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Laborers, Asian-Pacific workers urge straight Dream Act OK

September 20, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

The Asian-Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) and the Laborers Union have a simple solution for the DACA controversy: pass the Dream Act with no strings attached.

ICE agent: “When Trump came in, DACA doesn’t exist anymore”

August 24, 2017 By Combined Sources

Dreamers across the country may be in greater danger of deportation than they have been in years.

Connecticut mayor: We won’t help deport law-abiding citizens

August 11, 2017 By Joelle Fishman

Speaking at a rally in support of sanctuary seeker Marco Antonio Reyes Alvarez, New Haven mayor Toni Harp vows, “We build bridges, not walls.”

Border state lawmakers challenge border wall

July 24, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

"Ultimately, we know the proposed border wall is the type of wrongheaded policy that threatens our community and distracts from the real issues."

Support mounts for mother in sanctuary in New Haven church

July 24, 2017 By Joelle Fishman

Support and solidarity has been overwhelming for Nury Chavarria, who took sanctuary at the Iglesia de Dios Pentacostal church rather than be deported.