Keeping the DREAM Act Alive
Our DREAM Act petition (along with 20,000 other advocates from America's Voice and Reform Immigration for America) was hand-delivered to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday by four DREAM activists -- Yahaira, Matias, Lizbeth, and Prerna. Check out pictures on our Facebook page of Senator Reid's staff accepting the 20,000 letters from concerned advocates like you.
Netroots Nation: Immigration Panels, Screenings, and More!
This Netroots Nation, we're keeping busy with a wide range of fabulous immigration film screenings, panels, and events. We'll also be giving away Vegas-inspired DREAM Act scratch cards in the registration packets... Find out more!
REPORT: Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Notorious Record
America’s Voice Education Fund has released a new report detailing the long, disturbing and ineffective record of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, AZ -- the “Model Sheriff” for Arizona’s SB 1070, who has a record of failed crime-fighting tactics, civil rights abuses, and creating terror in the communities he’s supposed to protect.
Colbert Takes on Immigration
Comedy Central’s Steven Colbert volunteers to be the fourth American to become a farm worker through the United Farm Workers of America’s "Take Our Jobs" campaign. Watch it!
Blog Highlights
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: After SB1070 Injunction, Immigrants Breathe Freely But Remain on Guard
07/29/10 - The partial injunction issued yesterday by Judge Susan Bolton, blocking some of the most controversial sections of Arizona law SB 1070 from going into effect, generated a range of reactions among Hispanics in Arizona and elsewhere, as covered in various Spanish-language outlets. | Read More
Cartoon: Hold it Right There!
07/29/10 - Check out this cartoon, from AZ Daily Star, depicting Arizona's immigration law getting stopped at the border. | Read More
BREAKING: Judge Keeps Key Parts of Arizona Law from Going Into Effect
07/28/10 - Judge Susan Bolton of the U.S. District Court for Arizona has just issued a injunction preventing key sections of Arizona law SB 1070 from going into effect tomorrow -- including the sections criminalizing all undocumented immigrants under state law and requiring police to ask anyone for papers during traffic stops or housing inspections if they had a "reasonable suspicion" the person was undocumented. | Read More
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Eve of SB 1070; Children’s March; Fremont Postpones Anti-Immigrant Law
07/28/10 - With SB 1070 scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, unless Judge Susan Bolton issues a decision today striking down the law, the Spanish-language press examines how Arizona is preparing for the next few days. | Read More
- Dreamin’ for DREAM (07/27/10)
- DREAM Students Stir Things Up in Washington (07/27/10)
- ‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Deportations Up; Support for Obama Cracking; Reid, Pelosi Talk DREAM (07/27/10)
- DREAM Now Letters: Wendy (07/26/10)
- GOP on Immigration: Talking Tough While Stonewalling Attempts to Fix the Problem (07/26/10)
- ‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: A Crucial Week in Arizona (07/26/10)
- ‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Awaiting a Ruling on SB 1070 (07/23/10)
- Netroots Nation Immigration Panels: Take 2 (07/22/10)
- ‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: SB 1070 Hearing; Fremont Sued; Firings Over UT List (07/22/10)
- DREAM Now Series: Letter from Yahaira Carrillo to President Barack Obama (07/21/10)
- ‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: DREAM Activism; 1070 Lawsuit; NALEO Poll (07/21/10)
- AFL-CIO and the Obama Administration: Immigration Reform for All Workers (07/20/10)
Latest News
Arizona judge gets it exactly right
07/29/10 - CNN
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ripped the guts out of SB 1070 on Wednesday, striking down the most egregious and indefensible parts of Arizona's immigration law.
Hope Exists for Immigration ‘Down Payment’
07/29/10 - Roll Call
There’s not a prayer that comprehensive immigration reform will pass Congress this year, but there’s a slim one that a smaller “down payment” measure might. And it should.
Mexico praises decision on Arizona law
07/29/10 - CNN
Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Patricia Espinosa called Wednesday's decision on Arizona's immigration law "a step in the right direction."
Opponents of Arizona Law Celebrate Judge’s Decision
07/29/10 - Wall Street Journal
The mood was celebratory in downtown Phoenix Wednesday after U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law from taking effect.
Ruling Against Arizona Is a Warning for Other States
07/29/10 - New York Times
A federal judge in Arizona on Wednesday broadly vindicated the Obama administration’s high-stakes move to challenge that state’s tough immigration law and to assert the primary authority of the federal government over state lawmakers in immigration matters.
Latino players, step up: Rally against Arizona’s immigration law to hit Mets-Diamondbacks game Read
07/28/10 - New York Daily News
The national debate over Arizona's "show me your papers" immigration law is about to get a lot hotter - on the streets and on the baseball field.
Ariz. sheriff: I’ll jail immigration protesters
07/28/10 - Associated Press
The sheriff of the most populous county in Arizona says he's "not going to put up with any civil disobedience" when the state's new immigration law takes effect.
Silent No More
Marxavi Angel Martinez came to America at the age of 3 with her parents. The family came to the U.S. on valid visas but stayed in America after establishing a good life for their family. Angel has never known a life outside of the United States. Read More
