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The 15th National Conference hosted by the Ethiopian Community
Development Council, Inc. will
be in Arlington, Virginia on May 4-6, 2009.
This year’s conference theme represents... Visit website
Obama’s effort would include looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said. (Source: Julia Preston in the New... read more
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
U.S. immigration authorities say they've ordered 30,000 Haitians to leave the country.
Haitian officials, however, say they're not issuing the travel documents needed to process most... read more
The controversy over comprehensive immigration reform is spilling over into other public debates, including President Obama's economic recovery package and the State Children's Health Insurance... read more
Michelle Chen, in the blog RaceWire, writes that decent immigration reform may help the U.S. economy. Comments invited.
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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
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
“Immigrants jailed for deportation in Massachusetts are often subject to harsh conditions, including inadequate medical care, harassment, and overcrowding, the American Civil Liberties Union of... read more
“U.S. immigration authorities have resumed deportations to Haiti, ending a three-month-plus reprieve of sending Haitians back to their storm-battered country.” (Source: Miami Herald) read more
[Commentary] In a visionary blueprint for the use of technology and innovation, the Benton Foundation proposes that President-Elect Barack Obama take immediate action to connect... read more
Each week Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa and Univision's Maria Elena Salinas speak about news affecting the Latino community. This week's commentary includes the Kentucky Ku... read more
The 300-plus people who attended the meeting Saturday at St. Pius Church in the Pilsen neighborhood were sending a reminder to President-elect Barack Obama to... read more
Penn State University Dickinson School of Law’s Center for Immigrants’ Rights will host its first immigration symposium. The theme of this day-long symposium is “Immigration... read more
The Health Initiative of the Americas, formerly known as the California-Mexico Health Initiative, was created in January 2001 with the support of the California Policy... Visit website
Fabiola Hamdan, Brenda Gonzalez and Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
Dear Mr. President:
Congratulations! It has been a long campaign
season and one that has made us all dream and hope... read more
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive. (Source: New... read more
View a short video explaining "white spaces" and learn about a different, but important vote taking place November 4th. The FCC Commission is scheduled to... read more
The Homeland Security Department will launch a program Monday aimed at identifying illegal immigrants held in county and city jails across the country, but critics... read more
Founded in 2000, Domestic Workers United [DWU] is an organization of Caribbean, Latina and African nannies, housekeepers, and elderly caregivers in New York, organizing for... Visit website
The California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) is an excellent resource for advocacy tools, education and research materials regarding California’s immigrants and their economic, social, and... Visit website
CAAAELII stands for Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European, & Latino Immigrants of Illinois. Their mission is to strengthen diverse voices of inter-generational immigrant and... Visit website
On September 30, 2008, President Bush signed the Supplemental Security Income Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act (H.R.2608). Long sought by NCSL, the law... read more
The Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health of American Public Health Association (APHA) would invites you to join them at the Annual APHA Meeting on... read more
The Yakama Nation of Washington has approved a guest-worker program to keep track of non-citizens who work on the reservation.
Former council member Wendell Hannigan came... read more
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