Posts Tagged ‘america’s voice’

Center for American Progress: Public Strongly Backs Immigration Reform

Posted: January 19, 2010 at 3:14 pm By Jackie Mahendra

Originally posted at the America’s Voice blog. The Center for American Progress has a great snapshot of public opinion on immigration today. The piece begins: There’s no doubt the politics of immigration reform are very complicated and that getting a bill through Congress will not be easy. But it’s important to be clear that the [...]

Ruben Navarrette: Time to Mark a Date for Immigration Bill

Posted: November 9, 2009 at 3:21 pm By Rachel LaBruyere

By Jackie Mahendra. Originally posted at America’s Voice. Today conservative columnist Ruben Navarrette has a pretty simple message for Congress: it’s time to get out those calendars and set a date for immigration reform legislation. He also goes one step further and suggests that immigration reform advocates send calendars to Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who [...]

Immigration Reform: Know the Players

Posted: November 6, 2009 at 3:09 pm By Rachel LaBruyere

This is the introduction of a series about the players involved in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform, and what makes this time different from past attempts. Be on the look out for regular installments! By Maribel Hastings, America‘s Voice  www.maribelhastings.com When people talk in the abstract about undocumented immigrants – or, as some call [...]

Speaking for God and for America’s Top Cops – the Center for Immigration Studies

Posted: November 2, 2009 at 2:16 pm By Rachel LaBruyere

By Adam Luna. Originally posted at America’s Voice blog. America’s top religious and law enforcement leaders are taking a strong stance in favor of sensible immigration reform and it’s made the anti-immigrant crowd very nervous. In response, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the anti-immigrant lobby’s “think tank,” released two reports, written by the same [...]

CNN hides from it, so MSNBC runs Drop Dobbs Ad

Posted: October 30, 2009 at 12:40 pm By Rachel LaBruyere

Originally posted at Standing FIRM. America’s Voice has been steadily working towards the goal of airing a Drop Dobbs ad on CNN. Originally, the target was to run the ad during CNN’s off-the-mark “Latino in America”, which featured no mention of good ole Leprosy Lou. When CNN turned them down – hmmm… wonder why – [...]

Family Unity: VIDEO of Tuesday’s event on Capitol Hill

Posted: October 16, 2009 at 3:21 pm By Rachel LaBruyere

Thanks to our partner’s at Americas Voice for this video!

Labor Day Reflection: America Should Be The Land of Opportunity, Not Worker Exploitation

Posted: September 4, 2009 at 2:59 pm By Americas Voice

Originally posted at America’s Voice. The Center for Urban Economic Development, National Employment Law Project, and UCLA Institutute for Research on Labor and Employment, released a study titled “Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers” that explored the treatment of approximately 4,500 workers in three of America’s biggest cities – New York, LA, and Chicago. It cites a [...]

Napolitano Steps up for Immigration Reform in recent statements

Posted: September 1, 2009 at 11:03 am By admin

Originally posted at America’s Voice: Secretary Janet Napolitano is finally coming out in stronger support of immigration reform, giving us a glimpse of the Arizona governor who, at various points in her career, strongly advocated the need for comprehensive immigration reform. After facing much criticism regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s maintenance of Bush-styled enforcement [...]