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Congress must move quickly on immigration

April 11, 2013

By Kica Matos

What does it take to get Congress to listen? On April 10, more than 100,000 people from 31 states descended on the nation’s Capitol to send a strong message that…

Tell your Representatives that you want immigration reform, now!

March 18, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

Tomorrow is the final day of National Call-in week for immigration reform.  We need everyone to call their representatives and urge them to support immigration reform that keeps families together…

A Bus Tour, Full of Stories and Strength

March 5, 2013

By Emily Gelbaum

Last week, the National Keeping Families Together Bus Tour launched from Chicago, IL carrying families and individuals directly impacted by the current immigration system. The bus riders are calling on…

Immigrants to Yale, “We aren’t Guinea pigs!”

February 22, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

Yale recently suspended plans to create a center in conjunction with the Department of Defense that would train U.S. soldiers in the art of interrogation by using immigrants as their…

Alone on Valentine’s Day Because Of Deportation

February 15, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

In December the Fair Immigration Reform Movement launched the Keeping Families Together campaign, the campaign collects the countless stories of families split because of our broken immigration system. Yesterday was…

Immigration and LGBT Advocates

February 12, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

When two Portland women renewed their vows in Oregon, living as a mixed-status couple, the moment was impactful for more than one reason.  The couple renewed their vows to illustrate…

The OFA Takes a Page from Keeping Families Together

February 7, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

With President Obama’s second term in full swing his former campaign organization has decided to take on immigration reform.  Taking a page from the Keeping Families Together Campaign, The Obama…

Sharing the Stories of Immigrant Families

January 22, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

The Fair Immigration Reform Movement recently launched the Keeping Families Together Campaign. The campaign was created to advocate for immigration reform that keeps families together and to collect the stories…

Immigration Is Still On the List

January 10, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

President Obama’s second term has no shortage of key issues. While some feared that the important issue of gun control and the debt ceiling would overshadow the need for comprehensive…

A Holiday Without Your Parents

December 19, 2012

By Alesia Lucas

Many US children will spend this holiday season without a parent. Why? Because they have a parent who isn’t a US citizen and has been deported. From 2010-2012 about 23%…

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