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Immigration reformers set sights on March 21 (blogs.newamericamedia.org) TMC

Amidst lofty rhetoric and ambitious logistics, immigration reform activists are planning a mass demonstration next month at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Submitted 15 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |

Arizona Joins National Call for ‘Dignity, Not Detention’ (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

Local human rights groups protested outside of the Phoenix offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thursday as part of a national action against immigrant detention.

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Submitted 15 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |

On the Frontlines of Immigration Reform - NAM (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

The personalities behind some of the nation's top immigrant rights groups describe the life experiences that inspired them to join the fight for comprehensive immigration reform. New America Media... More

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Submitted 15 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |

'Complimentarity' and 'Circularity:' Will New Buzzwords Fire Up the Immigration Debate in 2010? (www.alternet.org) TMC

If the immigration debate reaches the policy agenda this year, two new concepts may well dominate the discourse.

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Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

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 |

"We Can Make Him Disappear": Immigration Officials Are Holding People In Secret, Unmarked Jails (www.alternet.org) TMC

In addition to publicly listed field offices and detention sites, ICE is holding prisoners in 186 unlisted, unmarked locations, many in suburban office parks or commercial spaces.

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Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Emily Bazar and USA Today: What the Heck is an "Illegal Student?" (www.dreamactivist.org)

BEWARE: USA Today reporter, Emily Bazar thinks it is alright to call undocumented students “illegal students” because NumbersUSA has no problem with the phrase "illegal immigrants." What is an... More

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Submitted 3 months ago by MaverickLal101 | 0 Comments |

Studies Show Latinos Are Climbing the Socio-Economic Ladder of Success (www.alternet.org) TMC

Understanding poverty as a racial issue, as some anti-immigration advocates do, is to ignore a host of other problems (and successes).

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Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

Reevaluating Immigration Reform: What’s it Worth? (www.racewire.org) TMC

Reflecting the economic anxieties besieging politicians and voters, two competing views of immigrants emerge: as a vital contributor to the economy or a burden on public resources—as an... More

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Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |

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