By AllieThis week, immigrant activists across the country put pressure on Washington to stand up for our families — and we defeated a motion to end the Additional Child Tax Credit for millions of families.
Don’t Leave Immigration Out of the Debt Debate
Posted: August 4, 2011 at 4:15 pm By NicoleOriginally posted on the Change Nation blog Last week, we watched as Republicans and Democrats signed a disastrous debt deal to “save” our nation’s economy. The deal, led by The Gangs of Washington, cuts funding for education and Medicare and essentially bankrupts the middle class. Furthermore, Congress must come back again by September 30th to [...]
The True Cost of E-Verify
Posted: June 29, 2011 at 8:40 am By NicoleThe Center for American Progress took a closer look at the harmful E-Verify system. Along with the above infographic, the Center for American Progress found these shocking statistics: There are a large number of errors. A December 2009 independent estimate commissioned by USCIS and undertaken by Westat found that E-Verify had an overall error rate [...]
Countdown to 10.2: 4 days
Posted: September 28, 2010 at 4:22 pm By LloydThis Saturday October 2, thousands of Latinos will gather at 10:00AM in front of the U.S. Capitol to march on Constitution Ave. towards the Lincoln Memorial to join the One Nation Working Together Movement. The march seeks good jobs, economic justice, quality education and justice for all, including immigrant rights. “The reality is that we [...]
The Comedian Gets Serious
Posted: September 28, 2010 at 10:42 am By adminCross posted from America’s Voice. Click here to read this post in Spanish During the only moment at which he “broke character” from his ultraconservative-commentator persona during a Congressional hearing on undocumented farm workers, comedian Stephen Colbert couldn’t have been more serious: I like talking about people who don’t have any power. When a member [...]
Countdown to 10.2: 5 days
Posted: September 27, 2010 at 2:41 pm By LloydThis weekend in Washington, DC is the One Nation Coming Together march to demand the change we voted for in 2008. One Nation Working Together is a social movement of individuals and organizations committed to putting America back to work and pulling America back together. Coming from a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, beliefs and [...]
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