Amidst the lead-up to the 2008 election, Get Out the Vote efforts are gearing up to register new voters before November. Listen as FIRM’s Nicola Wells interviews Juan Jose Gonzalez, field coordinator for the New Americans Democracy Project at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The organization is running a killer electoral campaign. Listen to their tips and Juan Jose’s story.
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Standing FIRM- Family Unity Waiver Must be Implemented Fairly to Keep Families Together May 31, 2012The Fair Immigration Reform Movement today urged for the rapid implementation of a proposed rule change that would allow spouses and children of U.S. citizens to stay together in the United States while they wait for decisions on their waivers … Continue reading →Zack L.
- FIRM Says Proposal to Keep Families United While Processing Immigration Paperwork Must be Implemented May 31, 2012On Thursday, May 31, the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) will call on the Obama Administration to strengthen and implement a proposed change in federal regulations that matters dearly to the families of immigrants. The rule change would allow spouses … Continue reading →Zack L.
- States Introduce Fewer Immigration Bills May 30, 2012The number of immigration bills and resolutions appearing in state legislatures across the country declined steeply in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures. More than 1,500 bills were introduced the first … Continue reading →Zack L.
- Garfield County Sheriff Persists in Referring Domestic Violence Victims to ICE May 22, 2012An investigation by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado revealed that the Garfield County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD) has referred several victims of domestic violence to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, resulting in those individuals being placed in deportation proceedings … Continue reading →Zack L.
- Civil Rights of Immigrants May 21, 2012On Sunday, May 20th, 2012 over 100 MOSES leaders actioned to hold Wayne County Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon accountable for the actions of his officers and deputies and demand that they stop impounding cars and arresting undocumented immigrants who merely … Continue reading →Zack L.
- Family Unity Waiver Must be Implemented Fairly to Keep Families Together May 31, 2012
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