Cross Posted from Change.org
Anti-immigrant forces love to blame California’s complex economic troubles on undocumented immigrants, prescribing mass deportation, an end to sanctuary policies, and tougher borders as the one-size-fits-all panacea to west coast troubles.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, an immigrant himself, hasn’t done much of late to stand up to these falsehoods about his state’s economic woes, [...]
Early this year, four students embarked on a 1,500 mile march from Miami to Washington, D.C called the “Trail of Dreams” tour.
Their goal? To raise awareness about our failed immigration policies.
Their challenge? To do so while avoiding deportation and the wrath of anti-immigrant groups like the KKK and ALIPAC.
These students are among the tens of [...]
In an order filed Friday, a federal judge in Austin questioned U.S. prosecutors for seeking criminal convictions in court against some illegal immigrants, writing that the practice “presents a cost to the American taxpayer … that is neither meritorious nor reasonable.”
The order by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks comes as his docket, like others [...]
While attention is focused on final negotiations over health-care legislation, Catholic bishops have signaled they will play a leading role in pushing for comprehensive immigration reform this year by using the power of their pulpits and bipartisan political influence on Capitol Hill. Earlier this week, bishops hosted a briefing to outline plans for persuading the [...]
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