January 2012
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“If you just call someone an illegal, they remain nameless. My greatest hope is...”
– R.G. Lyons, pastor of the Church Without Walls in Birmingham, AL, quoted in “Alabama’s immigration law dividing religious community”
Jan 22nd
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Proposed immigration detention facility not... →
Video via @ChicagoTribune: Concetta Smart and volunteers distribute signs to residents in their community who oppose a proposed immigration detention facility in Crete. (Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune) Watch video here.
Jan 22nd
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“I’ll tell you one thing [“rule of law”] doesn’t mean: It...”
– Donald Kerwin, director for the Center for Migration Studies and former executive director of CLINIC as quoted by the National Catholic Reporter in “Immigration conference deals with the tough questions”
Jan 22nd
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“Different laws, particularly enforcement-only initiatives, played out in 50...”
– Addressing a Catholic conference on immigration, Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City urged Catholics to advocate for immigration reform at the federal level.
Jan 19th
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via Stephen Colbert: Activist Scott Douglas advocates the overturn of Alabama’s immigrant law and calls for a single fair immigration law to be applied across the U.S.
Jan 18th
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Listenpaleomedia: Gavin Dahl with KYRS Thin Air Radio...
Jan 13th
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Jan 11th
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Music by @Outernational1: Todos Somos Ilegales: We Are All Illegals From the SoundStrike: As promised the new Outernational album, Todos Somos Ilegales (We Are All Illegals) is out and its both free and hot! The New York-bred band, formed with the help of fellow Sound Striker Tom Morello and features Dr. Blum, trumpets, organ, accordion and harmonium, Leo Mintek on guitar, Jesse Williams Massa...
Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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via @KPCC: Immigration attorneys make decisions that change the lives of their clients when the reality of residence hits the legal wall. Attorneys Brigit Alvarez and Alma Rosa Nieto. Video by Julie Platner
Jan 9th
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Washington Post Lists Treating “Immigrants as... →
via @ImmPolicyCenter: You wouldn’t know it from listening to the ridiculous anti-immigrant rhetoric over the past year, but treating immigrants like actual human beings is a concept some hope catches fire in 2012. The Washington Post recently added “immigrants as people” on “The List: 2012”—their annual zeitgeist-inspired list of ins and outs for the new year. Granted, “peacock feathers” and...
Jan 3rd
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“My resolution for this year is to consistently share my concerns for those who...”
– by @MatthewSoerens via Undocumented TV. If you plug your address and zip code in at www.votesmart.org, it will tell you who your elected officials are and their contact information.
Jan 2nd
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December 2011
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Dec 30th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Listen Radio Program on Immigrant Student Access to...
Dec 19th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 8th
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November 2011
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Nov 29th
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Nov 29th
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“How to Talk Turkey on Immigration: Redux @ImmPolicyCenter offers a list of...”
– via @ImmPolicyCenter: How to Talk Turkey on Immigration: Redux
Nov 23rd
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Nov 23rd
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Nov 17th
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Nov 15th
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Nov 15th
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October 2011
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Oct 28th
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Oct 19th
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Submitted by a reader: I am a lucky person.  I’m married to one of the most wonderful men in the world.  He is kind, thoughtful, hardworking, funny, loving, well-balanced, intelligent, and good at so many things.  Together we have turned a small dumpy house into a charming home.  Passers-by tell us how much they love what we’ve done to the house.  Visitors can feel the love that...
Oct 18th
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September 2011
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Sep 29th
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Linette is a parent in Reading, Ohio where a recent high school graduate and star athlete was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the fall of 2010, the residents of the small town of Reading, Ohio came together to take a stand for justice. This is the story of what happens when ordinary people do extraordinary things. Learn more at bernards-story.com/​
Sep 15th
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Rev. Troy Jackson is the Senior Pastor at University Christian Church in Cincinnati Ohio. When a recent high school graduate and star athlete was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the fall of 2010, the residents of the small town of Reading, Ohio came together to take a stand for justice. This is the story of what happens when ordinary people do extraordinary things: ...
Sep 13th
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“In my 26 years as a US Border Patrol/ICE Agent, I caught many people. At the...”
– John Randolph writes in his Huffington Post article “From Border Patrol Agent To Immigration Reform Activist: My Journey For Justice.” Randolph is a retired US Border Patrol/ICE Agent. In his twenty six year career, he worked as a US Border Patrol Agent, INS Criminal Investigator, and...
Sep 2nd
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via @ImmPolicyCenter: Immigrant Laborers Continue...
The Fiscal Policy Institute says that immigrants add to the economy in a number of ways: They increase the overall number of workers, which makes the economy larger and increases gross domestic product (GDP). They complement the U.S. workforce which today is older and more educated than ever before.  Immigrant workers tend to be concentrated at the top and the bottom of the educational scale,...
Sep 2nd
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August 2011
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“The [Alabama immigration law] attacks our core understanding of what it means to...”
– Archbishop Thomas Rodi of Mobile in The New York Times
Aug 29th
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Listenvia @LatinoUSA: @MariaHinojosa speaks to @NIJC. ...
Aug 27th
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Aug 27th
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via @PBS: The Mormon church lobbied hard for a liberal immigration law & succeeded.
Aug 27th
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“Building a Nation of Neighbors” is an exciting new video module set that will help you build greater understanding between long-time residents and immigrants in your community.  The module, which was developed by Active Voice in association with BeCause Foundation, was adapted from the documentary Welcome to Shelbyville, produced and directed by Kim A. Snyder. “Building a Nation of Neighbors”...
Aug 26th
July 2011
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“Everyone knows [@BarackObama] has the power to stop deporting DREAMers and...”
– Rep. Luis Gutierrez was arrested along with other immigrant rights advocates outside the White House on Wednesday while protesting the Obama administration’s refusal to exert its administrative authority to grant sympathetic immigrants relief from its deportation policies. via Colorlines
Jul 28th
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Listenvia @Making_Contact: Re-Humanizing Immigrants:...
Jul 26th
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Jul 25th
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June 2011
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Poem via @ImmPolicyCenter: “My Grandfather Ben” by...
“My Grandfather Ben” by Maya Young Wong of Altadena, California, Winner of its 14th Annual “Celebrate America” Creative Writing Contest.  From China sailed my Grandfather Ben. He came to America when he was four plus ten. His Guangzhou village was small and poor And he helped his mother with farming chores. Every morning he gathered bits of firewood And drew water from the well as much...
Jun 1st
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Audio: Sisters Pat Murphy & JoAnn Persch on Why...
Sisters Pat Murphy & JoAnn Persch on Why They Visit Detainees by DetentionWatch
Jun 1st
May 2011
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May 25th
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