Catholic, Evangelical and Jewish clergy and leadership are making the most of the August congressional recess by investing resources into the fight for fair, just immigration reform with a path to citizenship. They are running radio ads, organizing special services, … Continued
Young DREAMer activists with United We Dream, in coordination with United Farm Workers, spent yesterday morning delivering cantaloupes to 224 representatives who voted with Rep. Steve King of Iowa to end DACA, President Obama’s policy to halt the deportations of … Continued
Over the weekend the Wall Street Journal reported the following headline, “Private prisons are likely to benefit from rewrite of immigration laws.” The Wall Street Journal estimates that the federal prison population will increase by 14,000 people annually if immigration … Continued
A few days ago the Obama Administration came out in support of a court appointed monitor in the event that stop and frisk is struck down. New York’s Stop and Frisk trial is nearly over and the city only awaits the … Continued
On Wednesday the Eagle Forum hosted a telephonic briefing on proposed immigration legislation currently being considered by the U.S. Senate. Speakers for the briefing included a veritable who’s who in the orbit of discredited immigration “experts” and organizations including Stephen … Continued
More than three weeks ago, Senate voted down several measures to expand gun control. According to a recent Pew polling, the American public is almost evenly split on the issue. Fifty percent say controlling gun ownership is most important and … Continued
If she were still alive, Marvel Cooke would be 100 years old this month. She was a ceiling-busting radical who gets little mention in the history books. As congress gets ready to release an immigration reform bill that will likely … Continued
The AFL-CIO and the SEIU, two of the nations largest union federations, are standing up to republicans and business groups for fair wages in federal immigration reform. While the group of bipartisan Senators, called the “Gang of 8,” working on … Continued
Amongst all the background noise of proposed national immigration reform, there are stories that demonstrate the power of collaboration, community organizing, and the “roll up your shirt sleeves” kind of hard work that our elected officials are unwilling to do. … Continued
Recently recall papers were filed by Respect Arizona against embattled Arizona Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. In addition to mounting criticism, Arpaio faces a racial profiling lawsuit from the Department of Justice, a class action suit based on his treatment of Latinos, and criticism for … Continued