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Border residents and communities across the country are participating in a National Day of Action Against Border Militarization on Wednesday, July 17. Residents and community organizations in 10 cities will protest the “border surge” component proposed in the bi-partisan Senate's Corker-Hoeven amendment and other legislation being proposed in the House of Representatives. The Border Network for Human Rights, Presente.org, Detention Watch Network, and the Southern Borders Communities Coalition, among others, are leading the effort.

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Saying "No!" to creation of the most militarized border since Communist Germany.

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Multiple detention centers across the country are freeing groups of low-priority detainees without bond in a “supervised release.” The move came as a surprise. ICE claimed that sequestration prompted

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Whatever the reason, this is really good news.

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House Republicans filed their own version of the Violence Against Women Act legislation yesterday, but it doesn’t protect all victims from violence. Indeed, it rolls back current law.

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so many crime victims need VAWA! Open this to learn how you can push on Congress.

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President Obama’s job approval rating soared markedly over the past year among the Spanish-speaking US population. Obama's job approval rating is up nationwide.

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Border Patrol operations are destroying designated wilderness areas where motorized vehicle travel is prohibited by law.

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Recent immigration reform proposals trade the promise of a "pathway to citizenship" for increased border enforcement. But that’s a deal that makes border communities recoil.

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Another reason to separate immigration reform from border security--two (2) separate issues.

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The immigration debate claimed the spotlight this week — both at the President’s State of the Union address and at yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Today, nearly 300,000 Americans

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Increasing momentum to accomplish reform.

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  The US Senate passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization in a gender-split vote of 78 to 22 today. Every female Senator voted to pass the

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What kind of difference would it make in our legislation if women were equally represented?

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  Although they could naturalize, almost two-thirds of the 5.4 million legal immigrants from Mexico aren’t US citizens. In fact, their rate of naturalization---36%---is only half that of

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Unnoticed, the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) died quietly with the closing of the 112th Congress in 2012. VAWA is a law that defends women from domestic violence and

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Get to work, Citizens!!

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A blog dedicated to advancing constructive dialogue on immigration. (RT @ImmPolicyCenter: In criminal courts, defendants must be provided with attorneys; in #immigration court, this is not always the case.

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I found this via attorney Carlos Batara and highly recommend his work on ScoopIt to any interested in immigration!