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Top 10 Immigrant Rights Victories of 2009 (immigration.change.org)

From the end of the widow penalty to deporting Lou Dobbs and undocumented youth halting deportations, see the list of Top 10 immigrant rights victories of 2009.

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Submitted 2 months ago by MaverickLal101 | 0 Comments |

Speaking Out for Immigrants (www.progressive.org) TMC

Let’s remember the context of the ugly outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson. R-S.C., who shouted, “You lie!” during President Obama’s eloquent speech to a joint session of Congress. Wilson was reacting... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 1 Comments |

IMMIGRATION MATTERS: Undocumented Haitians Deserve to Stay Here (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

Editor's Note: President Obama should grant Temporary Protected Status to Haitians immediately before more Haitians die or are impacted by natural disasters, writes Gerald Lenoir, director of Black... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Census Boycott Divides Immigrants (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

Miguel Rivera is a polarizing figure. To some he is a brave and resourceful fighter for undocumented immigrants. To others he is a misguided figure who could cause the loss of billions of federal... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Not Even with their own Money (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

The Democratic line on health care reform and undocumented immigrants was reasonable enough: people who entered the country illegally would be ineligible for public subsidies to purchase coverage, but... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Eight Years Later, Undocumented Ground Zero Laborers At Greater Risk (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

NEW YORK-- Eight years after the September 11 Twin Tower attacks, laborers who worked at ground zero have worsening health problems, with a greater impact on undocumented immigrant laborers, reports... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

American Apparel Firings: Where's the Logic? (www.wiretapmag.org) TMC

The Obama administration hinted early on that its approach to immigration enforcement will differ from preceding policy. Instead of high-profile, public ICE raids conducted in broad daylight to much... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

API Community Rally For Immgration Reform, and other news (www.racewire.org) TMC

A dozen Asian/Pacific-Islander (API) organizations in cities with high Asian-American populations hosted events calling for comprehensive immigration reform. The API community is one of the fastest... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

For One Sikh, The Long Ride to Just Immigration Reform (www.racewire.org) TMC

Yesterday afternoon I joined several faith leaders from diverse communities for a meeting with Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) in his district office in Kew Gardens, Queens to discuss immigration... More

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The dark side of dairies (www.hcn.org) TMC

At first, there was neither pain nor fear, only an unfamiliar warmth flooding his chest. Then he remembered the cow and her kicking back leg. Then he realized how hard it was to see.

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

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