Posts Tagged ‘immigration reform’
Victory: East Haven Chief of Police is out
Posted: January 30, 2012 at 12:03 pm By AllieBreaking news this morning – Connecticut’s Joe Arpaio is now out of a job. Thanks to more than 15,000 signatures on our petition calling on East Haven, CT Mayor Maturo to fire Chief Gallo, it was announced that Chief Gallo will be stepping down.
Self-deportation: A real tactic to dehumanize immigrants
Posted: January 24, 2012 at 6:11 pm By AllieSelf-deportation isn’t a Romney-ism – it’s an actual process that is meant to make life so unbearable for undocumented immigrants that they are forced to leave.
Lamar Smith: Freedom Hater
Posted: January 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm By annie-roseRep. Lamar Smith, famed anti-immigrant zealot, is behind SOPA, and it’s really no surprise. He’s built a reputation solely on the idea of going out of his way to limit people’s personal freedoms and stick his nose where it doesn’t belong.
Romney to DREAMer: I would veto the DREAM Act
Posted: January 18, 2012 at 11:07 am By AllieMitt Romney is not backing down from his previous statement that, if elected president, he would veto the DREAM Actif passed through Congress.
Learn more about family unity waivers
Posted: January 6, 2012 at 11:03 am By AllieThis proposal would be a huge relief for mixed-status families — it’s the kind of common-sense reform that is desperately needed. Here are the key points on how the administration’s family unity waivers would change the implementation of the bars on returning home.
Tony and Janina named one of Chicago’s Best ‘Good News’ Stories Of 2011
Posted: January 3, 2012 at 1:06 pm By AllieHere’s a story to start the year off right: The Huffington Post just named the reunion of a family torn apart by our broken immigration system one of the top “good news” stories of 2011.
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.
Immigrant National Convention a great success!
Posted: December 26, 2011 at 2:15 pm By AllieRI4A staff spent several days in Montgomery, Alabama, helping organize the 2011 Immigrant National Convention.
This is huge: DHS suspending Sheriff Arpaio’s access to ICE
Posted: December 15, 2011 at 3:42 pm By AllieAfter a major investigation into Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office — the infamous anti-immigrant proponent from Arizona — the Department of Justice has found “a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against Latinos” that “reaches the highest levels of the agency.”
DHS begins pilot programs for Denver and Baltimore
Posted: December 7, 2011 at 6:35 pm By AllieThe Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice is beginning the second phase of its recent announcement on implementing prosecutorial discretion for undocumented immigrants.
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