Juan Carlos was detained at McHenry county detention center after being turned over to immigration by a human resource employee who thought she was doing her ‘civic duty.’ At court he was given a bond that the family could afford, unopposed by ICE. Below is a thank you note from his brother, and an account [...]
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In the last few days there have been a number of important announcements on immigration policy and the upcoming conversation on comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). Amongst the responses to these developments, undocumented immigrant students, workers, and organizers have weighed in on the conversation on CIR, the proposal from the ‘Gang of 8,’ and president Obama’s [...]
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En un articulo publicado por HomoZapping se entrevista a Ireri Unzueta Carrasco, miembro de la Alianza de Jovenes Inmigrantes por la Justicia (IYJL, por siglas en ingles) sobre el uso de las redes sociales y la internet para el activismo de los inmigrantes. En el articulo, ireri dice: Creemos que todas las personas tienen derecho [...]
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Versión en Español Tania A. Unzueta I must admit, I once believed in comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). I believed in what it promised, an overhaul of an antiquated immigration system that would result in a conditional path to citizenship for the 11 to 12 million undocumented immigrants who currently reside in the United States. I [...]
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October 2012 marks three years since a group of undocumented youth gathered at the Hull House for a meeting titled “Shout it Out.” What was to be a discussion inviting different undocumented youth to organize did not make it past introductions. That day, we shared tears, laughter, and togetherness over a conversation touching on our [...]
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I remember the first time I met organizers from the Immigrant Youth Justice League. I was attending a grassroots leadership training when a youth organizer took the floor. The organizer stood up and introduced himself as an undocumented student who could not get his citizenship although he did everything that could be expected of him. [...]
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Much attention has been created around the comments Mitt Romney made about his position on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. After a month and a half, Romney finally gave a response about what he would do with DACA if he became president, well sort of. Speaking to the Denver Post, Romney stated [...]
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Houston - " Jovenes indocumentados en Texas salen de las sombras y declaran su estatus migratorio publicamente! Un abrazote a Alicia Torres quien..
