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Court Rejects a City’s Efforts to Restrict Immigrants
By JULIA PRESTON
Published: September 9, 2010
The appeals court said Hazleton, Pa.,
had overstepped its bounds in passing ordinances... read more
A federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday blocked key provisions of
Arizona's controversial immigration law from taking effect as scheduled
Thursday, granting in part an... read more
Senator Dick Durbin, Co-Sponsor of the DREAM Act, is asking for stories from youth who would be eligible for the DREAM act. Send stories to:... read more
The California State Senate passed a
resolution with a 23-12 vote that included bipartisan support, endorsing
a federal law that would permit U.S. citizens and... read more
Yvonne, a live-in nanny and member of Domestic Workers United
shares stories that illustrate the need for domestic workers to have
equal labor protections and benefits-- two... read more
Four students risked everything to urge passage of an immigration reform
bill. Too bad nobody in Washington has been able to muster the same
kind... read more
It was the first time students have directly risked deportation in an
effort to prompt Congress to take up a bill that would benefit illegal
immigrant youth.... read more
Immigration
has always polarized residents of Arizona, a major gateway for illegal
immigrants. But the new law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday has... read more
A bill is withdrawn that would have provided prenatal care for illegal immigrants. It had support from the state's powerful antiabortion contingent, but immigration has... Visit website
Responding to pleas from immigration judges and lawyers who say the nation’s immigration courts are faltering under a crushing caseload, the American Bar Association called... Visit website
Arizona's new law requires state workers to report undocumented immigrants who apply for public benefits, like health care, even when it's for their citizen children.... Visit website
Via La Opinión, 16 December 2009.
The
immigration reform bill introduced yesterday in the House of
Representatives by Illinois Congressman Luis Gutiérrez is co-sponsored
by 87 other representatives... read more
The "Day of Inclusion" was authored by Assemblyman Mike Eng and designated in 2009 as such by means of California State Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR)... read more
Mallika Dutt examines the fundamental problem of the immigration reform debate. Can we bring back due process rights for non-citizens? Sandip Roy interviews the award... Visit website
Jesus Rodriguez, a Mexican who can't read or write, sometimes mixes up the numbers that identify the cows that he milks. But he can easily... read more
The National Immigration Forum, an immigration advocacy organization, along with a diverse coalition of labor union leaders, religious groups and civil rights organizations is challenging... read more
IDEAS at UCLA, Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success, was created in the fall of 2003 to provide a support network for undocumented students at... read more
In the first quarter of 2009, state legislators in all 50 states introduced 1,040 bills and resolutions relating to immigrants and refugees. As of March... Visit website
Most people don't like their driver's license picture, but if a state lawmaker has his way, one group of Minnesotans said they are going to... read more
Since 1996, children who are legal immigrants have not been eligible for state health programs, such as BadgerCare Plus, for their first five years in... read more
”The House gave final approval to a bill extending health insurance to millions of low-income children, and President Obama signed it.” (Source: Robert Pear in... read more
The new whitehouse.gov website is up and running today with the administration's agenda on many topics from civil rights to women. The page on immigration... read more
CPB, NPR and PBS, in consultation with APTS, have asked President-elect Obama to include $550 million for noncommercial public-service media in his far larger package... read more
The Lannan Foundation announced that it has recognized five human rights advocates with Cultural Freedom Awards for 2008.
The purpose of the Lannan Cultural Freedom... read more
A new video premiers December 5th at the Santa Fe Film Festival on the remarkable career of former UFW leader and current SEIU Executive Vice-President... read more
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