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We just received a message (see below) from America’s Voice Education Fund regarding a woman in our community who desperately needs our help. We encourage you to take action on behalf of her and her family! Thank you. Angelica Maria Saldaña could be deported tomorrow. She needs our help right now! Angelica is a […]
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“How can my country not allow a mother to be with her children, especially when they are so young and they need her, and especially when they are Americans?” Rony Molina asks in an AP article by Helen O’Neill in which he details his wife’s deportation. Have you ever considered what happens to the children
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When it comes to immigration, one issue we don’t talk enough about is the fate of children. The number of unaccompanied minors (mostly boys ages 15-17) crossing into the United States illegally nearly doubled in 2012 to about 14,000, according to the Texas Observer (some reported figures are higher). A 2013 article in the Journal
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This week, more evidence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abuses has been uncovered. In order to find out more about conditions in detention centers (where undocumented immigrants are essentially jailed while they wait to find out if they will be deported), 23-year-old undocumented activist Santiago Garcia voluntarily submitted to detention in order to observe
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As we move into 2014, there is a glimmer of hope that we will see meaningful immigration reform soon. Today the Daily Beast reported that on Capitol Hill, five bills attacking various components of reform have been voted out of committee, with others in the works. It is crucial that we work to see immigration
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We have a Christmas wish. You know what it is. All we want for Christmas is immigration reform. For the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, 2013 was supposed to be their year. Immigration reform was a top priority on the President’s agenda, but Congress has failed to pass such
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“I think it is relly (sp) unfair to punish my father that tries to do the right thing. I would like him to stay for my birthday, my Mom’s birthday, Christmas, and New Year’s. My brothers, my mom, and I beg you to let my Dad stay.” These heartbreaking words are excerpted from a letter
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Did you know that detention by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has become the nation’s fastest-growing form of incarceration? If you are an immigrant who has been convicted or charged with crimes, you can be detained and deported by ICE pursuant to a process known as expedited removal. No bond or opportunity to go
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When you move to a country, it takes some time to adjust to a different culture. You may not know where to go, what to do or how to relate to the people who you meet. I understand these challenges. My family and I moved to the U.S. from Venezuela when I was 15 years
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In this day and age, it has never been more important for us, as a culture, to seek out true heroes, men and women of honor, integrity and depth. Around the world, pop culture media asks us to think more about what our celebrity role models are wearing and who they are dating than who
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