Immigrant Rights
Immigration reform lifts up all workers, says civil rights leader
July 26, 2013WASHINGTON - A top civil rights leader has restated the value of comprehensive immigration reform to all U.S. workers, documented and undocumented.
Read moreUnions descend on Capitol Hill for big immigration push
June 13, 2013WASHINGTON (PAI) - Backed by strong statements from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry, dozens of local union leaders from around the nation descended on Capitol Hill starting on June 12...
Read moreWhy undocumented immigrants keep coming
June 3, 2013On the night of May 1, 2013, a criminal gang attacked a group of impoverished Central American migrants, who were riding on the top of a freight train passing through Cosoalacaque, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Read moreProtesters to Obama: “400,000, not one more deportation”
May 30, 2013CHICAGO - Twelve undocumented Chicagoans were arrested May 29 as they blocked rush hour traffic to demand that President Obama stop deportations.
Read moreHealth care may be problem in House immigration bill
May 29, 2013Getting an immigration bill out of the House may be harder than the Senate, mostly because the Republican tea partiers dominate there, and according to media reports, a major stumbling block may be access to health...
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