By Frank Sharry, originally posted on the America’s Voice blog (also cross-posted on the Huffington Post). Today, a group of grassroots leaders are demanding that the Obama Administration fire John Morton, the head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security. Deepak Bhargava of the Center of Community Change, […]
Effective Leadership, Major Review Needed at ICE ICE’s Misguided, Ineffective, Expensive Approach Underscores Need for CIR Washington D.C. – On Friday, the Washington Post reported that immigration authorities have set quotas for Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that incentivize them to deport non-criminal undocumented non-citizens. This is directly at odds with stated White House and […]
By Michele Waslin, originally posted on Immigration Impact. Over the last week, there has been a great deal of outrage, confusion, and backtracking on the issue of who and how many people the U.S. government deports. Faced with a great deal of criticism for Bush-style enforcement, the Administration announced last year that it would no […]
Reform Immigration FOR America Asks ICE: Who’s In Charge? Troubling Pattern of Mismanagement, Confused Enforcement Priorities Washington D.C. – On Friday, the Washington Post reported that immigration authorities have set quotas for agents that incentivize them to deport non-criminal undocumented non-citizens. This directly contradicts stated White House and administration goals of focusing enforcement efforts primarily […]
On Saturday, more than 15,000 people marched through the streets of Los Angeles for just and humane immigration reform. The march was in solidarity with the more than 200,000 people who marched on Washington, DC last weekend. From La Opinion: “People keep coming, the message is being sent and we will echo what they demanded […]
Originally posted on the Standing FIRM blog: We are in the thick of march madness, and I’m not talking NCAA Basketball. On the heels of the mass demonstration in Washington, DC last Sunday, and marches throughout California this week, Los Angelenos will be out in full force tomorrow. What: March for a Just and Humane […]
This is the latest in a series of weekly guest posts from the Imagine 2050 blog. Imagine 2050 includes activists, immigrants, artists and students who are invested in a future nation that embraces multiculturalism and tolerance. By Stephen Piggott, originally posted on Imagine 2050. Negative Population Growth, an anti-immigrant group financed by the Federation for […]
More than 2000 spirited protestors took to the streets of San Francisco yesterday to demand action on comprehensive immigration reform. The group assembled at Justin Herman Plaza on the waterfront and marched to the very foot of Senator Diane Feinstein’s barricaded downtown office building. The rally, emceed by Ana Perez of CARECEN SF and Terry […]