Immigration

May 7, 2013

Jennifer Martinez will not be celebrating this Mother's Day because her family remains torn apart. Here is Jennifer's story: Jennifer Martinez and family "A little over a year, my family was ripped apart when my husband of 16 years was suddenly taken away and forced to leave the country. My husband...

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Donna De La Cruz

Paid Sick Days Immigration Family Economic Security

April 24, 2013

As one of 11 kids in a migrant farm worker family, I toiled in the fields of California’s Central Valley under the bleakest of conditions in the 1950s and ‘60s, before Cesar Chavez’s movement offered us any relief. Getting sick or injured or showing symptoms of pesticide poisoning were not options...

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Maria Elena Durazo

Immigration

April 18, 2013

This article originally appeared in Madison.com and was made possible by the American Forum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization. As Washington lawmakers throw themselves into comprehensive immigration reform, I say, “Remember the women.” Women constitute more than half of our...

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Kit Miller

Immigration

April 16, 2013

“Obama escucha! Estamos en la lucha!” the crowd chants and I chant along, imploring President Obama to listen up and take our fight seriously. It’s May Day 2010 and I’m in Seattle marching down Jackson Street surrounded by a sea of Mexicans with Guatemalans, Hondurans, and Nicaraguans scattered...

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Judith Gille

Immigration

April 15, 2013

This blog carnival was updated three times: on April 15, April 16 and April 17, 2013. As women, we know that we are all better off when our communities are strong making it possible for our children to thrive. We understand the importance of women's work -- at home or in the workplace. Women also...

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Eve Ensler

Immigration Gun Safety

April 15, 2013

This blog post originally appeared in National Network to End Domestic Violence . Domestic violence victims often describe feeling like prisoners in their own homes – beaten and controlled by abusive partners, silenced, isolated and shamed, without the protections or resources to leave and find...

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Kim Gandy

Immigration

April 12, 2013

Photo on right: Many of us who participated in the rally waved signs that read, "Immigration Reform Is Central to Women's Equality." The amazing artwork on the signs is by Favianna Rodriguez . Washington, D.C. -- MomsRising.org has long advocated for the needs and dignity of all women, children and...

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Elisa Batista

Immigration

April 11, 2013

Women comprise only 18 percent of Congress. Women comprise 0 percent of the "Gang of Eight" Senators who are drafting immigration reform policy right now. Yet, over 50 percent of all immigrants are women ; and if you add children, then that group accounts for two-thirds of all immigrants to our...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Immigration

April 10, 2013

Within the current debate on immigration reform, an organized movement of women’s voices has emerged to uplift the significance of women to our economy, democracy and communities. As an immigrant woman, whose personal and professional experiences are deeply informed by immigration, I believe...

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Sayu Bhojwani

Immigration

April 10, 2013

Remember that scene in Back to the Future when Marty McFly discovers that he and his siblings are fading out of a family photograph? That’s the exact feeling I have when I follow the news about immigration policy reform efforts that would eliminate family visas. First, let’s flash back, like Marty...

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