America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is at the core of the American story and American values. Our broken immigration system dishonors those values of inclusiveness, justice and equality. America gives people hope, a democratic voice, the opportunity to make a new life for their families, and a chance to build a real future through hard work, determination and entrepreneurial spirits.
Unfortunately, our nation’s traditions are under siege from a small but vocal group of fear-mongers. Fixing our broken immigration will require reliance on the tried and true American values that have made us the most successful experiment in building a nation of immigrants in world history. The bottom line is that our values as a nation demand that reform must fulfill the dream of one nation by creating a path to citizenship, honoring families, protecting American workers and preserving the American system of justice.
From the Blog:
Allie C
8 Feb 2012
0Too often, it can feel like the reality of this country’s broken immigration system is something we face alone. It’s a system meant to isolate us, so that we do not join together to share our pain and organize to fight back. Individual stories on losing loved ones to deportation are incredibly difficult to read, but we must share and communicate them as loud and as far as we can -- until our...
Nicole C
7 Feb 2012
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Last September, most of the nation's worst anti-immigrant bill went into effect in Alabama. The impacts of HB56 have devastated the immigrant communities and the economy in Alabama. Unfortunately, stories from Alabama keep getting worse.
Richard Cohen from the Southern Poverty Law Center told Yahoo News the state-wide hotline has received several calls reporting families have been denied...
2 Feb 2012
0 Over the past few weeks, Mitt Romney has regularly been touting his immigration policy as encouraging self-deportation--the process of making life impossible to continue in the United States so that immigrants return to their country of origin.
Last night, Rachel Maddow spoke for nearly 20 minutes about the origin of self-deportation. Apparently, a satirist going by the name of Daniel D....
John T
22 Feb 2012
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Consumer Message to Honda and Hyundai :
Latinos Stand By Your Cars and Now They Must Stand By Latinos
Rallies to be held at Dealerships in Key American Cities
Foreign auto makers know a good customer when they see one. In 2010, seven out of 10 new vehicles bought by Latinos were Asian brands. As the Latino share of the population goes up each year, so does the communities share of...
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