Posts Tagged ‘immigrant rights’
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.
DHS announcement and Avoiding Fraud
Posted: August 24, 2011 at 10:32 am By MelvinThe recent DHS announcement about changes in the deportation process has raised many questions, as well as opened the door to fraud by dishonest notaries, immigration consultants, and other people looking for an opportunity to take advantage of immigrants.
Many people are asking whether this announcement means that they can apply to fix their status, or [...]
Creating unsafe communities through Secure Communities Program.
Posted: June 27, 2011 at 11:07 am By MelvinHave you ever wondered how you would feel if one of your parents was arrested for no reason? It sounds silly, right? Well, this is the memory that some children have of this year’s annual Strawberry Festival in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. On Saturday, June 18th, ICE agents arrested two fathers while they waited for their [...]
VOTE: “If you don’t do something about it now, what’s going to happen in the future?”
Posted: October 25, 2010 at 12:49 pm By Rachel LaBruyereAs we head into the last week before Election Day, the folks at Promise Arizona are hard at work registering a record number of new voters and working to take back their state.
They captured this footage of 11 year-old Moises making his own plea for everyone to vote this November 2nd.
Are you ready to take [...]
“For my family… I am going to vote this November”
Posted: October 15, 2010 at 4:40 pm By Rachel LaBruyereToday, at a press conference in Riverside, CA a first-time voter shared her story and encouraged her community to get to the polls on November 2nd.
Check our her words below:
My name is Jacqueline Nava and I want to encourage the Hispanic community to vote this November. I am 18, an American Citizen, and am registering [...]
Jury Rules Immigrant’s Murder a Hate Crime, Even as Vicious Ads Continue to Stoke Racial Tensions
Posted: October 15, 2010 at 1:50 pm By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted on the America’s Voice blog.
While the mainstream media has been largely absent, Latina Lista has been busy covering the dramatic trial of the two men charged with thehate crime killing of immigrant Luis Ramirez in Shenandoah, Pa. It turns out the 2008 murder was, indeed, a hate crime.
A federal grand jury has convicted the two [...]
1 in 10 voters is a “New American”
Posted: October 14, 2010 at 1:59 pm By Rachel LaBruyereAs the mainstream media focuses on the outlandish antics of a few candidates ::cough Christine O’Donnell:: – we’re making sure that candidates and elected officials understand the power of our movement.
The Immigration Policy Center released a report today about the growing political power of immigrants and their children. As many discuss expected low turnout among [...]
Getting out the Vote: Arizona Style
Posted: October 12, 2010 at 12:59 pm By Rachel LaBruyereCheck out the great work from our friends at Promise Arizona.
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