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Heroes and Zeroes of Immigrant Rights in 2010
You won’t find these heroes with glitzy awards parading down any red carpets. But they deserve recognition for their role in the fight for immigrant rights. Undocumented immigrant youth: There’s no doubt thatimmigrant youth like the DREAM Act 5 who sat at McCain’s Read More …
5 Predictions for Immigrant Rights in 2011
Since I did a decent job with my predictions last year and several people have asked for my opinion on what to expect from the most anti-immigrant Congress in decades, I’m taking a look through my crystal ball at what Read More …
Top Immigrant Rights Victories of 2010
The last decade has seen the decline of the immigrant rights movement and an unfortunate shift from viewing immigrants as contributing Americans to seeing them as criminals and terrorists. Despite the ugly turn in rhetoric, we still had a good Read More …
Victory! The Scott Sisters Freed!
It took over 16 years, but Gladys and Jamie Scott are finally free to go home to Florida after Republican Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour suspended their life sentences. Gladys and Jamie Scott were teenagers when they were arrested and sentenced Read More …
Senate Votes On DREAM Act in Less Than 24 Hours
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed cloture on the bipartisan DREAM Act last night for a vote as early as Saturday morning. The legislation would grant certain immigrant youth who were brought here at a young age conditional non-immigrant Read More …