On December 4 2012 the Illinois senate approved a measure that would allow undocumented immigrants access to a driver’s license. The vote on Senate Bill 957 is expected to take place on January December 4th, 2013 in the state house of representatives. The bill proposes access to Temporary Visitor’s Driving License (TVDL) for undocumented immigrants without a [...]
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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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Dear department of Homeland Security, I know that on October 5, 2012, you issued a memorandum clarifying the criteria for what qualifies as “family relationships involving long-term, same-sex partners” in terms of prosecutorial discretion [You can find the memorandum here]. The considerations according to you, DHS, for which same-sex relationships could be viewed as “family [...]
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In the following weeks immigrant rights advocates and immigrant communities from across Illinois will be traveling to Springfield to advocate for a process for all people living in the state to have a driver’s licences, by making Temporary Visitor’s Driver’s Licenses (TVDL) available to immigrants without a social security number. On November 29, 2012 the [...]
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Contribute to the Tariq Family Fund. Please click here. The Tariq family came to the United States on June 28, 2000 from Pakistan. Searching for a better life, they have faced harsh medical and legal barriers. The son, Fawad Tariq, is 17, and suffers from gastroparesis, a rare condition that can only be treated but [...]
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Mario de la Rosa Cruz is the main provider for his family, including a step-son with severe cerebral palsy and a daughter who qualifies for President Obama’s deferred action program. Despite being a low-priority case and the extreme hardship his children would face if Mario were deported, immigration officials have refused to close his case. On [...]
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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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"La organización Chicago Community and Workers Rights esta invitando a una reunión informativa en nuestra organización a cerca de “la reforma..
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New York coming out!
Houston - " Jovenes indocumentados en Texas salen de las sombras y declaran su estatus migratorio publicamente! Un abrazote a Alicia Torres quien..
