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Mohammad Chughtai
7/11 Makes Millions Exploiting Undocumented Immigrants
7eleven, your slurpees taste soo good, but are they filled with hate? Nine 7eleven chain store owners and managers across Virginia and New York were arrested and charged Monday for making millions of dollars while exploiting undocumented immigrant workers. The perps were arrested as part of an Immigration and Customs agency raid across 14 franchise … Read more
Verónica Flores: I was arrested today for the NY Dream Act
Veronica Flores, self described “queer immigrant writer, activist, and artist,” and Marco Galavis, were arrested today ourside Governor Cuomo’s office today as part of a protest to draw attention to the need for a state-level Dream Act.
What we missed (4/13-4/20)
Boston Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended yesterday and immediately Fox News took to the offensive by turning this terrible ordeal about a debate about immigration. The argument from guest Texas Congressmen Louis Gohmert? An end to political asylums from war-torn countries. The full video above. As Color Lines reports, history has show the ill consequences of making … Read more
What We Missed (3/23 – 3/30)
Mark Zuckerberg, who came out last week in support of immigration reform, is said to be organizing his own group to lobby for comprehensive legislature in 2013. Key lawmakers involved in ongoing bipartisan immigration reform talks say a reform deal is close, and could be rolled out as soon as next week. Hundreds of immigration … Read more
Mathematics: a poem about immigration by Hollie McNish
Hollie McNish is a British poet responsible for this brilliant poem. Although this is originally written for UK audiences, the message applies here in the US as well. Full of tremor and emotion, this is the most powerful spoken-word poem I have ever listened to. Related Links Hollie’s YouTube Channel Why immigration reform would fail … Read more
What We Missed (3/10 – 3/16)
Happy St. Paddy’s (we were told Patty is incorrect and sometimes offensive) Day! In keeping with today’s theme: there are 50k Irish immigrants living in the shadows in NYC who join us in hoping for a better 2013, one, hopefully, in which congress gets its act together and passes immigration reform. The 8 key players … Read more
What We Missed (2/17 – 2/23)
All the top immigration news stories from the week of February 17th to February 23rd. ICE’s targeting of low-priority immigrants, president Obama’s proposed immigration bill and much more. Click here to keep reading!
IRC Head Compares Immigrants to Grasshoppers
On February 7th, Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) announced that he would take the position of head of the Immigration Reform Caucus (IRC) in Congress. The Immigration Reform Caucus has a long history of promoting restrictionist immigration policies centered around deportations. Currently, the Immigration Reform Caucus is the main block of anti-immigrant politicians in the House … Read more
We All Belong: Dreamers, Citizens, Immigrants from Everywhere
Immigrant youth come from all corners of the world, are of all ages and educational backgrounds, and share the same dreams of everyone. With Deferred Action or without Deferred Action, we all belong in the U.S. Watch ten amazing youth share their stories and encourage us all to be more welcoming and accepting in the … Read more
Marco Rubio’s immigration reform bill would expand E-Verify
Hidden within the depths of Marco Rubio’s immigration reform bill is a measure that would increase the use of E-Verify as a tool to stop employers from hiring undocumented workers. The proposed bill, which has received supported from both sides of the isle, would expand the use of government databases to verify workers are here legally. Although critics have … Read more
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