Immigration

April 17, 2012

There are stories of human pain and workers' rights abuses that are oftentimes ignored or simply never told. Through their labor, workers are fundamental to the prosperity of American society but they hardly receive bonuses, incentives, awards or medals for keeping the wheels of our economy turning...

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Hector E. Sanchez

Immigration

April 11, 2012

This article originally appeared at RH Reality Check . Araceli doesn’t go out alone anymore. She is frightened of ongoing harassment by local police, whom she used to trust to protect her. Trini drops her two children off at school every morning unsure if she will be there at pickup time. Other...

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Mallika Dutt

Immigration

April 3, 2012

Cross-posted at Huffington Post Latino Voices . I woke up at 3:30 yesterday morning to catch a flight to Birmingham, Alabama. Although I had gotten about 4 hours of sleep, I was full of energy as I prepared to travel with the We Belong Together Women's Human Rights Delegation to Alabama . I have...

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Marielena Hincapie

Immigration

April 3, 2012

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in First Focus , an advocacy organization for children and families. Last week I had the honor of joining women leaders from around the country as part of the We Belong Together human rights delegation to Alabama, whose recent passage of the most...

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Wendy Cervantes

Health Care Immigration

March 28, 2012

A few weeks ago, the right-wing Daily Caller ran a piece with the sensational headline “Transgender hormone treatments, abortion access for detained illegals irks congressman.” It’s about House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith’s opposition to humane treatment of immigrants detained by our government...

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Tramonte Lynn

Immigration

March 21, 2012

During the Republican primary in Florida, Mitt Romney announced to an audience that his strategy on immigration was “self-deportation.” Many people in the audience were puzzled, some laughed and others applauded. But what did Romney really mean when he proposed a strategy of self-deportation? Delmy...

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Jacinta Gonzalez

Immigration

March 21, 2012

It was only this morning that I learned of Erica Delgado’s story. Erica was an undocumented immigrant in Wyoming who — after being confronted by ICE agents — set fire to her mobile home, killing herself and her 11-year-old daughter. Erica was terrified that she would be separated from her daughter...

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Mallika Dutt

Immigration

March 21, 2012

On March 21st and 22nd, I will join the We Belong Together Women’s Human Rights Delegation to Alabama to lend a voice for infants and toddlers in these efforts to protect immigrant families. Today in America, over 20% of children under age six have immigrant parents and approximately 93% of those...

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Kelsey Quigley

Immigration

March 21, 2012

“HB 56 has devastated our community in many ways,” shared Trini in November at the first organizing training for immigrants living under Alabama’s new anti-immigrant law, considered to be the worst in the nation. “But the worst part is psychological. We used to have a life. We were active in our...

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Monica Hernandez

Immigration

March 8, 2012

It’s International Women’s Day and one of the most amazing women I know, Angela M. Kelley , is reminding us about the special contributions, insights, and strength of immigrant women. Angie is the Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy at the Center for American Progress (CAP). She and...

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Tramonte Lynn