Posts Tagged ‘immigrant rights’
Two years later, the fight continues
Posted: April 23, 2012 at 11:16 am By AllieToday marks the two year anniversary since Arizona’s SB 1070 was signed into law — and on the eve of the Supreme Court’s hearing on this hateful law, we reflect on our struggle against it.
House subcommittee uses suffering of immigrants as punch line
Posted: March 28, 2012 at 1:25 pm By AllieThe US House Immigration Subcommittee will be reviewing new health and safety guidelines for immigration detention and detainment facilities in a session entitled “Holiday on ICE: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s New Immigration Detention Standards.”
Indonesian community to New Jersey: Don’t send us back
Posted: March 21, 2012 at 10:34 am By MichaelSince the late 1990s, a community of approximately 2,000 Christian Indonesians has resided in the United States as refuges seeking asylum from religious persecution.
We’re on the march in Alabama
Posted: March 2, 2012 at 1:35 pm By AllieThis week, thousands will walk the historic path from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to demand justice for all our communities.
Honda and Alabama
Posted: February 23, 2012 at 12:36 pm By johntejedaOver 70% of new cars bought by Latinos in 2010 were Asian brands. Ironically, many of those cars were manufactured in Alabama, a state this recently passed a virulently racist and anti-immigrant law (HB56) targeting Latinos.
From tacos to chimichangas, stereotyping hurts everyone
Posted: February 15, 2012 at 6:21 pm By AllieThere’s no higher ground to take when it comes to stereotypes against any population.
US-citizen children denied food stamps under Alabama immigration law
Posted: February 7, 2012 at 2:46 pm By NicoleLast September, most of the nation’s worst anti-immigrant bill went into effect in Alabama. The impacts of HB56 have devastated the immigrant communities and the economy in Alabama. Unfortunately, stories from Alabama keep getting worse. Richard Cohen from the Southern Poverty Law Center told Yahoo News the state-wide hotline has received several calls reporting families [...]
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.
Help the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition win $25,000 this month
Posted: November 2, 2011 at 2:55 pm By AllieOur allies at the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition are competing in November’s Pepsi Refresh Project, and they need your vote.
Court blocks part of Alabama immigration enforcement law
Posted: October 14, 2011 at 1:19 pm By AllieNews just broke via CNN that a federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of parts of a controversial immigration enforcement law in Alabama.
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